Child Safety Protection Month

November is Child Safety Protection Month. The goal of Child Safety Protection Month is to create awareness about the potential dangers children face in everyday situations and to use this new knowledge to prevent any dangers. This also deals with baby safety. As a parent, child safety is something that is often overlooked and relatable to personal safety. We try to protect our kids from all of the dangers of the outside World, but sometimes we forget about the dangers that kids face in their own homes. Childhood accidents put our kids lives at risk.

According to the National Network of Child Care, here’s a few child safety tips and facts that you need to know about, such as:

• Some foods are difficult to chew such as hot dogs, hard candies and nuts and cause 40% of all childhood choking deaths.
• Using child safety seats in the rear of the car, not the front seat.
• Keeping small children away from workout equipment.
• Putting outlet covers on outlets

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20 to 21 Century Learning Comparison
20th Century Model		21st Century Model
MATH	·     Memorization of low level procedures ·     Pattern recognition ·     Ability to perform calculations by hand ·     Speed ·     Accuracy ·     Ability to perform well under pressure	·     Deeply understanding the problem ·     Structuring the problem and representing it symbolically ·     Creative problem solving ·     Pattern recognition to understand which math tools are relevant ·     Adept use of computational resources ·     Critical evaluation of first-pass results ·     Estimation, statistics, and decision-making ·     Taking chances, risking failure, and iterating to refine and perfect ·     Synthesizing results ·     Presenting/communicating complex quantitative information ·     Collaboration ·     Asking questions about complex quantitative information
LANGUAGE ARTS	·     Clear penmanship ·     Proper spelling and grammar ·     Sound vocabulary ·     Ability to read written materials (novels, poems, plays) ·     Ability to write in complete sentences	·     Use sound vocabulary ·     Read a wide variety of written materials (novels, poems, plays, essays, news) critically ·     Communicate clearly across multiple media forms, with a range of styles ·     Form and justify independent bold perspectives ·     Ask thoughtful questions ·     Engage in constructive debate
HISTORY	·     Coverage of important events and figures ·     Ability to recall important historical facts ·     Write short essays clearly recounting historical information	·     Critically analyze historical events and sources ·     Form independent views on dynamics and implications ·     Write clear and thought-provoking theses ·     Ask questions and engage in historical debate ·     Relate historical developments to current issues shaping the world we live in
SCIENCE	·     Cover core disciplines – physics, chemistry, biology ·     Cover key definitions, formulas, and concepts ·     Gain familiarity with basic lab procedures	·     Understand how the world works ·     Be able to form and test scientific hypotheses ·     Be able to ask insightful questions and design experiments ·     Build things based on scientific principles ·     Apply principles across disciplines ·     Develop scientific creativity