Kacy Cigan
Staff Reporter
Do you want to learn your constitutional rights? How about the 4th amendment, the one that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures? How about learning about what police can and cannot do in some situations? If so, Criminal Justice may be the class for you!
Join Mrs. Biddle, a past lawyer, in Criminal Justice if you want to be in law enforcement or just for the fun of it. This semester's goal for Mrs. Biddle is “trying to keep people interested in the topics, because I think Criminal Justice has a lot of interesting aspects to it, including real life cases…” Biddle often has guest speakers. They range from police officers, to a real forensic scientist.
When it comes to outstanding students, Biddle said “... a lot of my students are fun… My most fun memory is when I was encouraging people to object during the mock trials and one student objected to his own teammate and it was really funny.” When asked what subjects she likes to teach Mrs.Biddle said “ Since i was a lawyer, i really liked the Mock Trial Unit and doing the trials in the class, and seeing my students learn great trial skills, and really learn how to cross-examine witnesses” She enjoys teaching and using Kahoots and Blookets. Lastly, when asked about after school activities, she told us about something called “Teen Court”. Teen Court is when a real student and/or teenager is tried in the classroom and the students in the class are able to decide what should be done. These are real cases and must be taken seriously. In conclusion, regarding Teen Court the cases have to be classified. These cases are optional to participate in. Thank you.
Image Credit: Center for American Progress
Comentários