SCHOOL TO WORK MORE DANGEROUS THAN GUN ARMED KOOKS \doc\web\98\09\stwhurt.txt From: WitchyPooy@aol.com (by way of Jimmy Kilpatrick ) according to these statistics, STW and students going off campus to "work" provides more of a hazard to these students than any crazed gunman. In the past 4 years, about 280 teens have died on the job across the nation. 210,000 young people are injured on the job every year. In 1996, about 70,000 teens got emergency treatment for OJIs. This article is interesting. We are so worried about Weapons and keeping our students safe on campus. But according to these statistics, STW and students going off campus to "work" provides more of a hazard to these students than any crazed gunman. How come no one is talking about this, and where is the legislation "for the children" on this issue. Marlene ===================================================================== An interesting article showed up in the Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky) on November 6th. It probably ran in other Knight-Ridder newspapers around the same time. The article discussed the high rate of accidents teens encounter on the job. Some interesting items: In the past 4 years, about 280 teens have died on the job across the nation. 210,000 young people are injured on the job every year. In 1996, about 70,000 teens got emergency treatment for OJIs. The occupational injury rate for the 15 to 17 year old group is 4.9 per 100 full-time equivalent workers. For all workers, the rate is just 2.8. More than 40% of teen job fatalities came from farming or other agricultural occupations between 1992 and 1996. One of the recommendations from the National Research Council mentioned in the article is that no-one under 18 should be allowed to work in hazardous occupations. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Some comments on the above: It is clear that the present injury rates are out of line for teens. If STW is more widely implemented, how will this change? Will more teens be going in harm's way, at government direction? Also, if teens cannot get trained for hazardous work, under the outcome-based model that is envisioned in STW legislation, will we drop coursework that is necessary for people to later enter these occupations? Remember, under OBE, if it isn't a stated outcome, it isn't taught. Richard Innes ===================================================================== EDUCATION CONSUMERS CLEARINGHOUSE networking and information for parents and taxpayers on the internet Subscriptions & Archives: http://education-consumers.com or You are currently subscribed to education-consumers as: WitchyPooy@aol.com TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a blank email to leave-education- consumers-989470L@lists.dundee.net ===================================================================== For less mail, click on the following link and choose 1) a daily digest, 2) a daily list of subjects, or 3) no mail (read postings on Web) http://lists.dundee.net/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=education-consumers For more help & info: http://www.lyris.com/help or ============================================= Material forwarded by: Jimmy Kilpatrick http://www.readbygrade3.com http://www.k-12science.org ============================================= For a free daily up-date of education news, research articles and commentaries published in major newspapers, magazines and journals, please forward email address to Jimmy Kilpatrick jimmyk5@swbell.net .