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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
29 Dec. post, part 3: Go Jamie!
This photo was taken by Mark Gutman of The Daily News and published in the Daily this morning.
United Way Regional Director Jamie Beedham-Rada, left, a former GCASA prevention educator, accepts a $300 check from the Bank of Castile for United Way's backpack program.
Click here to read the accompanying article.
29 Dec. post, part 2: Daily News article on the problem of bullying
Brittany Baker just wrote an article for The Daily News entitled "Schools still grapple with issue of bullying." She showcases a Genesee County woman's concern for the safety and wellbeing of her frequently bullied son at Byron-Bergen Middle School, while also alluding to the bullying prevention programs already in place in our communities, the challenges and limitations that come with bullying prevention, and schools' efforts to further develop their anti-bullying measures.
Click here to read the full article. It's a bit longer, but it's worth reading.
Click here to read the full article. It's a bit longer, but it's worth reading.
29 Dec. post, part 1: Volunteers needed for RSVP project
RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) of Genesee County and Genesee County AmeriCorps is asking for volunteers ages 10 and up to assist with a service project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Volunteers will be making blankets and/or cards for our military troops. For more details, please click to read yesterday afternoon's Batavian announcement.
Volunteers will be making blankets and/or cards for our military troops. For more details, please click to read yesterday afternoon's Batavian announcement.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Dec. 27th post, part 3: Kids in England have science experiment published in prestigious journal
I thought this article pertained to protective factors, as it demonstrates the remarkable achievements children are capable of if they apply themselves.
"Study by 8-year-olds published in prestigious science journal," written by Zachary Roth and published on Yahoo! News last Wednesday (Dec. 22) at 12:23 p.m. ET, covers the recent achievement of a group of 8- to 10-year-old boys in Devon, England, who did a study on the ability of bumblebees to "see [and learn from] colors and patterns."
Experts from the Royal Society -- which, according to Roth, "is more than 300 years old and includes some of the world's most eminent scientists" -- lauded the boys' discovery of bees' perceptual and intuitive ability as "a genuine advance" (qouted in Roth's article).
I took a look at the study -- which is called "Blackawton bees," was written by
P. S. Blackawton, S. Airzee, A. Allen, S. Baker, A. Berrow, C. Blair, M. Churchill, J. Coles, R. F.-J. Cumming, L. Fraquelli, C. Hackford, A. Hinton Mellor, M. Hutchcroft, B. Ireland, D. Jewsbury, A. Littlejohns, G. M. Littlejohns, M. Lotto, J. McKeown, A. O'Toole, H. Richards, L. Robbins-Davey, S. Roblyn, H. Rodwell-Lynn, D. Schenck, J. Springer, A. Wishy, T. Rodwell-Lynn, D. Strudwick and R.B. Lotto, and was published in Biology Letters on Dec 22, 2010 -- includes the commentary of professional scientists. I particularly like the fact that they drew attention to the creative and playful elements of true scientific exploration, and of education in general.
As for the boys, they did a great job with this very complex study. I drew back a bit from their statement that the intelligence of non-human animals can be the same as ours, as I think this is going too far. But still, their study is interesting for the purpose of exploring the particular intelligence of animals, as well as the similarities between human and animal intelligence.
Click here to read Roth's article.
Click here to go right to the study itself!
"Study by 8-year-olds published in prestigious science journal," written by Zachary Roth and published on Yahoo! News last Wednesday (Dec. 22) at 12:23 p.m. ET, covers the recent achievement of a group of 8- to 10-year-old boys in Devon, England, who did a study on the ability of bumblebees to "see [and learn from] colors and patterns."
Experts from the Royal Society -- which, according to Roth, "is more than 300 years old and includes some of the world's most eminent scientists" -- lauded the boys' discovery of bees' perceptual and intuitive ability as "a genuine advance" (qouted in Roth's article).
I took a look at the study -- which is called "Blackawton bees," was written by
P. S. Blackawton, S. Airzee, A. Allen, S. Baker, A. Berrow, C. Blair, M. Churchill, J. Coles, R. F.-J. Cumming, L. Fraquelli, C. Hackford, A. Hinton Mellor, M. Hutchcroft, B. Ireland, D. Jewsbury, A. Littlejohns, G. M. Littlejohns, M. Lotto, J. McKeown, A. O'Toole, H. Richards, L. Robbins-Davey, S. Roblyn, H. Rodwell-Lynn, D. Schenck, J. Springer, A. Wishy, T. Rodwell-Lynn, D. Strudwick and R.B. Lotto, and was published in Biology Letters on Dec 22, 2010 -- includes the commentary of professional scientists. I particularly like the fact that they drew attention to the creative and playful elements of true scientific exploration, and of education in general.
As for the boys, they did a great job with this very complex study. I drew back a bit from their statement that the intelligence of non-human animals can be the same as ours, as I think this is going too far. But still, their study is interesting for the purpose of exploring the particular intelligence of animals, as well as the similarities between human and animal intelligence.
Click here to read Roth's article.
Click here to go right to the study itself!
Dec. 27th post, part 2: Genesee County students' Christmas Concerts
My first morning post had to do with a story on marijuana -- I'd like to focus more on protective factors for our youth in the next couple posts.
As we know, a protective factor for dissuading youths from drug/alcohol use, bullying, and other risky behaviors is praise from adults. Likewise, another protective factor is involvement in healthy, creative activities. As a correspondent for The Batavian, I did a series of videos on school Christmas concerts in Genesee County. Even though some would argue that Christmas is over -- personally, I maintain that the Christmas Season extends officially through New Years' Eve -- I say it's still relevant. In the spirit of Prevention and education, let's take a moment to honor our kids for a job well done:
PART I
PART II
PART III
As we know, a protective factor for dissuading youths from drug/alcohol use, bullying, and other risky behaviors is praise from adults. Likewise, another protective factor is involvement in healthy, creative activities. As a correspondent for The Batavian, I did a series of videos on school Christmas concerts in Genesee County. Even though some would argue that Christmas is over -- personally, I maintain that the Christmas Season extends officially through New Years' Eve -- I say it's still relevant. In the spirit of Prevention and education, let's take a moment to honor our kids for a job well done:
PART I
PART II
PART III
Dec. 27th post, part 1: Pat Robertson on marijuana legalization
This article was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer at the end of last week. What do people think?
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