Teacher’s point of view

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   OK, now I've created both a journalist's and teacher's point of view page. I hope they are not redundant to other existing stuff, I've just arrived here and haven't finished looking around yet.

As someone who does both (journalism & teaching), I feel I have a responsibility to share those perspectives for whatever they're worth (which, sometimes, is absolutely nothing, HA!).

If you're a journalist or teacher, please join me - our background can help what's going on make sense to others who don't have our background.

IF YOU ARE A TEACHER AT ANY LEVEL: Think about how you can make understanding of avian flu/pandemic a part of what you're already doing in your classroom. In my communication theory class, I told students their group projects (on various, diverse topics) must ALL include at least one sub-point on how their topic connects to avian flu/pandemic. So now those 27 students are at least looking at the available information, thinking about their lives, and sharing what they're learning with their families. (Not to mention that their research will be of great value for those involved with local preparedness efforts).

Mission accomplished, and it wasn't that hard. Anybody can do this in any classroom, and everybody should, I think.