Outline of My Seventh Oral Presentation

ÒBe AwareÓ

This is a presentation of

Road Rage and Aggressive Driving:  Steering Clear of Highway Warfare 

Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Prometheus Books, pp. 158-165

By Jadine Makinano

 

www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm

 

 

I.               Recognizing Aggression on the Road Exercise

a.    Educational Objectives

                                                     i.     Why develop an exercise?

1.    To help children define the concept of aggressiveness in public places

2.    To sensitize children to their own aggressive experiences in public places

                                                      ii.     Rating aggression on a level from ÒNOT AGGRESSIVE 1 2 3 4 5 VERY AGGRESSIVEÓ

                                                        iii.     Multiple choice

b.    Examples:

                                                     i.      Notice Surroundings i.e. school television

                                                      ii.     Rating and being aware of aggression in cartoons and rating them according to outward aggression

c.    Opinion:  This is a very good exercise to conduct with children, however, I think that there might some biases.

 

II.              Appropriate and Inappropriate Passenger Behaviors

a.    Educational Objectives

                                                     i.     Why develop an exercise?

1.    To help children focus on passenger etiquette and safety

2.    To sensitize children to bad behaviors in cars

                                                      ii.     2 columns of examples of ÒPassengers behaving badlyÓ and Passengers behaving wellÓ

b.    Examples

                                                     i.     PBBadly

1.    making a ruckous, egging the driver to go faster, hitting

                                                      ii.     PBWell

1.    wearing seat belt, being quiet and courteous to driver

c.    Opinion:  This exercise is okay.  I think that this exercise is best fit for a child at least 7 years and older.

 

III.            Will These Exercise Work?

a.    Implementing a change in which children are able to observe drivers, passengers as well as themselves is a great beginning

b.    Examples:  The exercises are a great way.  I suggest that even a child as young as 3 years old could make an analysis too.

c.    Opinion:  I think that these exercises are a good start.  There needs to be more development of these exercises, but at least there is something to begin with.

 

 

Helpful Links:

http://www.edcouncil.org/programs/drugfree/ppaaus/web/graphs/23.htm

http://www.aahperd.confex.com/aahperd/2005/preliminaryprogram/abstract_7145.htm

www.drdriving.org/youth/

 

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