Gene V. Gandelman
Lesson Seven: Communicating Through Writing: Students Sharing Advice
Objective Students will be able to give and receive important advice from their peers to survive life in the City today.
Life is hard in the city today fro young people. Survival is not as easy as it was for the last generation. Too many social ills are either ending or running young lives today, especially in our urban centers. Drugs, AIDS, gangs, crime, homelessness, poverty, unemployment, pregnancy, rape are but some of the landmines our youth must steer clear of today.
Writing about one or more of these serious problems either from experience or perception with the intent to advise, admonish or enlighten your peers is an invaluable contribution one child can give another.
I have had extensive experience teaching students how and why to share experiences and advice and essays for magazines and newspapers for the benefit of other students.
Some examples of topics are:
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1. How to diffuse a violent confrontation
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2. How to be a safe latchkey child
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3. Surviving the death of a loved one
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4. Avoiding the pitfall of teen pregnancy
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5. Staying clear of drugs as a dealer or user
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6. Don’t be a drop out
