school uniforms. These alternativesinclude:(handout)1. Since school violence mirrors that of society at large, schools should seriouslyconfront and discuss issues of racism and cultural conflict.2. Safe corridor programs should be supported to protect the safety of studentsas they go to and from school.3. School entrances should be secured.4. More extracurricular activities and clubs should be established.5. Open-miked assemblies should be held on a regular basis to give the studentsthe opportunity to express themselves.6. Programs to help students find part-time jobs should be established.7. Conflict resolution techniques should be taught.These alternatives should be exhausted before school uniforms are considered.Computers in the classroomThe last recent trend in education is computes in the classroom. Because theworld is rapidly becoming more technology based, the issue with computer in theclassrooms has become a big topic, also. As with anything there are different points ofview. There are some advantages and disadvantages to computers in the classroom.Computes in the classroom can be a good thing if they are used in the proper way.Computers provide students a chance to learn and research anything. Children literallyhave the world at their fingertips when they are connected to the internet. By linkingeducational modules and other course materials to the Web, you can give students theability to work anytime, from anywhere, so that they are not restricted by the walls of aclassroom, the bindings of a book, or the capabilities of a single lecturer (Millard 1998)Computes also give the children a opportunity to be teachers themselves. Becausethe teacher isnt available for every student, a frequently used idea within classrooms withcomputes is, the teacher will teach two or three students. These students will teach otherstudents and then this will have a snowball effect. In the end, almost every student in theclassroom will have a...
