Principle 11
Principle
11:
The
educator works as a team member and establishes collaborative relationships
with school colleagues, parents, agencies and others in the boarder community
to support students’ learning and well-being, and to implement the school’s and
articulated curriculum. (Vermont Standards Board, 2001)
Educators need to come together with
their strengths to produce the best results for students. Students deserve to
feel that their education is meaningful in their lives. I’d never seen my
teachers communicate with one another as much as I do when I observe classrooms
today. American classrooms always need to be knowledgeable about the education
of children. My childhood in the classroom should be better than my educators’.
The students of today should have a better education than mine. The students
today who may be future teachers should give their students a better education
than they got. Teaching can always improve. I came across an example just
recently. The past education majors at Johnson State were required to student
teach and complete entries for their portfolio. This proved to be a heavy work
load, so the department board got together and changed the process which hadn’t
changed in decades. They used colleagueship to change a very stressful
situation into a more manageable one for education majors.
Principle 12
Principle
12: The educator (a) recognizes multiple influences on students inside and
outside the school and (b) accesses appropriate systems of support for students
Will
children always have an adult near them hearing everything they say? No. It is
our job to ensure that issues in and outside of school grounds will not affect
our students. Many issues in my childhood were dealt between the other students
and teachers were never involved. Bullying has grown to be an even bigger
problem recently. According to bullyingstatistics.org about 56% of students in
2010 have witnessed bullying and 160,000 kids miss/skip school every day of
fear of being bullied.
The
child’s mind is molded by family members, teachers, and television. A student
who bullies is often hiding issues of their own. Culture, institutions,
society, family, bully’s personal history, and provocative victims are all
factors of bullying. Bullying happens more in the today because bullying has
been easier to do. Technology has added new ways to bully that we haven’t had
to deal with before. If a child is in fear of the bully they may not say
anything at all to an adult. Once the child has told an adult, the other child
may not see the problem but make the situation worse for the child, making it
so he/she may not want to speak up in the future. As teachers, how to we
prevent these issues from becoming worse? My personal
I
choose WIC as a service learning project because my family is a family that
accepts help from this program. I packed and delivered boxes of food to
families around the Chittenden County. I was one of the stops along the way. I
have a great appreciation for the men and women that made this program available.
My family has been accepting help from the state since the day my son was born.
My son was always a formula baby and formula was an expense we couldn’t afford
at that time. All of my son’s food was provided by WIC, which included baby
food and formula.
What is WIC?
WIC stands for Women, Infants, and
Children with low income who may need help from eating the right fruits,
veggies, grains and dairy.
Who can receive WIC?
Pregnant
women, new mothers, infants and children up to age 5 are eligible for WIC if
their household income is less than $795 per week for a family of four. Women
and children need to be residents of Vermont, and meet income and health or
nutrition guideline to become eligible. WIC also applies to father,
grandparents, and foster parents who have infants or children under five in
their care.
Where do they need to go?
Most families are in an area where a
WIC driver (vendor) is able to drop off food at your doorstep. A WIC driver
will deliver food to your door every other week during the weekdays. Most WIC
deliveries happen in the early morning before most people leave for work.
During the hot summer months, WIC driver request a cooler with ice packs inside
to prevent the dairy from spoiling. Each month you will get a Proof of Delivery
form. The POD helps you keep track of your WIC food. You must sign the POD and
give it to your vendor every month to keep getting WIC food. If a signature is
missed a mailed copy can be sent to the many WIC locations in Vermont. Every 6
months, WIC staff will check to see if you or your child still qualify for WIC.
This is called recertification. You will need to make an appointment and bring
proof of residency, identity, and income (a Medicaid or Dr. Dinosaur card is
considered proof of all three), your child’s immunization record, and your baby
or child. Iron levels will be checked to make sure children are nutritionally
healthy.
Why receive WIC?
WIC
helps your family receive health foods such as
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·
Whole grain bread or brown rice
·
Canned beans (kidney, chick peas and
black beans - a different kind each month)
·
Natural peanut butter (no trans fats!)
·
A WIC Fruit and Veggie Card to buy
fruits and vegetables each month
·
Baby food fruits and vegetables for your
6-12 month old baby
·
Milk - 1% or skim
for everyone over age 2
·
Cheddar, American or mozzarella cheese
·
Tofu and fortified soy beverage
·
Eggs, 100% fruit juice, and breakfast
cereal
How can I contact WIC?
Call
1-800-649-4357, or 802-863-7333. Visit the District Office web page to find
contact information for the Health Department district office that serves your
community. Or visit healthvermont.gov/wic/
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