For the last nine weeks the sixth graders got the opportunity to learn how to say no to drugs. We also learned how to avoid drugs, and how to walk away from the situation. These strategies will help us in the future. These are some of the many things I learned in D.A.R.E the last nine weeks!
This year in D.A.R.E we talked a lot about smoking and cigarettes. I learned that smoking just one year can leave a jar worth of tar in your lungs. Smoking is disgusting in so many ways. Smoking gives you bad breath, and yellow teeth. Smoking can harm you deep in your body, such as in your in lungs. Smoking may even lead to lung cancer. Cigarettes contain nicotine, nicotine is addictive. I like to play sports and for a person like me smoking will cause breathing problems which would make it hard for me to breath while playing sports. All of these problems make it easy for me to say no to smoking.
My reputation is very important to me, what people think of me matters. I’ve heard so many people say “Do you know that person smokes or drinks?” ” Isn’t that so gross. “I’m not hanging out with him or her”. Doing drugs will effect your reputation and what people think of you. I don’t want someone coming up to me and saying “Hey you’re that girl that drinks and smokes” or ” Did you brush your teeth? “Your breath stinks really bad”. So I will say no to drugs when offered.
I think the D.A.R.E program is very helpful. I think this program is needed to teach the kids all across the country to say no to drugs. I think kids respect the fact that officers and teachers take the time out of the day to teach us how to say no to drugs. This program is a fun and awesome way to learn how to say no!
I want to go to college and get a good education. Drugs would get in the way of getting that good education and being smart, cause smoking kills brain cells. When I get a job the manager wants a responsible worker. If I smoke or do drugs I’m not the best person for the job.
My commitment for D.A.R.E is: I pledge to not use drugs and to say no when someone says “Hey do you want to try this?”. I pledge to be responsible for my actions. I also pledge to set set a good example for other people.
You did a really good job at explaining what we learned in D.A.R.E and gave examples at why you don’t want to take drugs. I think that if you would ever do drugs which I know you wouldn’t. It would change you a lot, like you play a lot of sports and you wouldn’t be the same Madison if you did drugs. Good job Madie.
You did a awesome job telling what you learned from Dare!!