Are You Addicted?

Admit it. You check Facebook at least once a day, your Twitter, Tumblr, email. You cannot live without the internet. When you're not in school, it's your connection to your friends. And it's not necessarily a bad thing, when used in moderation.
However, if abused, we become addicted just as if we were abusing a drug. The author, John Cline, uses the phrase "internet addiction" to describe this compulsive internet use. People will stay up all night playing games, blogging or chatting with friends on Facebook. It's something to worry about, especially for us as not only normally teenagers, but as high school students equipped with computers used for school.
Would you consider yourself addicted to the internet? How much time is too much time spent on the computer? What are some of the serious health issues regarding "internet addiction"? In relation to the chapters we just studied, how would you go about devising an experiment to test the relationship between computer use and sleep deprivation; could you use a survey technique, naturalistic observation, or a case study? Check out Cline's article titled "Sleep and the Internet Addict"

Bullying- A part of life?

Drama, it’s a part of our everyday lives. It seems as through drama is impossible to escape because we are constantly surrounded by girls. Being in this type of environment can be difficult and stressful, and -for some- may be too much to bear. In our society it is easy for girls to confront each other in nasty ways. Technology and Facebook aide in this process and can affect us more than if bullied face to face. Although some fights of aggression can be resolved the memories of things said can last a lifetime.

In this article, by Ditta Oliker, she discusses how society views bullying as something that only happened between males. It wasn’t until recently that female bullying was acknowledged. Why do you think female bullying took longer to be acknowledged? Based on your experiences are males or females more aggressive? Why? Do you think male of females are affected more by bullying? Why do you feel girls have the desire to bully eachother?


http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-long-reach-childhood/201109/bullying-in-the-female-world

10th Anniversary of 9/11

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11. I vividly recall that day, during my second week of college.... gathered with my roommates, glued to the TV. I could tell you what I was wearing that morning, what class I was in, the day of the week, etc. (This is something we refer to as a 'flashbulb memory').

This article offers suggestions to parents on how to address the topic of 9/11 with their children. Please read through and consider how you feel about the psychologist's opinions. Then, briefly answer the following questions in your reply post: Do you agree or disagree with the author? Is there anything else you think parents should do? How do you think schools should handle the sensitive topic of 9/11? Do you feel that we, as a country, adequately commemorate this day? Should we be doing anything different?

Parents and 9/11

Be sure to reply by the end of the school day on 9/16.