Take a stand. Lend a hand.

The Philippines celebrates National Children's Month every November. This month-long event aims to provide Filipino children with opportunities for a safe environment, a good education, and healthcare. The national hero of the Philippines, Dr. Jose Rizal, famously declared that youth is the country's future and that raising children is essential to improving the next generation. This festival also stems from a place of compassion. The majority of families in this third-world country struggle financially, and the children are the ones who suffer the most. This month's focus is on the ways in which we may support and assist them.

Bullying occurs when one or more people scare, abuse, or dominate another person. This might happen at school, the office, on the street, or at home. Some people's behavior is habitual, and they repeat it over and over. Bullying is classified into three types: verbal, social, and physical. Each victim of bullying does not always experience the same consequences. Bullying has both physical and psychological consequences. Bullying usually has obvious physical effects. Bullying can have an impact on a person's sleep and food habits. Bullying can produce a variety of somatic problems, including headaches, bedwetting, and stomach pain (Dekker, 2013). Children become less involved in school and have lower marks as a result of not showing up or being active in school. Although physical bullying may appear to be more painful, words remain with someone forever. This can result in the mental effects that come with bullying.

Children and teenagers who are bullied are more likely to suffer from depression than those who are not bullied. They frequently experience more unhappiness and loneliness than people who do not face bullying. When this happens, children tend to withdraw and become quite quiet. Kids who are normally highly outgoing no longer feel the need to talk to anyone. They are not interested in being social at school or in other extracurricular activities. Many children and teenagers do not speak up when they are bullied. Not getting the help they need to deal with bullying can lead to these children committing suicide as a way out. Bullying is not the only reason why children commit suicide, but it is a major element in why children do commit suicide. Children should never feel as if they have no way out. We must assist in as many ways as possible, not only at school but also at home.

Some have established laws, policies, and regulations. Others have created model policies that schools and local educational organizations (districts) can utilize to create their own local laws, policies, and regulations. Most state laws, policies, and regulations require districts and schools to have a bullying policy and procedures for investigating and responding to incidents of bullying. These precautions should be enforced not only by schools and lawmakers but also by parents.

Parents can get involved by promoting family situations that promote healthy growth. Children raised in loving and caring families are less likely to become bullies themselves. Having individuals with whom children and teenagers may communicate can also help reduce bullying. Students who believed their professors to be helpful and involved performed better in school and were less likely to experience behavior problems such as bullying. Children spend half their time at home and the other half at school, so they require assistance both at school and at home. Many times, children do not speak up because they believe they are not being treated seriously. Suicide rates can be reduced if people are free to speak out about their problems.

Bullying will never completely end, but it can be avoided with a few simple steps. It is critical to recognize the signs of bullying in others. You're not just looking for physical signs but also for mental ones. Raising awareness and understanding the consequences of being bullied and cyber bullied can help keep bullying rates from rising. Enforcing preventative techniques is key to ensuring that children receive the assistance they require. Bullying is completely avoidable; we just need to make sure we don't ignore it any more. Bullying prevention relies heavily on school officials, lawmakers, and parents. If you notice someone being bullied, speak up and take action. Don't let someone suffer in silence because they're too afraid to speak up. Some children require a voice that will be heard. You have the power to make someone stop being a victim of bullying. 

Reference::

National Today, National Children's Month 2022, Retrieved November 23, 2022 <https://nationaltoday.com/national-childrens-month/>

What is Bullying, retrieved November 23, 2022 <https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/what-is-bullying>

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Chapter 1: Internet

The first quarter went by quite quickly. This quarter was not easy, but it was not difficult either. This quarter has been really beneficial to me; it has given me many new things to learn and lessons to use, like the history, uses, and services and tools of the Internet.

I also learned who the software pioneers are, the Internet architects, and the Philippine Internet pioneers. I also learned about the main components of the internet, how web services and browsers work together, the parts of a web browser, data types, how the WWW works, and the parts of an URL. I also came to learn how to make a blog, the types of blogs, as well as the history and origin of blogs. I also learned about the search engine, the top 5 search engines, and the types of search terms.

The problem or challenge I encounter is difficulty managing my time. I often procrastinate, and on top of that, I'm not good at managing my time with all the assignments and tests I have. For example, I don't know how much time I have for each topic or how to divide my time so that I can complete all of my requirements. I deal with these issues by preparing a schedule or a plan for how many hours I will devote to each requirement, by doing my tasks as soon as they are assigned so that I don't have to think about them, and by taking care of my other academic duties when I have spare time. I am disciplining myself as well.

Moving on, I'll give the upcoming quarter everything I've got. And I'm expecting that the upcoming quarter will teach me a lot, just like this one did. And instead of viewing the upcoming quarter as a difficult subject, I will approach it as a challenging subject.

Let's Clean and Blog!

"Protecting the environment is just as vital as protecting your own life."

The ecosystem is said to be the union of several communities of living creatures that interact with one another. Everything we require, including food, water, shelter, and even clothing, is typically provided by our surroundings. However, many of us do not consider the impact that our interactions with the environment have on nature. Actually, interacting with other species and the environment is natural and important, but we, as humans, have overestimated our ability to obtain what we require from our planet, and this is where difficulties arise.

Humans should be the light that shines in the lives of people who are suffering. We must protect our own lives as well as the lives of the animals and birds that reside in our surroundings. We should conserve the environment not only for living things but also for plants and trees, which provide us with oxygen that we need to breathe. Industrialized and developed countries are equally threatened by pollution and the negative environmental impact of human operations. Nature looks after us by providing us with clean air, clean water, and good food. Furthermore, it provides us with a variety of minerals and other resources that aid in the growth of our economy. And how can we repay the world for all it gives us? Adding more plastic to the oceans? Is there more pollution? Deforestation in tropical rainforest GIANT areas? We must be aware of the limitless and destructive repercussions that our desire and egoism have had on the earth.

Here are some activities we can all take as a teenager and as a student to help contribute to a greener future. We should not believe that a single individual cannot make a difference because change always begins with a single person's actions. We must start somewhere in order to achieve our goals.

1. Planting Trees. As the earth battles erosion that leads to landslides, tree roots keep the soil in place. Additionally, it collects and holds rainwater, which lessens runoff and post-storm sediment buildup. Additionally, it aids in replenishing the groundwater supply, stops the flow of pollutants into streams, and reduces flooding.

2. Cleaning our surroundings. Keeping the environment clean helps conserve endangered species, decreases pollution, and preserves the biosphere and the planet's natural resources.

3. Recycling. Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators, Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals, Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials, Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials and Saves energy.

We shall all gain if we all contribute to the effort to lessen our harmful effects on the environment. This would enable us to reestablish a positive connection with nature. Additionally, a cleaner environment would lessen the health issues that people experience, such as lung conditions, heart attacks, infections, and cancer brought on by environmental toxins. To improve our quality of life, we must protect the environment. Otherwise, humans and all other living things on Earth would suffer a significant loss as we would be actively contributing to the disasters that are killing our world.

It is never too late to start making changes in our lives. This will be beneficial to ourselves, future generations, and other animals. So let us not only do this for our own health and happiness, but also for the sake of others.

References:

Mehmoona Usman 2019, Why It's Important to Protect our Environment, Retrieved November 2, 2022

https://www.theworldwithmnr.com/post/why-it-s-important-to-protect-our-environment

United States Environmental Protection Agency 2021, Recycling Basics, Retrieved November 2, 2022

https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics

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Scavenger Hunt

 SCAVENGER HUNT!

Activity 1:

Mining the Internet: Laying the Foundation of Knowledge Based Society

Nuggets	URL	Copyright	Value: Sources /Author / Date Published /Sponsor	Search Engine	Search Term
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an experiment hole in a wall.   Answer: Dr. Sugata Mitra	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Hole-in-the-Wall Lightning the Sparks of Learning, 2015	Google.com	Phrase searching
2.  What does NIIT stand for?   Answer: National Institute of Information Technology	https://byjus.com/full-form/niit-full-form/	© 2022, BYJU'S	BYJU’S 2022	Google.com	Phrase searching
3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi   Answer: Kalkaji	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Hole-in-the-Wall Lightning the Sparks of Learning, 2015	Google.com	Phrase searching
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall?   Answer: Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Hole-in-the-Wall Lightning the Sparks of Learning, 2015	Google.com	Phrase searching and Boolean Logic
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?   Answer: the children learnt to use the computer on their own	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Hole-in-the-Wall Lightning the Sparks of Learning, 2015	Google.com	Phrase searching and Boolean Logic
6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.   Answer: The Mask Slackers of 1918 and Echoes of Another Pandemic: How the Times Covered the 1918 Flu	https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/insider/1918-pandemic.html   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.html	© 2022 The New York Times Company	https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/insider/1918-pandemic.html	Google.com	Term weighting
7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon   Answer: Wind	https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/wind	© 1996 - 2022 National Geographic Society	https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/wind	Google.com	Boolean Logic
8. How does global warning affect polar bears?   Answer: The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the global average, causing the ice that polar bears depend on to melt away. Loss of sea ice also threatens the bear's main prey, seals, which need the ice to raise their young.	https://www.carbonbrief.org/polar-bears-and-climate-change-what-does-the-science-say/	Carbon Brief Ltd © 2022	Rods Pidcock, 04.03.2015, 1:45pm	Google.com	Phrase searching
9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps.     Answer: Coral reefs are built by coral polyps as they secrete layers of calcium carbonate beneath their bodies.	https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made/	© 2022 Coral Reef Alliance	Coral Reef Alliance, https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made/	Google.com	Phrase searching
10. Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as _________. Will this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks?   Answer: coral bleaching, Yes	https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/everything-you-need-to-know-about-coral-bleaching-and-how-we-can-stop-it	© 2022 World Wildlife Fund	Lorin Hancock	Google.com	Phrase searching
11. What according to scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. When did this happen?   Answer: produce by unusual sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean since 2015 and have been on bleaching watch.	https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/indias-coral-reefs-experiencing-catastrophic-bleaching-heart-wrenching-scientist-says/	© 2022 Copyright Conservation news	Shreya Dasgupta,11 May 2016	Google.com	Phrase searching
12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?   Answer: Both Philippines and Singapore will increase but Philippines will be higher.	https://www.populationpyramid.net/philippines/2050/   https://www.populationpyramid.net/singapore/2050/	© December 2019 by PopulationPyramid.net	PopulationPyramid.net	Google.com	Phrase searching