Blog #24 Drugs, drugs, & more drugs. What's your choice to learn about and teach?

Good morning Cadets.  This week you are involved with teaching about the different drugs that you may come into contact during your life. Each student is required to work as a team and use Google-Docs. You have created your presentation and will show your group work and knowledge in your classroom setting. Your task for this blog is to post the Drug that you and your group is teaching about.  You must identify information that you learned while researching about the drug and then must post the URL for the site that you collected your information.  If you have a video that you used, please post the URL link to that video as well.  Once you have accomplished these tasks, your final one is to comment on other students works.  Remember that you will get extra bonus points for creating a video yourself using your material as well as making a wall poster for our classroom.  Good luck and here is a video that I chose about music and Psychedelic drugs from the sixties.

Although some of these songs are not related to drugs, the bands music played a major part in expanding the use of mind expanding drugs in our culture during the sixties.

Blog #23 In Honor of National Women's Month

Good morning cadets.  This week we are paying our respects to the women
in our lives and the ones that have made a difference in society.  I can never
say enough about my mom and the support that she gave me while I was
growing up, she was truly an amazing woman.  So this week your task is to
select a woman that has made a difference in our society and honor her by
placing your comments and a URL for the website/link for that person on our
blog as well. Remember to comment on your peer's work and once you
have done that, you will be finished with your assignment for this week.  I hope
you enjoy this video about a woman that made a difference for our society.

Blog #22 It's All About Bloomberg

Good morning cadets, I hope that you are all doing well. As you are aware, Mayor Bloomberg's larger sugary drink ban was overturned by a NYC Judge that ruled against the Mayor.  During his time in office, Mayor Bloomberg has championed many initiatives to improve the health of NYC.  He was behind the ban on saturated fats in restaurants; the ban on over-sized sodas; the ban on unhealthy foods in school lunchroom  cafeterias and has also stated that he wants to champion the end of ear-bud headphones that damage the hearing of those that choose to use them.  Your task is to comment and give your opinion on whether you are for or against these ideas. Be specific and make sure that you cite documents or web-sites that support your information.  Lastly as always, remember that you must comment on your peer's work.  Good luck and I look forward to hearing your opinions.  Here is my video for you to watch:

Blog #21, Salt, sugar, fats, and there's a reason for that.

Good Morning Cadets.  I am very proud of your work so far on our health unit. Your work has been excellent both in class and online.  We have found out that there are some errors in labeling when it comes to the correct amount of calories listed on the food that we eat. We have found out that restaurants in NYC don't always label their calories correctly because they are not being held accountable for their honesty.  The real question now is why does the food that we eat taste so good; who makes it that way; and who is responsible for deciding how to advertise the products the way that they do?  Read the following story from NPR by a Pulitzer Prize winning author and I hope you are as surprised with this information as I am. Once you have read the article, your must do the following: 1, list what food or drink you bought with your own money the first time you spent your own money. 2, Find a website for advertising the product that you bought and post their URL to our blog, and 3, explain if you still buy or use the same product/item today.  Remember to explain your answers and also to comment on other students work.  Good luck and here's your story.
Salt Sugar Fats article NPR

Salt, sugar, fat, Audio Author Interview

Blog #20 How to get your kid into a Service Academy

Cadets, share the bottom link with your friends and family if you are
seriously interested in applying to one of the Service Academy's. The
story is great and so is the information, it will open your eyes to the
possibilities that are available to you. Good luck and I hope that
you find this information useful.

Service Academy (How To)

Blog #19 Bonus Calorie Information

Again, with Mayor Bloomberg, his worry is about the soda that our
citizens consume but I guess he isn't worried about the issue of false
calorie counts at restaurants.  Watch the following video and post
your opinions and comments. Also find other links or URL's to show
more information about calories.  Good luck and I hope that you are
getting wise to the information that is being passed around.

Blog #18 Sugary sweet sodas or Trans Fat laden chips and cookies

Hi again cadets. While we are studying our Health Section in JROTC, we have learned about the choices that we have to make on a daily basis to maintain our proper weight so that we remain healthy.  For  those of you that are aware of Mayor Bloomberg's Soda ban in NYC, you know that sodas and beverages over 16 ounces cannot be sold in restaurants that sell or deliver food.  This law goes into effect on the 16th of March.
Your task this week is to analyze common food items that can be purchased in businesses and schools and determine which ones are worse for your overall health.  Is it the sugary sweet sodas or the trans fat laden cookies and chips.  The choice is yours to decide. Should the government be involved in restricting what you eat and drink?  Post your data and information along with your opinion on our site. Remember to post your URL for your site that you obtain your facts from and also a brief synopsis. Once you have completed this task, your last part is to comment on other student's work. Good luck and sound off so that your neighbors and local government can hear you.  Here is a small video to get you started.

Blog #17 Health issues and Eating Disorders

Good day cadets.  As we learn more about health, we find out that there are more issues that come into play with our body than just losing weight.  Weight loss can become an obsession or a disease.  My post today is about Karen Carpenter.  She was a fabulous voice of the Carpenters Duo and have numerous hits during the 70's but unfortunately she was stricken with Anorexia as a young adult and because of this, her body was ravaged by the weight loss and it took her life due to health issues.  Here is an article on NPR that highlights her story both medically and musically.  I hope you enjoy this story and learn from her issues and mistakes. Please post your own article or story that is related to a person of interest in the news that is health related. Be sure to give a brief synopsis as always and comment on other cadet's work.  Good luck and I hope you learn more about these diseases.
NPR Link:  Karen Carpenter NPR Link

In addition the above link, here is the audio portion as well:  Karen Carpenter NPR Audio Link and last but not least, here is a video off of Youtube to enjoy.

Blog #16 Your health, eating late at night and other old wive's tales

Good Morning Cadets.

    I hope that you had a great weekend and survived the Super Bowl without any problems.  As we are going into our health phase of JROTC, this weeks assignment is to find out what truths and mis-truths there are out there regarding weight loss and gain.  We have all been told that we shouldn't eat late at night and recently there was a study that stated that it didn't matter when you eat as long as you controlled the amount that you eat. Well, according to this newest study, it does matter and you shouldn't eat after a specific time.  Watch the video, listen to it, or read and respond with your comments.  You must also find a story or website that debunks myths about weight loss and your health.  As always, remember to comment on your peer's work and post your URL/document to our website for others to read.  Here is your story:
NPR Weight Loss Study and here is the listening segment for you auditory learners: NPR Audio Weight Loss

Blog #15 Modern Medical Miracles. Health and science march on

Welcome back to the second semester cadets. I hope you enjoyed this past semester and have gained a wealth of knowledge.  This week we are taking a look at modern medical breakthroughs that are related to your health.  The following video is something that many people would have thought impossible even 10 years ago.  This soldier was one of the first quadriplegic injuries of the Iraq was and he never gave up. Now he is being given another chance.  Watch the following video and I hope that it inspires you to find other medical advances that are taking place in our every day life. Remember to post your video link or URL for the article that you find. Give a brief synopsis of your site and remember to comment on other cadet's work.
Here's the video and enjoy: