Here’s what you may have missed in Mav20 yesterday
Signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships you may be unaware of
Mead High School administration is working on continuing to create a safe environment for students.
Mav20 yesterday, September 10, was a social-emotional day in which students were to watch a TED Talk about healthy and unhealthy relationships.
The lesson was seemingly interrupted by band students playing their instruments for a spirit week activity.
Students’ attention was drawn away from the video and to the hallways where the band was playing.
The video was very informational because it went over key signs and behaviors of healthy and unhealthy relationships, and how you should help yourself and/or your friends if you notice it happening.
However, the message did not get across to all students or teachers due to the distraction. So, to briefly go over what was possibly missed, here are some important signs speaker Katie Hood discussed.
It can start out subtle, “like guilting a friend into spending time with you or sneaking a peek at your partner’s texts,” but can turn into more physical abuse quickly. Someone who’s willing to harm you even a little in the first place will most likely have thought about hurting you in worse ways if the relationship continues.
The “five markers of unhealthy love” are intensity, isolation, extreme jealousy, belittling, and volatility.
“It can be really hard to see when unhealthy love turns towards abuse, but it’s fair to say that the more of these markers your relationship might have, the more unhealthy and maybe dangerous your relationship could be.”
The message being: signs are sometimes not as obvious as you’d like them to be. Noticing them early on can save you or a friend from a harmful relationship.
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Matthew Silbernagel is a senior, and will be a new Section Editor on The Mav. He will be continuing his movie reviews, as well as taking on editorial responsibilities this year. He enjoys watching movies, reading books, listening to music, and eating lots of food.
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Arizona • Sep 17, 2019 at 12:09 pm
Completely agree. That was an important lesson and having it interrupted was kind of irritating. As much as I love our band, the message being taught needed to be heard. Thanks for covering! Great article!
Allison m • Sep 17, 2019 at 12:00 pm
The band was super distracting that day and people in my class got super off task. Mav20 isn’t the best class in the world but this lesson was super important. I’m glad this was covered