Respond to these student posts Jason post One way the environment might negatively affect my health is through second-hand smoke from the air. Secondhand smoke comes from “burning tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipes” (CDC, 2018). Secondhand smoke increases the risk for heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke (CDC, 2018). One step I can take to protect my health is to reduce the chance of exposure. Avoiding areas where people are allowed to smoke cigarettes will significantly limit my exposure to tobacco smoke.  Another way the environment can negatively affect my health is through hazards at my workplace. I work in a hospital which deals with infections on a daily basis. In order to reduce my risk for acquiring an infection at a hospital, I must be diligent with sanitation and sterilization. Hand washing is the best way to reduce transmission of infection. Maintaining precautions with patients and sterilizing tools between use is also very important. Eating undercooked food is another way my health can be negatively affected. Many foods, especially meats, need to be heated to a certain temperature, usually 165 degrees Fahrenheit, before they are deemed safe to eat. Failure to do so may result in acquiring some microorganism that has been cultured on the food; this microorganism could then enter the body and cause damage to the immune system and other organs (CDC, 2019).  Bethany post     There have always been some obvious hazards in our daily lives that we take certain measures to avoid, but after reading this week’s resources, I was enlightened on some different hazardous exposures that I was not initially aware of.  Working in the medical field, we pride ourselves on being sterile and clean to prevent the spreading of germs and diseases.  This also comes along with daily exposure to highly chemical induced cleaning supplies.  In my medical clinic we specifically use Sani-Cloth germicidal disposable wipes to wipe down all of our equipment daily.  This product specifically contains dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides and dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides, both which have the precaution of being hazardous to humans and animals. The biggest protective measure I use with this product is donning personal protective equipment, or basically wearing gloves before handling the wipes to limit direct contact exposure and dermal absorption.       Water quality is another important factor in our daily health because we all need water to survive. I feel that it is always difficult to determine the quality of water you are getting from different sources and what they claim to be clean or purified. Public water fountains are usually connected to public water systems that have the potential to contain additional fluoride pollution or run-off from chemicals and pesticides used near water sources. The best way I have found to protect myself from water pollution is to carry my own water with me when going out.  We also took th.

1. Respond to these student posts
Jason post
One way the environment might negatively affect my health is
through second-hand smoke from the air. Secondhand smoke
comes from “burning tobacco products such as cigarettes,
cigars, or pipes” (CDC, 2018). Secondhand smoke increases the
risk for heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke (CDC, 2018). One
step I can take to protect my health is to reduce the chance of
exposure. Avoiding areas where people are allowed to smoke
cigarettes will significantly limit my exposure to tobacco
smoke.
Another way the environment can negatively affect my health is
through hazards at my workplace. I work in a hospital which
deals with infections on a daily basis. In order to reduce my risk
for acquiring an infection at a hospital, I must be diligent with
sanitation and sterilization. Hand washing is the best way to
reduce transmission of infection. Maintaining precautions with
patients and sterilizing tools between use is also very important.
Eating undercooked food is another way my health can be
negatively affected. Many foods, especially meats, need to be
heated to a certain temperature, usually 165 degrees Fahrenheit,
before they are deemed safe to eat. Failure to do so may result
in acquiring some microorganism that has been cultured on the
food; this microorganism could then enter the body and cause
damage to the immune system and other organs (CDC, 2019).
Bethany post

2. There have always been some obvious hazards in our daily
lives that we take certain measures to avoid, but after reading
this week’s resources, I was enlightened on some different
hazardous exposures that I was not initially aware of. Working
in the medical field, we pride ourselves on being sterile and
clean to prevent the spreading of germs and diseases. This also
comes along with daily exposure to highly chemical induced
cleaning supplies. In my medical clinic we specifically use
Sani-Cloth germicidal disposable wipes to wipe down all of our
equipment daily. This product specifically contains dimethyl
ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides and dimethyl benzyl
ammonium chlorides, both which have the precaution of being
hazardous to humans and animals. The biggest protective
measure I use with this product is donning personal protective
equipment, or basically wearing gloves before handling the
wipes to limit direct contact exposure and dermal absorption.
Water quality is another important factor in our daily health
because we all need water to survive. I feel that it is always
difficult to determine the quality of water you are getting from
different sources and what they claim to be clean or purified.
Public water fountains are usually connected to public water
systems that have the potential to contain additional fluoride
pollution or run-off from chemicals and pesticides used near
water sources. The best way I have found to protect myself from
water pollution is to carry my own water with me when going
out. We also took the extra money and effort to install a
reverse osmosis water system in our home to ensure a good
filtration system with our drinking water at home.
Second hand smoke is another health factor that can affect
our air quality on a daily basis. Even though society has limited
many public access buildings from allowing indoor smoking, it

3. is still possible to be exposed to the negative health effects even
with minimal exposure. The chemicals released from tobacco
smoke can travel and linger throughout the air into whatever
area you may be waking through and be inhaled without
purpose. Even though my workplace does not allow smoking
within a certain range of the building, I still have times where I
can smell someone smoking in the parking lot or while I’m
walking to my car without even being near the person smoking.
In order to protect my health from these type of exposures, I
try to avoid the obvious person that may be smoking if I can see
them. Other times when I start to smell smoke, I usually try to
hold my breath to avoid direct inhalation the best that I can. I
also often see people smoking in their cars with the window
down that will pull up beside me at a light. When this happens,
I will quickly roll my window up to avoid any potential
inhalation of the smoke chemicals.
Another potential health hazard that I come in contact with
on a daily basis is food safety. In a society where I feel more
people are trying to eat healthier foods, we are becoming more
aware of the potential exposure to pesticides and chemicals used
to enhance our farm grown foods. The best way I have learned
to prevent food contamination is to properly wash and rinse
produce after bringing it home from the store. I also try to buy
certain produce and meats only in the organic version.
When responding to the next two post comment on their
postings and what these postings suggest to you about
additional opportunities for collaboration between teachers and
support personnel.
Nicole post

4. Support staff is a huge component in making the classroom a
successful place for learning. When I observed Amanda’s
kindergarten summer school classroom for the previous
assignment, she had two others supporting her in the room. One
of the adults was focusing on helping the students and the other
was cleaning things up and preparing materials for the next
thing. It seemed that the three of them had a good working
relationship; they were friendly, well spoken, and seemed to
have the best interest of the students in mind. While I believe it
is important to keep the classroom clean and safe, I feel as
though the other adult in the classroom should have been
working with the students instead of cleaning. Because this was
a summer program, many of the students required a lot of
assistance as they are still working on mastering skills
necessary when entering Kindergarten. I think the more help
they receive from adults is better.
In my experience working in Kindergarten, most of the
other teachers who have instructional assistants use them for
prepping materials such as laminating, making copies, and
cutting things out. While I do feel that sometimes they are
needed for that, I do not like to utilize my aide in this way. I
like the aides that I work with to be directly working with the
students. I ask them to circle the room and help students who
seem to be struggling or who are off task. At times, I have my
aide take a lower group of students during whole group
activities. I also have them work with a guided reading group
every day. The instructional assistant knows the students as
well as I do and are capable of being a positive influence in
their learning. All the IA’s who I have worked with have been
amazing in making sure students are excited about learning. “A
teacher's enthusiastic support becomes a major motivation to
wanting to learn more. Every child, regardless of his or her
capabilities, is quick to catch enthusiasm for almost any activity

5. from a patient, skillful teacher who rejoices with the child over
each step forward” (Allen & Cowdery, p. 292).
How do/would you utilize support staff in the classroom?
Aimee post
When it comes to working with support personnel, I have little
experience with them in my own clasroom but have observed
them in other classrooms a few times. In my own classroom,
I've only had experience working with one BSC, and that was 2x
a month, for about 2 hours each visit. We conferenced, and then
she observed and interacted with the student. They would take
notes on progress, discuss suggestions with me moving forward
or improvements to the initial plan, and interact wtih the child
for the short time she had with the student. This support only
ever came in the afternoon, for the last hour of nap where we
would talk and she would then do other work, and then stay for
another hour during snack when this student was awake. I do
wish that there had been more support, because this student
needed more support during the day rather than just an hour as
she's waking up and sitting to eat for snack. In the other
classrooms, supports were there longer, an provided a lot of 1:1
guidance throughout various points in the day, which is what I
would like. These supports would also have feedback for the
teacher, and conference with them during naptime or other
downtown.
COMMENT ON THE THESE POST
Jordy post
It seems like each day, the news reports another mass shooting

6. has taken place. Pro- and anti-gun control groups are constantly
lobbying against each other in order to accomplish their
separate agendas. The question remains: why are these
shootings so prominent in our society? It is widely debated that
violent video games and other media are to blame. In my
opinion, violence should be censored in the media. One study
suggested that video games in general can influence aggression
and violence, or at least make thoughts regarding these actions
more readily available. (Ivory and Kalyanaraman, 2009) This
study also suggested that in reference to specific video games,
participants had a harder time generating rationale for how that
game affected them. (Ivory and Kalyanaraman, 2009) That
being said, not only can media influence aggression and
violence, but persons using the media may also not realize the
specific effects it has on them. Our news stations constantly
broadcast violence from small-town robberies, to war-torn
countries, to advertising "the most violent movie since..." As a
society, we have become desensitized and accustomed to these
acts of violence. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (a
recent mass shooting location and whose students are
responsible for March For Our Lives) is within the county I
work, so this is a topic which is genuinely close to home for me.
While I do not believe that censorship is the only solution nor
do I believe that media is the single cause of violence and
aggression, I do believe censorship can clear a pathway to a
more permanent means of preventing the ongoing deaths of
children and US citizen.
Karissa post
I do not think that violence should be censored in the media as
it violates the First Amendment. There is censorship to a degree
throughout all media today because we have regulations in place
to guide television, cable, radio and the internet in proper

7. conduct. These censorship regulations according to the law
means that there are rules in place, but they cannot
unreasonably abridge the rights guaranteed to the people
protected under the First Amendment (U.S. Legal, 2019). I do
feel that children under the age of 18 years should be monitored
closely on what they are watching, playing and reading.
Violence around the globe in the news media for example is not
something that I would personally censor for anyone. It is
important to know what is happening around the world and
parents should sit with their children to allow for context
translation when needed. When it comes to movies, T.V. shows,
video games and “entertainment” type violence though, children
should be of appropriate ages when allowed to watch and/or
play them. However, setting a rule for what age groups that
should be allowed to watch this content would vary wildly.
Some children mature faster than others, have better
temperaments and a better grasp on fiction versus reality. I feel
that parents and educators have a large role to play when it
comes to deciding what is age appropriate for certain children.
There is evidence of children becoming more aggressive when
exposed to more violent media content. Children model
behaviors of others and it is important to set out boundaries and
guidelines for them when it comes to appropriate behavior
(LoBue, 2018). Making all the bad things go away in the media
will not solve our problems with violence through out the
world. Having difficult conversations about this type of media
content with our children, teenagers and young adults is a good
way to ensure that they understand what they are seeing.
Allowing them to ask questions about it so you can provide
context and understanding is going to be the only protection
from it that they have. We cannot be in control of what they see
all the time, but we can give them a safe place to learn about
appropriate behavior and expectations so they can become well-
adjusted, productive citizens.

8. Becky post
Imagery connects a reader by making them use their senses.
When the writer is describing a cold, brisk morning. we use our
senses to picture this in our minds to set the scene. "The smell
of dew on the grass", writers want us to connect to their writing.
Similes and metaphors are the strongest devices to give us that
imagery. For examples, the popular saying "Laughter is music
to our soul", its not literally music, it explains an idea or help
us visualize what it compares to. "Life is like a roller coaster".
We don't actually ride a roller coaster but you picture a roller
coaster and we know the basic facts of how it runs. So with that
we can compare the literal meaning and the metaphor to find the
meaning behind the poem.
I work in a school metaphors are used all day. I also coach and
you find inspirational poems or quotes to use to help students or
others to visual something that could or may not be. The
metaphor I use when I feeling like something bad has happened
to me or feel I have been hit by the unlucky leprechaun; "when
one door closes, another opens". This helps explain how you are
feeling and try to help view a positive perspective in the event
that happened.
Verna post
My understanding of imagery is that it connects you to
understanding the meaning of a poem by inspiring and evoking
feelings.It allows the reader to create in their mind and own
perception the mood of the poem.And imagery in poetry appeals
to our senses of sight,sound,taste touch ,and smell.Imagery uses
symbolism. In poetry symbolism works to give meaning and
qualities to an action.Metaphor and simile create comparison
between two or more things.Personification gives imagery to a

9. scene by giving life to things that would not otherwise have it,
And any type of detailed description will give rise to imagery.
imagery is built on descriptive detail that gives rise to the
senses of readers and writers of poetry. I believe metaphor is a
powerful poetic device that creates imagery because it creates a
mood for the poem and evokes feelings.Yes, I used figurative
language in my everyday life.During last week it rained
everyday in Clearwater,FL. My response daily after arriving at
work was ''It was raining cats and dogs".Literally, it meant the
rain was coming down very heavy.