Safety Harbor Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Safety Harbor, FL)

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Mike Goldstein and Denise Gill contemplate chess strategies in Mrs. Wilson's class. Mrs. Strouse finds her students' role playing amusing. I . IfTuRB Special Education 71

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Special Education encourages PRIDE IN WORK t The special education classes are designed to meet the needs of stu- dents in the areas of ac- ademics, attitudes, and behavior. Students con- tinually work to improve weaknesses and reinforce strengths. A11 academics are taught in the special ed- ucation programs. The students are in the classes anywhere from one to five periods a day de- pending on their success- ful demonstration of mas- tery in those areas. Once a student has passed the set course, they may be mainstreamed into other classes. Some students must also accomplish a Students learn computer pro- graming with the assistance of Mrs. Perry in her seventh grade classes. 70 t Special Education behavior modification goal. In all the programs stu- dents learn how to run a computer, and some are exposed to cultural arts through visits to Ruth Eckerd Hall and museums. Still others ex- plore ancient history by participating in archeo- logical digs, making roset- ta stones and unraveling the mysteries behind hi- eroglyphics. With extra effort and determination, the spe- cial education teachers encourage their students to be the best they can be and to accomplish some- thing, not merely exist.

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Below: Students in PE begin the class doing exercises. Keeping fit Mrs. Spear orientates her per- sonal development students on interpersonal communication. INSIDE AND OUT The physical education Classes at SHMS stress the development of certain fitness qualities. These include cardiovascular, musculatory, and mental fitness. Students eagerly cooperate with the teach- ers in trying to reach these goals to the best of their abilities. In addition to physical fitness stu- dents learn the rules and how to play volleyball, basketball, football and 72 I PE 8: Health gymnastics. Team work and getting along with others are also empha- sized as well as good sportsmanship. All sixth and seventh grade stu- dents must take a full year of physical educa- tion. The eighth graders, 0n the other hand, take a half year of physical ed- ucation and a half year of personal development, or health. In the personal development classes stu- dents learn to cope with personal and family prob- lems. Students learn about their body and mind, and how to deal with the changes their body goes through during adolescence. In both physical educa- tion and personal devel- opment, students learn the importance of keep- ing fit inside and out.