Mental Blocks about Mental Illness

Doctors have learned so much in the past few decades about how to help those with mental health issues; my own family has benefited from several of these advances. Visit this health site that discusses many conditions and treatments that we have been discussing in class (see menu at left of the site's first page), and comment on what you learn. How can we help society understand these very common types of conditions better so that the negative stigma that surrounds them diminishes?

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/mental-behavioral-health/?msc=A18428

Constitution Day: "We the People of the United States in order to form a more perfect union. . ."

Monday, September 17th was Constitution Day. Go to the link to refer to the articles and sections of the Constitution. What line, article, or section do you feel is the most important part of our Constitution? http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_transcript.html

RULES and LAWS: Helpful or Harmful?

Identify a school rule or a law that you find is either particularly helpful or particularly harmful in some way. Explain. What about age-related laws or rules such as with driving, voting, joining the military, etc.?