Hello Jessica, Christy and Jose,
I am very impressed about the well written letter that you guys have made in regards to “Food Deserts”. That title just got my attention and made me keep on reading more and more. I agree that nutritious healthy foods are very important and all communities deserve to have access to them. Not having easy access to healthy food can lead to bigger health problems in the long run. I totally would like to see the Mayor act upon this important request that is beneficial for the entire community. I really like that you guys are active members of the community and all I can say is, keep that way, keep working hard and don’t stop requesting for good important projects!! like this one you guys have already started working on.

I really like how you looked at bullying from a lot of different angles. You gave, not only consequences that can happen as a result of bullying, but also ways to prevent it in the first place. Though these solutions are a really good start, how can we really look at the root causes of bullying and try to destroy the root of it? Here is an article that discusses the roots of bullying and some possible reasons that it goes on in schools http://www.veanea.org/home/940.htm

Jose, I thought you did a great job of bringing attention to bullying, an issue that is well known, but few people do anything about it. I also thought it was interesting how you had a call to action. I agree that teachers, parents, and peers need to look out for bullying. Maybe purpose more options to contradict and prevent bullying. Here is an article you might find interesting. http://www.nea.org/home/72595.htm. It dives into the steps that can be taken to do this. Overall great job!
-Anna Drossos

Dear Jose,

I am excited by your post “STOP THE BULLYING” because it is nice to see adolescents taking a stand to prevent bullying in school settings, especially since bullying is a common experience for many children and can negatively harm someone’s self-esteem and mental health. One sentence that you wrote that stands out for me is: “If students can be more in clubs that would help a lot more because it would help for the student get some friends for they can relate or hangout.” I think this is crucial because from personal experience, joining a club or extracurricular activity allowed me to interact with people who have similar interests or hobbies as me and created a sense of belonging. Another sentence that I agreed with was “I had experiences when I used to go to my old school that there would be multiple fights and teacher wouldn’t even know.” This stood out for me because there are so many things that teachers are not aware about, such as cyber bullying and fights, that can depict how an adolescent behaves and feels. Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next because you are very insightful and care a lot about the topics you are discussing.

Jose, you did a great job explaining that teachers should be paying more attention to what goings-on with the student and not only focusing on education. I believe that parents and teachers should bring their attention to bullying and helping to stop it in schools. There are so many different situations of kids being bullied in school that teachers are not aware of and the student are struggling because of it. There are so many dangerous effects on bullying and the kids and teacher are not taking them seriously.