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Horridge, D. (2016). That's All Folks [Online Image]. W&M Honors Fellows.  http://honorsfellows.blogs.wm.edu/files/2017/05/that_s_all_folks__by_surrimugge-d6rfav1.png  There were many important lessons, and skills I acquired while being apart of the course EDU 3650:  Critical Examination of Issues in Education . Although I believe everything we learned during this course will be important to me as a future educator, there were a few different lessons that stuck out to me the most, as I believe these two topics in particular will be most critical for me as a future elementary teacher.  One of the lessons that stuck out to me was the idea of social media in schools, and how the world is being taken over by it. As I wrote about in my blog #8 post, social media use amongst children and young teens has bee a huge debate in our society, and there are many different negative effects of social media use on students. It's extremely important to make sure the students are ...

Smith, H. (2016).  [Online Image]. My Kids Time. https://www.mykidstime.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/teacher_parent_communication.png In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of teaching is making sure you have a healthy relationship with not only the students, but the parents of these students as well. Through reading several different articles, watching videos, and also attending the local board of education meeting, I was happy to see that this aspect of teaching is very prevalent in discussion. Even through this pandemic, I see an effort to try to create and sustain these relationship throughout these tough times. Making meaningful relationships with the students in your class is a huge first step in creating a healthy relationship between you and these families in the communities, as this can lead to trust and admiration. As explained in " 3 Ways to Make Meaningful Connections With Your Students", there are many ways to create these relationships, including alw...

Zeringue, A. (2015). Social Media Outlets [Online Image]. Marketing Land. https://marketingland.com/wp-content/ml-loads/2014/09/social-media-icon-signs-ss-1920.jpg  Social media use amongst children and young teens has been a huge point of debate in our society today, but especially the use of cell phones. Cell phones have pretty much taken over the world, as it is uncommon to see someone without one now, and it's pretty uncommon to see someone without some sort of social media account as well. In my opinion, social media has many positives, but also several negative issues, which has me pretty split on the debated issue on social medias relationship with schools. However, after reading through the articles, and watching the documentary, I'd say I lean more towards social media having more of a negative effect on students, than a positive effect.  According to the article " The Scientific Debate Over Teens, Screens And Mental Health",  More teens and young adults are...