A. What is the article about?
This article is about a Faribault Middle School teacher named, Shelly Ann Prieve. She was placed on "leave" when accused from a parent about inappropriate behavior, which consisted of text messages to her students. However, the school had students waiting to publish an article about their former teacher but couldnt, but had one in the Dailey News. The investigation is still ongoing. but is said to be closed soon.
B. What do you think about the material/information in this article? How does it seem to fit with our journalism class?
I believe in our class nothing like this would ever be allowed. I feel we have a strict policy on what we can and what we cant publish. And knowing our school board they wouldnt allow an article in our paper being negative about a former teacher. I know 100% it would never be allowed! However, i think the kids who tried to get the acticle in their paper are very determined journalists and i tip my hat to them for trying hard.
C. What questions are you left with? What kind of articles in journalism would you like to read next?
I'm left with, what ended up happening to the teacher?
Was she put in jail?
Is she allowed to still have contact with her students?
How did the school board find out?
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I agree with you that the students had a lot of tenacity in finishing thier goal and getting thier sotry published even after the principal told them not to. This showed that they cared a great deal about what they had to say and wanted it to get out there. I give them props for never giving up and completing thier task all the way to the end because I know that many people give up on much more simpler tasks just because they hit a small hurdle in thier endeavor.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we would never be able to print a story like that in our newspaper! Moberg would have a fit. I wish we could though, because a ton of students would be interested. Also, I like how you said "tip my hat". I have never seen you wear a hat, but if I had, I bet you would have tipped it. ;)
ReplyDeletethose are some very good questions at the end it really made me think more about the topic
ReplyDeleteYour comments, like those of a number of your fellow staff members', leads to a reasonable journalistic "next step": A follow-up story. And it might be out there, so feel free to do the research!
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