A Health And Physical Education Teacher Instructs Her Pupils About The Critical Nature Of Alcohol Dependency Signs

A Health And Physical Education Teacher Instructs Her Pupils About The Critical Nature Of Alcohol Dependency Signs

Miss Jackson was a health teacher at the largest private high school in the state. Although she had been teaching for only a few years, she had already gained a reputation as an educator with teaching methods that motivated and stimulated her students to think and to learn.

For instance, one Wednesday morning at 8:30 she addressed the students in her classroom and said the following: "For the next few days we are going to learn about some basic alcoholism signs from a more wide-ranging viewpoint and we are also going to learn about some of the most basic signs of alcoholism from a more specific point of view."

"Not all of these alcoholism warning signs will positively substantiate that a drinker with a drinking problem is an alcoholic, but the more signs that a person displays, the stronger the probability that he or she is a person who is addicted to alcohol."

Miss Jackson then explained to the class members that each individual would be responsible for examining two alcohol dependence signs and then presenting his or her findings to the class via a nine minute oral presentation.

The day after all of the students completed their presentations, Miss Jackson passed out a piece of paper with a list of all the alcoholism signs that were presented and discussed in class and in the presentations. Miss Jackson then asked the students in her classroom to study the list and rank the top five alcoholism signs that were most indicative of alcohol addiction. After roughly fifteen minutes, Miss Jackson collected the sheets of paper and explained to the students in her class that after she studies the results, she will present her findings the next school day.

Miss Jackson told the students in her class to go over the numbers and then to raise their hand if they had any concerns, issues, or questions. Within 30 or 40 seconds, just about everyone in the class raised his or her hand. It was clear to see that the students had some issues, questions, or concerns about their results versus the answers given by the alcoholism experts. For example, almost every person in the class disagreed with the highest ranking answer given by the alcoholism experts, that is, "Do you feel awfully ill when you abstain from drinking?"

Miss Jackson then told the pupils in her class why this answer was the most straightforward indicator of alcoholism. She pointed out that the basic difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction is the physical addiction that is experienced with alcohol dependency and not with alcohol abuse.

Essentially this means that when an alcoholic suddenly stops drinking, he or she will experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms. After Miss Jackson explained the importance of alcohol withdrawal symptoms in the life of the person who is alcohol dependent, the pupils started to understand the primary difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

A few minutes later the bell rang, signifying the end of the class. Based on the enthusiasm exhibited by the students when they were leaving the classroom, Miss Jackson knew that she had stimulated and motivated her students to stop and think about a vital health issue and social problem that exists in our culture.

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