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Serious_Fun · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 1171 Location: terra incognita

Should I give in to relentless pressure and allow smoking in my classrooms? Confused

Ahchoo · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 606 Location: Earth

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Where do you teach? Business classes on a company's site, or high school/university (where there should be rules)?

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Your school actually allows smoking in the classroom?

You're the boss of the classroom - just say no. I'm not a rabid anti-smoker, but I imagine there are people in the classroom who don't smoke. What's fair for them?

mondrian · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject:

Several of my students are heavily addicted smokers, all male, at 19/26 years old. At "half-time" in my double period lessons, they rush out into the corridor to light up. Woe betide anyone that lights up before they go out of the door. A strong chorus of disapproval from all the other class members - both male and female.
It makes for a good discussion topic - when? why? (in some countries - how much?)
Smoking in class? - in this country a big No-no.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

In one word: NO

in_asia_bill · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 197

Im in china and my students spit on the floor so why shouldnt they smoke?If and when the principal comes in to the classroom he always has a ciggie hanging from his lip....

Vanica · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 368 Location: North Carolina

I get asthma attacks in rooms and places where smoking had taken place, and maybe some of your students do, too.

There is a satellite photo of air pollution from the University of Heidelberg. I also saw it on www.newscientist.org or com. You can see that there is very little clean air left in the world. China, the US and Europe (in that order) are shocking, followed by South Africa, India... well, almost everywhere Crying or Very sad

Since the photo dates from 2003, it could be worse today.

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

The Supreme Court just ruled that the EPA is indeed obligated to mandate air improvement. We have cleaned up the air, relatively speaking, once (look at Pittsburgh today compared to the 1940s); it will be done again.

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

I wonder where the X Files Smoking Man went to college...well, there is a Marlboro College in the U.S...

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

Simple solution: Add more breaks for them to smoke outside. Keep the classroom smoke free.

Vanica · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 368 Location: North Carolina