Scope on Safety: Safety and liability
Tue, Nov 08, 2016 2:20 PM
Has Potential
As a pre-service elementary teacher about to enter student teaching, I feel that this article has the potential to be a great resource for teachers, administrators, and school boards. This article is extremely short and feels, at least to me, to be a bit vague. I would like to see more concrete examples of what should be done by teachers, school administrators, and the school board to provide a safe learning environment for students. Additionally, I would have liked to have seen a clearer plan of what the example teacher should have done and how it meets each of the four steps. It would also be helpful to have a summarizing paragraph about what the NSTA Position Statement on Liability of Science Educators for Laboratory Safety is saying in layman's terms because I feel the statement itself is written in a legal style that can be difficult to interpret. I believe that with these adjustments, this article could receive 5 stars and be a worthwhile resource for a variety of people.