Do You Think All Education Major Students Should Be Required To Take A Cpr And First Aid Courses In Order To G?
graduate?
Personally I think they should. A teacher is dealing with other lives and can be held responsible for a child’s death. CPR and First Aid are good skills to have anyway no matter what your major but particularly if you work in a field like doctoring or teaching. I plan on taking a CPR class and I’m going to be an English major.
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7 Responses to “Do You Think All Education Major Students Should Be Required To Take A Cpr And First Aid Courses In Order To G?”
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I agree that all educators should be required to be CPR and First aid certified…I think that the district who hires the teacher should be responsible for paying for the training as part of the inservice program.
Of course all Nurses and Dr.s know CPR, that is basic knowledge for them.
January 25th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
It’s a requirement in many states. I teach in Oregon and we have to have them. As a pre-service teacher it’s always good to be as prepared as possible, so there’s no reason not to get your CPR and First Aid certification in advance. It’s a tough field right now, so it’s good to have skills and training on your resume that show that you are conscientious.
January 25th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Your question reveals a major flaw in modern education. While it is a great idea for EVERYONE to know CPR, why would we as a culture put more requirements on teachers? Isn’t there quite enough crap to deal with for teachers? What legal responsibilities come with this training? If I do it wrong, will I be open to further lawsuits? What if a kid has H1N1 or HIV or Hepatitis or something? Will I be able to opt out for my own safety? No thank you, I have all I can manage teaching math BTW, I have been trained and was trained on my own time at my own expense.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:45 am
I am almost positive I answered a similar question like this within the past couple weeks or so and the answer is of course that teachers are already bound to know things outside their own coursework such as CPR and First Aid, so not only do I think it should be a requirement, it already is for those who pursue teaching as a profession.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:56 am
Most districts already require this.
The purpose of your school is to educate you. I would say that it is NOT the purpose of your department to make sure you are trained in that manner. remember that cpr training is usually only valid for a set amount of time – are you suggestiong the school requires a yearly upkeep? let that be the purview of your future employers.
January 26th, 2010 at 6:27 am
Yes! I had the training about three years ago and I’m glad I did. I think it’s very important to have CPR and First Aid knowledge because you are working with children. You also never know when an adult might need the help as well. It’s sad that not many public schools require it but many private schools do.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
they should also be required to take a class on managing finances.