Evidence-Based Practices: Reflection and Evaluation
All courses designed and implemented by 3rd Millennium Classrooms incorporate evidence-based practices, which are key to receiving the most effective outcomes. One of the many practices we use is Reflection and Evaluation.
4 Strategies to Quit Vaping
E-cigarettes—such as Juul, Vuse Alto, or similar products—may seem like a better alternative to smoking regular cigarettes, but they’re not harmless. As the body of research continues to grow around vaping, it’s becoming more clear that using e-cigarettes and other vaping products is unsafe for kids, teens, and adults.
Signs Someone is Being Groomed for Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking is a multibillion-dollar industry that affects approximately 5 million victims. It is a type of human trafficking, and modern-day slavery, that is defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.” Although […]
The Difference Between Kleptomania and Stealing
Both kleptomania and traditional stealing are serious problems that are very harmful for both individuals and businesses. However, many people do not understand the fundamental differences between kleptomania and stealing. In this blog, we will break down each and explain the primary differences between the two.
Social Pressures Faced by Teens
Teens today face a wide variety of social pressures. These pressures and the way that teens deal with them can have a significant impact on their psychological development as they grow into adults.
Dangerous Drug on the Rise: Alarming Consequences of Flakka Use
Chances are you probably haven’t heard of it yet. It’s surfacing in the news and several states are seeing surges in its use. Flakka, or alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone), first appeared in 2013 and has made its presence known particularly in Florida in recent months.
New! Other Drugs Intervention Program Released
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 24,000 people die annually due to a prescription opioid or sedative overdose. This number of overdose deaths is now greater than heroin and cocaine combined. In 2014, the U.S. consumed more than 80% of the global supply of opioids. The CDC estimated that nonmedical use of […]
High School Teens & Handling Conflict
3rd Millennium Classrooms will be introducing a new course called Respect & Resolve. Focused on high school students, it will address many components of conflict management, primarily healthy and unhealthy ways of responding to conflict.
Voluntary vs. Mandatory: Alcohol Awareness Courses Among First-Year College Students
College freshmen experience a number of transitional issues as they venture away from parental supervision into the world of free choice, especially as those decisions pertain to alcohol use. More often than not, research has shown that alcohol misuse and alcohol-related behaviors have a negative impact on a college student’s academic success.
Alcohol-Wise Results Show Significantly Lower Participation in Drinking Games for First-Year College Students
We’ve heard it all before – the justifying voice of American society that tells us drinking games at parties are just a normal part of college life… but are they? During what is considered the most crucial time period of adjustment for first-year college students (e. g. the first six to ten weeks of their freshman year), […]