1. Standard #9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice The teacher engages in ongoing professional learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner. Name of Artifact: School Violence Date: November 14, 2013 Course: EDUC 101 Brief Description : For this assignment I made a power point that describes the cause and effects of school violence and the major impact it plays in the development of today’s youth. Rationale: To show my understanding of Standard #9 I provided documentation of the causes and effects of school violence and how it can play a major effect on the teacher and the school atmosphere itself.

3.  School Violence can account for school bullying and insignificant behavior that make students unsafe at schools. School Violence is an issue that can be very difficult to actually pin point what actually causes it. It is at an all time high and needs to be addressed sooner than later for the better and well being of our nation.

4.  Approximately 35% of U.S homes of children under the of 18 have at least 1 fire arm in their home according to a study done by the University of Southern California of Medicine  There is roughly 11 million children with an at home fire arm.

5. Statistics state that 77% of all students are being bullied in one way or another. Of the 77% of students that are being bullied 14% have a severe reaction causing depression, poor self- esteem and anxiety which can ultimately lead to taking action in a very negative way.

6.  Parents are not home as much as they use to be due to the demand of both parents needing to work in today’s current economic needs.  When parents fail to give proper nourishing and influence positive behavior to their children it will often develop into negative and violent behavior problems.  Presence of parental alcohol abuse and domestic violence may encourage a child to follow in his/her parents foot steps

7.  Violence is schools has been linked to transformation within the community  School violence seems to rise as communities undergo change size, economic well being as well as racial and ethnic mix

8.  About 90 percent of U.S. kids ages 8 to 16 play video games, and they spend about 13 hours a week playing them  A new study suggests virtual violence in these games may make kids more aggressive in real life.

9.  Hurts the reputation of the school and forces parents to debate on weather they should enroll their children at that school or not.

10.  School violence ruins the school atmosphere by disrupting the studies of the classroom and other school activities.  Creates a lot of tension in the classroom preventing students from concentrating on their studies.

11.  Has a negative effect on the development of our nation. It is very important for our government to find ways to end school violence to make sure the future of our nation is looking bright.

12.  Should our schools have armed security and how much is too much?  Do you think it would have a positive effect in if there was a professional therapist or someone the students can talk to at school?

13.  Constitutional Rights Foundation (2013, August). Causes of School Violence - Constitutional Rights Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.crf-usa.org/school- violence/causes-of-school-violence.html  Negative Effects of School Violence. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nssc1.org/negative-effects-of-school-violence.html  11 Facts About School Violence | Do Something. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-school-violence