Education System

One of my career goals consist of the plan to develop a recreational program that aims to aid youth ( with a focus on underprivileged communities) by providing the educational, emotional, pshycological, and ethical support needed to thrive in today's society regardless of economic background. The school system plays an important role in the lives of our youth due to the variety of influences that it exposes them to. I feel that by combining the recreational interest of the youth, the educational and influential opportunities offered ( or required) through schools,with the expertise that social workers posses to connect communities with the resources to thrive, constitutes a recipe for progression. In the following articles, I aim to expose both the negative and the positive effects of our school systems and the role that technology plays in the development of our youth. I also share the roles that social workers can have to make future educational experience a better one for tomorrow's youth.

Article 1
http://www.ncrecovery.gov/news/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=62

Article 2
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/04/future.library.technology/index.html?iref=newssearch

Article 3
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090907-NEWS-909070332

Article 4
http://www.tuttlesvc.org/2009/06/social-work-school-reform.html

Article 5
http://asunews.asu.edu/20090806_conexiones

Article 6
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/41068207.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiacyKUHDYaGEP7eyckcUs
Article 7
http://www.lelandtribune.com/default.asp?dismode=article&artid=1827
Article 8
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/fashion/03sexed.html?hp