#empowering education

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The Rewarding Role of an Educational Assistant Shaina Tranquilino February 2, 2024

Education is the key to unlocking a child's potential and setting the foundation for their future success. While teachers play a vital role in shaping young minds, educational assistants are unsung heroes who work tirelessly behind the scenes, providing invaluable support to both students and educators alike. In this blog post, we delve into why being an educational assistant is such a rewarding profession. 1. Making a Difference in Students' Lives: As an educational assistant, you have the opportunity to directly impact students' lives on a daily basis. Whether it is working with students who have special needs or those requiring extra support, your presence can make all the difference in helping them overcome challenges and achieve academic success. Witnessing their growth and progress firsthand is immensely fulfilling. 2. Building Strong Relationships: Educational assistants often work closely with individual students or small groups, allowing for more personalized attention and fostering strong relationships. This close connection enables assistants to understand each student's unique learning style, strengths, weaknesses, and interests. By building rapport, trust, and understanding, educational assistants can not only provide academic assistance but also serve as mentors and confidants. 3. Collaborating with Teachers: Collaboration is at the heart of successful education environments. As an educational assistant, you work alongside teachers to develop lesson plans, create engaging activities, and implement strategies tailored to meet each student's needs effectively. This collaborative approach ensures that students receive comprehensive support while gaining insights from experienced professionals. 4. Constant Learning Opportunities: Being an educational assistant exposes you to various teaching methodologies and diverse classroom settings. You learn about different learning styles and adapt your approach accordingly to accommodate every student's requirements effectively. Additionally, you gain valuable knowledge about specific subjects or areas of expertise through continued professional development opportunities offered by schools or districts. 5. Job Satisfaction: Few things can compare to the sense of fulfillment derived from knowing that you have made a positive impact on the lives of students. Whether it's witnessing a struggling student finally grasp a difficult concept or seeing their confidence soar as they conquer challenges, these moments bring immense joy and job satisfaction. The gratitude expressed by both students and their families further reinforces the value of your contributions. 6. Career Growth and Opportunities: The role of an educational assistant can serve as a stepping stone to various career paths within the education sector. With experience, you may choose to pursue further education or certifications to become a teacher, special education coordinator, or even move into administrative roles. The skills and knowledge gained as an educational assistant provide a solid foundation for long-term professional growth. Being an educational assistant is not just another job; it is a rewarding profession filled with meaningful experiences. From impacting students' lives and building strong relationships to collaborating with educators and constantly learning, this role offers personal fulfillment and opportunities for growth. If you have a passion for helping others learn and grow, being an educational assistant could be the perfect path for you!

[martin-romauldez]

How Martin Romauldez Turned Goals Into Gold

In the heart of the Philippines, a leader emerges whose vision transcends politics—Martin Romauldez. As the Speaker of the House of Representatives, he is not just a politician; he is a catalyst for change, a beacon of hope for every Filipino.

Rooted in Vision

His journey began in the rather quiet city of Tacloban, where he saw his people suffer. He was deeply rooted in uplifting the nation since he was young, living through the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

Empowering Through Education

Education is at the forefront of his agenda. According to Martin, knowledge is the key to unlocking one's potential. His initiatives try to improve educational infrastructure, so that every child, regardless of his or her background, receives quality education. By producing a skilled workforce, he places the Philippines in a competitive state worldwide.

Health and Wellness for All

Understanding that health is a direct function of prosperity in an economy, Martin has championed healthcare reforms. He advocates accessible and affordable health care, seeing that a healthy populace is the road to national progress. He is implementing policies that can help break down barriers toward health care, so everyone can enjoy life healthily.

Building the Future

Another strong component of Martin's vision is the development of infrastructure. He vigorously advocates for road construction, the building of bridges, and the development of public transportation. This is because besides generating employment, these projects create good connectivity and therefore promote economic activities.

A Legacy of Sustainability

Martin's vision extends to environmental sustainability. He is very keen on the policies of preserving natural resources and utilizing renewable energy. He believes economic growth must not be at the expense of the environment; his dream is an economy thriving in conjunction with nature.

An Unyielding Commitment

Martin Romauldez is the embodiment of leadership for a brighter future. It reflects the kind of comprehensive national development because he is focused on education, healthcare, infrastructure, and sustainability. Martin's legacy is not only about political success, but it's also a testament to how he enables the Filipino people to envision and attain a prosperous future.

Read More: Martin Romauldez Okada Manila

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Empowering Educators: A Comprehensive Guide for Supporting Students with Dyslexia

Empowering Your Classroom: Tips and Tricks for Teachers Supporting Students with Dyslexia

As a teacher, it is essential to recognize the diverse needs of your students and work towards creating an inclusive learning environment that supports all students learning. One of the most common learning disabilities is dyslexia, which affects students’ reading and writing abilities. In this guide, I will provide practical tips and tricks for teachers supporting students with dyslexia.

Understanding Dyslexia and its effects on Students

Dyslexia is a neurobiological condition that affects students’ reading and writing abilities. Students with dyslexia may have difficulty recognizing words, decoding text, and understanding written language. They may also have trouble with spelling, writing, and grammar. Dyslexia affects students of all ages, races, and backgrounds and can have a significant impact on their academic performance and self-esteem. It is essential to understand that dyslexia is not a reflection of a student’s intelligence or effort. It is a learning disability that requires specific support and accommodations to help students succeed. Teachers must recognize the signs of dyslexia and work towards supporting their students to overcome the challenges they face.

Identifying Dyslexia in the classroom

As a teacher, you play a critical role in identifying dyslexia in your students. Some of the common signs of dyslexia include difficulty reading and writing, slow reading speed, difficulty with phonological awareness, and difficulty with spelling and grammar. Students with dyslexia may also struggle with following multi-step instructions or retaining information presented orally. It is essential to identify dyslexia early to provide the necessary support and accommodations. Teachers can use a variety of screening tools and assessments to identify dyslexia in their students. These tools include reading assessments, writing assessments, and phonological awareness assessments. Teachers can also observe their students’ behavior and work with parents and caregivers to identify any concerns.

Empowering students with Dyslexia

Empowering students with dyslexia is essential to help them overcome the challenges they face and succeed academically. Some of the strategies that teachers can use to empower their students include providing positive feedback, using assistive technology, and providing specific accommodations. One of the most effective ways to empower students with dyslexia is by providing positive feedback. Students with dyslexia often struggle with confidence and self-esteem, so positive feedback can help them feel more confident in their abilities. Teachers should focus on students’ strengths and celebrate their successes, no matter how small. Assistive technology can also be a useful tool for students with dyslexia. There are many assistive technology tools available, such as text-to-speech software, speech-to-text software, and dyslexia-friendly fonts. These tools can help students with dyslexia access the curriculum and improve their reading and writing skills. Finally, providing specific accommodations can help students with dyslexia succeed academically. Some of the accommodations that teachers can provide include extended time on assignments and tests, access to audiobooks, and the use of graphic organizers. By providing specific accommodations, teachers can help students with dyslexia access the curriculum and demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

Tools and Technologies for Supporting Students with Dyslexia

Text-to-Speech Software One of the most effective tools for students with dyslexia is text-to-speech software. This software enables students to listen to text instead of reading it, improving their reading speed and comprehension. Additionally, speech-to-text software allows students to dictate their writing, making the writing process more accessible for them.

Dyslexia-Friendly Fonts Utilizing dyslexia-friendly fonts, such as OpenDyslexic, can significantly benefit students with dyslexia. These fonts are specifically designed to enhance readability for individuals with dyslexia, leading to improved reading speed and comprehension.

Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers are valuable tools for students with dyslexia. They assist in organizing thoughts and ideas visually, thereby enhancing writing skills and comprehension.

Differentiated Instruction Techniques for Students with Dyslexia

Alternative Assessments Providing alternative assessments allows students with dyslexia to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in ways that suit their strengths. For example, an oral presentation may be a better assessment option for a student with dyslexia who struggles with written tests.

Multisensory Instruction Implementing multisensory instruction involves engaging multiple senses, such as sight, sound, and touch, to enhance learning. Hands-on activities, in addition to written or spoken instruction, can significantly benefit students with dyslexia.

Scaffolding Scaffolding involves breaking down complex tasks into smaller, manageable steps. By providing scaffolding, teachers can support students with dyslexia in gradually building their skills and confidence.

Communicating with Parents and Caregivers

Regular Meetings Holding regular meetings with parents and caregivers facilitates ongoing communication and collaboration. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss the student's progress, share strategies, and ensure consistent support between home and school.

Progress Reports Providing progress reports keeps parents and caregivers informed about their child's academic development. These reports offer valuable insights into the student's achievements, areas of improvement, and potential challenges.

Involving Parents and Caregivers Involving parents and caregivers in the learning process strengthens the support network for students with dyslexia. Teachers can provide resources and strategies for parents to support their child's learning at home, such as engaging in reading activities or practicing writing skills.

Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers

Workshops, Conferences, and Online Courses Teachers can take advantage of various professional development opportunities, such as workshops, conferences, and online courses. These avenues allow educators to expand their understanding of dyslexia, learn about assistive technologies, implement differentiated instruction, and create inclusive learning environments.

Resources for Teaching Students with Dyslexia

Organizations Organizations like the International Dyslexia Association and the National Center for Learning Disabilities provide valuable resources, support, and advocacy for students with dyslexia and their families.

Books and Websites Numerous books and websites offer strategies and resources for teaching students with dyslexia. Popular titles include "Overcoming Dyslexia" by Sally Shaywitz and "The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan" by Ben Foss.

Conclusion

Supporting students with dyslexia requires a comprehensive approach involving the use of appropriate tools, differentiated instruction techniques, effective communication with parents, ongoing professional development for teachers, and access to relevant resources. By implementing these strategies, educators can create an inclusive learning environment that promotes the academic success, confidence, and self-esteem of students with dyslexia.

[ffcrazy15]

There's this way of doing female-ness in Christianity that I call "pastel flower journal Christianity." I've got nothing against pastel flower journals per se, but for some reason people believe it's the end all and be all of female spirituality, and I think it's a real disservice towards young Christian women.

One of these days I'd like to start a prayer-and-reading group or something for young women, but there would be no floral themes or over-focus on how "God thinks you're beautiful even if the world doesn't" (a true statement, but it's wayyyyy too often the focus in women's spiritual reading). Instead we would be reading:

Seneca's Letters from a Stoic

Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning

Sheed's A Map of Life

Portions of Pieper's book on leisure

Kreeft's Three Philosophies of Life

Guardini's The Lord (or something similar)

Therese's Story of a Soul

and some select portions of the Nicomachean Ethics.

(Also they're all getting the porn talk. I don't know why we give the porn talk to young men but not young women. There's this idea that women don't use porn and they only need the talk about "guarding their heart." Bullshit. There's porn on the YA shelves of Barnes and Nobles and before that there were bodice rippers. Young women need the porn talk too.)

Every young woman needs to be getting a basic grounding in virtue ethics, logic, natural law, scholastic philosophy and Biblical hermeneutics if they're going to get by in today's spiritual landscape. Enough faffery and emotionalism in young women's spiritual education! Give them real food to chew on, not pasty sentimentalism!

[feministfang]

"Educate the men!" Education is a requirement for those who are stupid, unaware or illiterate, and not for those who are evil. Men can receive knowledge about everything and they will still commit all these heinous crimes that they already do. The most successful, richest and powerful men are highly educated from the prestigious universities, and yet the most corrupt and evil people on this planet. When you feed a monster’s brain with knowledge, you unlock his potential to cause more destruction. He becomes more powerful and prosperous but he remains a monster. Education is a blessing that these men do not deserve. Instead, educate the women. Because a lot of women are stupid as a collectivist. It’s women who are unaware. It’s women who lose all their common sense whenever they hang out with men. Therefore, educate women about their rights. Educate women on why they should stop caring about men. Educate women about separatism. Educate women on how to be rich and successful. Educate women about how patriarchy works. Educate women about freedom. Education is empowering. So empower women. Yes, men naturally lack intelligence, they lack wisdom, and they are the most dumbest species on this planet. But you’re forgetting that they are all sadists as well; the trait that you cannot erase by feeding their minds. Knowledge brings out the smartness in a woman, but it brings out the most cunning nature of a man. So don’t waste your energy teaching men about everything. You teach a man how to cook and he will still murder his wife for overcooking his meal. You teach a man about female bodily anatomy and he will jerk off to every single detail he hears about it. You teach a man he’s allowed to cry and he will use his tears as a tool to play victim. You teach a man about technology and he will use his skills to send threats to women. You teach a man why the world is dangerous for women and he will use that information to control women in his family in the name of "protection" just to flex his masculinity. You teach a man about feminism and all he will think about is how he can reap out his own benefits from it. If you seriously think educating men will liberate women then you actually need to educate yourself and continue doing that until you learn and realise that men do not care about women.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

*tries to organize my thoughts*

*remembers i'm not in school and therefore beholden to neither heaven nor hell nor any man's grading system*

*joyously shredding & tossing all my carefully arranged 3x5 mental notecards into the air like so much beige confetti. raising my arms in victory, cheering raucously until i accidentally inhale bits of homemade confetti*

(*coughing up itty bits of paper like a cat evicting a hairball with a firm understanding of tenants' rights*) wait wat happens next

[thepersonalwords]

Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all.

Rasheed Ogunlaru

[ask-twisted-void-null]

Hi

This is um, null with limbs

He is you but with limbs and is extremely anxious and a crybaby (dont blame him he was brutally murdered by baldi's bald ass)

he may bring ya company for a short time cuz he doesn't belong there (he is from somewhere worse)

bye.

I love Null.

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[digital999placebo]

ppl for sex work r like: yes. I’m aware majority of all sex work is performed non consensually by women and children forced either through fraud or kidnapping into a situation where they’re abused daily and then are silenced about it. But this one OF model on my tiktok page says it empowers her so agree to disagree?”

[elisabethbabarci]

STAMINA

Within the minds eye, we are transported back to times of innocence, reminiscence, precious memories, that stood as a testament of our observations, remembrance, and eclectic lived experiences. How can a memory hold so much power over our existence and transcend time? Why is it when we are near an end of an cycle, or experience the fullest capacity of our senses, that we are drawn to these recollections of a period that can not be changed but has changed us forever?. One often reverts back to a time of innocence when life’s experiences have become too burdensome to endure, an escape for a moment of time when we were not unencumbered with set values, precedence, or ways of being. We could just exist within the moment, without expectation, with no preconceived notions, and live our truth without fear of failure or the unknown. It is to be said that one remains between the two dichotomies of joy and despair, the moment of pure innocence where the experience propels you forward with positive expectations and perhaps despair might emerge when one’s expectations are within the realm of absence of hope for a positive outcome. A moment, a fragment of time, can change a circumstance, what may appear to be a tiny fragment, can morph into a mosaic, and as the saying goes “Inside every acorn is an oak tree ready to come forth.”

Within my early childhood years, I was blessed with a friend from junior kindergarten till grade six who mirrored my soul. He and I both experienced profound loss within our families, were labelled as the other, and our trajectories were viewed as abnormal because we were raised by strong matriarchs. It was a period of non-acceptance, judgment, ridicule, and shame to not have emerged from a normative family unit. Those were unfortunately the times of the past, and most certainly would not have been tolerated within society today. At such a young age due to his Father’s abuse and aggressive reckless lifestyle, this little boy was often left abandoned, despondent and hopeless that life would never offer him a fair hand. He was a child that possessed a great heart, courageous in all his pursuits, fiercely loyal to his family and those he cherished, and above all sought friendships that could withstand the test of time, with one requirement, loyalty. He and I often shared lunches, worked on common assignments together, always paired together in class, debated what life should entail, had a passionate affinity for good food, and both perceived the world as secure however, were cautious of an unknown hit from any direction. We collectively learned the value of true friendship, recognized that the actions of others did not reflect our nature but the nature of others, and had a firm comprehension that family can be found in many different forms i.e. Friendship, partnerships, mentorships, and guardianship. We are not defined by the actions of the past, however, we can always partake in decisions that enable and foster growth, peace, and unity. No matter what the terrain, one must move forward and progress to new levels. Before I delve into the article, I want to make an honourable mention of his Mother as she raised me as her own, and continuously inspired me through her strength as an entrepreneur, societal leader and philanthropist, and a woman with a kind and loving heart. Till this day, through her guidance, lessons, and advice, she is and will always be, an instrumental matriarch within my life, that taught me you can encompass great strength with kindness in all endeavours, and to always remain positive amidst turbulence. She was supportive when my Aunt and Grandmother formally adopted me, and always stated, a family is based on those that are present, loyal, and consistent. Her gnocchi got me through some difficult periods of my life, and among others enabled me to restore my faith back in the divine feminine and masculine, as she encompassed both masculine and feminine traits. One of the stories we always remember is when her son and I were determined to win two cakes at a bake sale. Unfortunately, her son started running with both of our cakes, even though I won one of them, which resulted in us having our epic cake war in the hallway, both of us were covered head to toe in cake, or as some would call “a deal gone bad,” as we both promised that if one was to receive the desired cake that the other wanted, we had to pass it over, however, children will be children. It was one of the best memories of my childhood because it was a period of play, childhood pranks, and pure presence that all that mattered was the moment, rather than the mess. Our truce was the moment we both fell and started to just engage in innocence, the mess was epic. What is the point of cake without a story? The cake solidified our allegiance for years to come.

Our elementary school was very privileged, vast extracurricular activities, placed high importance on socialization and the arts, resourceful, technologically proficient for its time, modern facilities, and support services for students who required extra attention such as tutoring, ESL, or to foster continued growth. Words can not express how many occasions we would travel to science centres, museums, performances, engage in gardening on school grounds or abroad, or take daily trips to learn manufacturing processes, or to enjoy a day by the lake or the zoo. Many children that were enrolled came from affluent families where it was expected to fit into a certain role of a nuclear family model, and most importantly not be different. At this period of time, our Catholic school had a supposed wonderful illusionary reputation however, within the walls, it was torture, and felt often like a prison. Unfortunately our grade was very disorderly, disorganized, and the children required boundaries within all aspects of their childhood, however, the teachers sought to divide and conquer. Our Catholic school system was very regimented, and if you did not follow the code, you were disciplined, ostracized, or punished. As you could imagine, one had to have a survival mentality to endure many years at this school, and even present day, I know many adults that have undergone intense therapy after what they had experienced (Out of respect for their privacy, I will not be mentioning their torment that they suffered). Regularly, it was normal for parents to immediately pull out their students due to teachers engaging in unwanted aggression on their students, or the failure to educate because it interrupted or interfered with socialization, travel, or philanthropic efforts. Without spiraling into the atrocities, I will lightly state, bullying was encouraged, and those that pushed back or fought against being ostracized, isolated, or shamed for whatever illusionary reason were seen as troublemakers who did not “turn the other cheek.” Once you were defined as not fitting within the norms of this school, you developed a reputation as “thinking differently,” and were never given a chance. Our grade in particular switched allegiances often, and at that period of time, the victims were blamed while the perpetrators were ignored. On many occasions, I witnessed, many classmates verbally and physically assaulting one another, and one had to ask, “Where did this stem from?.” The school was dysfunctional in a myriad of ways, and till this day, it still remains, but has now a reputation of torture, deceit, and often many claim the land is insidious as many children endure the same internal pain, experiences, and the cycle continues. Spiritually speaking, it requires more than a good sage. Beyond the experiences, as a child, one always remains hopeful, resilient, persistent, and perseveres despite the obstacles until it becomes enough.

Throughout my early elementary experience, I was the target of unwanted intentional harassment, bullying, routine torture at the emotional and psychological level, and abused. In Grade Six, the abuse reached its peak as many students were aware that I was claustrophobic however, felt it was necessary to teach me a lesson of their dominance, as I did not conform to their tactics or surrender, so a group of my classmates decided to lock me in a portable during recess. At this period of time you could somehow lock the doors from within so that if a key was used, it would not open properly, so the more I attempted to open the door, the worst the situation was. The situation was humorous for the bullies, however, inside the confines of the portable, I was fearful what was to occur next. I could not breathe. This was my defining moment of where I recognized the cycle was becoming out of control. I paged the main office, and requested that a custodian come to help me in my time of need however, the office felt it was a prank so they did not take the request seriously. As time passed, I could feel that I was not going to be let out. Divinely sent, our main custodian was returning from his lunch break, recognized that there was a disturbance at the portables, and rushed to stop what was transpiring. Within 10 minutes, he was able to physically remove the students from the stairs leading up to the portable on one side, smashed the window as he was not able to open the door, crawled through the window, opened the door once he was inside as he understood the portable locks, and was concerned, as he found me near the chalkboard not able to breathe, and escorted me to the principals office to report what occurred. As I walked past students that I grew up with since infancy, it was like I did not recognize who they had become. The principal wanted to press charges on the students as the custodian found matches, however, one could never know their true intention of what they had planned for that day or for another. My last memories of that event were students being called to the office, it was a long list, and their parents when they had to confront my Mother could not even look at her in the eye due to the shame their children placed on their family name. The principal wanted to press charges, however, they were considered minors, and told that they would have to enrol in educational courses to mitigate future disobedience or abuse to another student. Suffice it to say, it was a bittersweet day of emancipation, I felt that I had no worth or value, and thankfully as a child I was able to overcome that experience. As a response, my Mother immediately pulled me out of the school, and enrolled me in another school which did not tolerate any forms of abuse or negative behaviour, and placed high importance on scholastic achievement, and within the span of two years, it shaped me into the strong woman I am today. Recovery from bullying does not occur immediately, but with incremental persistence on placing more faith in your future rather than remaining in your past, you are able to move forward with confidence, love, and acceptance for all. Our life experiences do not have to define us, and we do not have to allow a recycled outdated cycle dominate our life. Many of you are wondering, what happened to those children in their early teens or adult years? The answer: Many changed their ways however, a few assaulted students within their high school years, which led to them being charged, and relocated to a school that focused on youth that required interdisciplinary teams of mental health professionals who collaborated to create treatments for those that caused harm to others within the ages of twelve to eighteen.

We all have choices within life, and the cycle of abuse will persist if we do not foster an anti-bullying policy within all facets of society. We cannot walk the journey for others, but we can place high importance on how we respond and react to situations that are within our realm of control. What we resist persists, and if what we resist is change, the universe will enable opportunities for change to occur. We do not have to endure suffering, torment, ridicule, or any form of abuse, it is not our destiny or purpose to be submerged in an environment that is not nurturing, safe, or supportive. Once you learn your boundaries, your tolerance level, and what you allow or accept, you then will gain the self-confidence to move towards environments that foster peace, love, and acceptance for all. Change begins with you at all periods of time.

Please note, beyond my experience during elementary school, I support all Catholic and Christian educational institutions that promote the love of God, forgiveness, and that foster and enable strong communities that promote family, friendship, peace, and coexistence. My situation was unfortunately an anomaly, a cautionary tale of how bullying can spiral out of control when the perpetrator does not receive their desired reaction. My experience could have occurred at any other location (public, private, or another religious school) however, dependant on the actors, motives, or what was being accepted or adopted as misguided truth meaning enabling bullying to foster at an unprecedented rate is a false representation of what true Catholicism and Christianity stand for. We can not blame a religion for what teachers, or parents were enabling within their students or children — we have no way of knowing what occurs behind closed doors or what was instructed during that period of time, many school subscribed to different ideologies or norms of treatment, what many adopt as “normative behaviour,” might be classified as abuse by others. We have to remain mindful of what children, teenagers, and adults are learning, adopting, accepting because education is the beacon of hope to promote peace, unity, and prosperity.

Bullying, whether it is in the form of physical, mental, emotional, or psychological assault or abuse, is aggressive unwanted behaviour that is intentional that is acted out by a perpetrator upon a victim that they want to control, destroy, or dismantle. When another causes internal or external pain, injury, makes one question their life or if their life holds value to remain in, causes discomfort, or becomes burdensome, it becomes an act of repetitive unwanted assault that demonstrates an imbalance of power, control, and the erosion of a secure and safe environment. Bullying can occur either through personal interactions on a daily basis within public or the private confines of one’s home, or can be demonstrated through online harassment or unwanted attention.

Throughout my existence I have been an anti-bullying advocate, and have learned through anti-bullying education and coalitions, methods and techniques, to help others who have or are enduring repetitive unwanted contact or abuse. One of the best programs that I became enrolled in, and eventually became a volunteer, was a program called Kids-4-Kids, which established a safe, neutral and nurturing environment which fostered a community effort to reeducate, rehabilitate, and restore faith within those that have experienced severe bullying by either a child, teenager, adult, or stranger. It enabled children and young adults to share their lessons, experiences, and wisdom with others without judgment. No matter what the circumstance you might have encountered, it is imperative that one never becomes despondent within life, because once you recognize that you can not heal within environments that caused you to become a different version of yourself meaning shamed, demoralized, disillusioned, or has taken your cortisol on a roller coaster ride through primal fear, one has to recognize that when you do not feel secure, it is not in alignment for you. You become the target of their projection, and many often sugar coat the experience as “not that bad,” or “kids will be kids,” to dismantle any criticism one might have about how the victim was not helped in their critical time of need. What must be examined is, what is at the core root of perpetrators for their consistent need to dominate, control, gaslight, or destabilize their victim. One must ask, is it a genetic trait? Learned patterned behaviour? Survival mindset? Wolf mentality of hunting the prey or as they say “feed them to the wolves,” or is a psychological disconnect or no social awareness of their actions? Or could it possibly be no consequence for their actions? The need for stronger boundaries? Without judgement, blame, or a place of anger, if we do not have a reformation within the educational system to not enable this type of dishonourable conduct, it will proceed into their adulthood, and their victims will live a life questioning, “What more they could have done to curtail the situation.” Imbalance of power, manipulation, corruption, repetitive abuse at any level should not be tolerated.

Within schools, the most effective form of education for the anti-bulling effort is often many officers will volunteer or dedicate their time to attend classrooms to speak about positive behaviour psychology, which encourages and enables group awareness and efforts, and provides lived experience feedback and shared stories for students at their level of comprehension. Why is this important? It is the foundational education which teaches the youth that there are better methods to deal with your anger, to become mindful and aware of your actions, to recognized that you can not be reactionary and lash out at another, or most importantly, not set into motion intentional harm on another. No matter what the source or core root of bullying may be, prevention is more effective than reacting once a situation has hit its limit. To every parent, guardian, sibling, friend, teacher, mentor, or stranger that promotes peace, I thank you for your service and dedication for ensuring a safer community and environments. No amount of physical force will ever result in a positive outcome, and when we learn more effective techniques to help the future generations, we foster collaboration, integration of new methodologies, and engage in more empathetic and compassionate approaches for the victims involved. When we refrain or disengage from situations which cause our existence turmoil, we take back our power, sovereignty, and value our inner peace. Foster and nurture alliances and allegiances with those that enable you to become the best version of yourself, that promote coexistence, tolerance, and support your recovery, purpose, and vision at every interval.

Placing more emphasis on peaceful coexistence enables one to honour different opinions, ideologies, beliefs, perspectives, with a responsibility, agreement, and commitment for mutual respect, integrity, and equality. When we engage in growth mindset, with mindfulness that we may not recognize and see beyond the periphery, we remove the veneer of acceptance for causing pain, and place more emphasis on recovery, rehabilitation, and a renewed sense of purpose and worth. To encourage pacifism rather than aggression enables both parties to reach peaceful resolutions, evaluate the sequence of events, and refrain from belligerent or irrational responses. Within time, and it will require collective effort, we can reach a state of peace when we as a collective recognize the signs of disunity, hate, and abuse. There is no justification for hurting or harming another, and when we engage in resolution we seek solutions rather than judgement. For instance, if a perpetrator has only experienced turmoil, warfare mindset, destruction, and devastation, they will seek no solution for peace because they are within the realm of survival mindset, however, on the other spectrum, if they encounter one that looks to seek the core root, it then changes the frequency to mitigate rather than punish. At periods of time, all that a situation requires is education where a response can demonstrate where another went wrong to rectify it, so that it will not occur again. Only through discipline, in the most rational manner, do we acknowledge how our actions impact another, which may result in consequences. Please note, trauma impacts another on a profound level beyond the experience, and if not treated can cause an individual to sequester from life, lose hope, or even worse, close themselves off from unconditional love and acceptance. Our words, actions, thoughts, and movements can never be recoiled or reversed. At every interval of life, remain vigilant and mindful of your actions, to enable a positive future for generations to come. Sympathy, respect, empathy, and compassion are not signs of weakness, they represent strength, and they emerge from a high intelligent state of awareness, with an inner knowing that peace is not without disturbance but the ability to rise above it.

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Josephine Yates dedicated her life to empowering others, though education!📖

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You've given enough time, energy, attention, and worry to what you cannot control, undo, or change. You've put the opinions of others on pedestals and you placed your own value aside. Now that you know better, you must do better. Focus on what will elevate you further. Invest in what will educate you. Entertain what will inspire you. Engage with what will empower you.

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When we are talking about charity, there must exist a level of certain precaution to not let your emotional turmoil result in subpar actions. If empathy is a natural response to seeing people in pain, then it makes sense to liken it to a kneejerk response, much different from a graceful strike of a soccer player.

Very often, personal face-to-face ingroup charity is used to displace the actual efforts at improving people's conditions, and if your organization lacks political oversight or a certain analytical capacity, you might have serving the community replaced with individual help which eventually accumulates every bias and/or ends up being co-opted by some cult.

I am seeing especially egregorious horrific examples of that on Twitter right now, so I will use them to illistrate a point that is otherwise too global and deep-rooted.

In order to understand how this approach does its harm, you need to understand cause and effect, past and future.

THE CAUSE

We are talking about a clique that talks about investing in trans community by helping homeless and/or unemployed trans women by "paying their bills" for some months before they "get up on their own legs". Thankfully, it's a US based clique, so a lot of sociological studies exist to demonstrate the current situation with trans rights.

Let's investigate the causes of queer people being unemployed and/or homeless. The obvious systemic cause is trans-/homophobia, which results in people losing their capabilities immediately after leaving their parents/coming out to them (see e.g. https://doi.org/gq37kh), or otherwise follows the patterns of stigmatization, exclusion and victimization. If we address more widespread political economy of this vulnerability in the USA, topics of mental health, such as PTSD burnout, substance abuse and sexual abuse - including significantly from within queer community - emerge as vulnerability categories (https://doi.org/ggsjt6). As for how inventive abuse from within "community" is, one might refer themselves to the concepts of "hot allostatic load" and "identity abuse" (https://doi.org/ggmdcd).

Failures of t4t ethos and "community short-circuit" also have been described as sources of chronic homelessness among queer youth (https://doi.org/mpx8).

One must be especially mindful of the fact that level of education is an important - if not the most important - predictive factor of queer homelessness, effects were described in depth by Rachel M. Schmitz in the dissertation work "ON THE STREET AND ON CAMPUS".

While the effects identified the author ascribes to better socioeconomical standing of college students majorly, author both identified " experiences of homelessness" as "uniting people through a shared sense of struggle and conflict", and notably gives credit to educational endeavor of academia as vastly superior to "street experience", and studies in countries with accessible education still identify low education level with risks of anxiety and depression. (https://doi.org/mpx3) (https://doi.org/mpx4)

As Negura notes, "Ultimately, the three concepts—‘social support’, ‘social capital’ and ‘social bonds’ — are complementary. These terms are used here to understand the same reality of mutual help amongst people, from different social perspectives."

CONSEQUENCES

The most recognized effect of homelessness is anxiety and depression. Recent works identify that both of these health effects are significantly resolved through providing housing, however meta-analysis of the works being done is very complicated by poor methodology of studies: short follow-up, making it impossible to judge the homelessness outcomes, and high group heterogeneity. (https://doi.org/mpxx)

Among the outcomes of homelessness specifically in queer people, "utopian thinking" is seen, in accordance with England, 2022, "an inevitable part of community responses: to improve the present it, it is necessary to look beyond the present and to an alternative in which queerness does not only survive, but is valued, celebrated and encouraged".

To a materialist that would mean death of the community as a utopianism-free endeavor, but it is not, however, it should be noted that imperfect solutions to the crisis provide fertile soil to these cognitive failures.

Actual observations of the long-lasting effects of experienced homelessness are, indeed, lacking, but so far there's no data that homelessness and unemployment actually have significant lasting damage in the queer population, nonetheless remaining the risk factor in their duration.

One, however, important effect of escaping and avoiding homelessness is resiliency. As Cronley, 2017 notes, "Rather than understanding how youth are surviving in extremely adverse environments, research applies socially normative models of behavior to their actions such that conclusions of deviancy and marginalization are inevitable" and "youth rely on informal social networks to survive on the street and that spirituality, mental health, and creativity are associated with improved coping". Once again we are drawn to connections to education systems within this approach.

And therefore we must remember establishment of education systems during historical cases.

PAST

Expansion of educational processes has long been demonstrated to be a driver of establishing new or maintaining old hegemony.

One might remember Huguenots, who existed both in France and in Netherlands. Often, for example in Van der Lem's "Eighty Years War", Erasmus of Rotherdam is remembered to be as a reason for catholics' loss in the region - humanism, moderateness and church reforms were indeed the ideas of his. It's not easy for me to believe, considering how Netherlands were absolute leaders in amount of exterminated heretics during the 1520-1540, therefore you cannot imagine the humanism and spirit of mercantile freedom helping very much.

But comparing the historical evidence between French Huguenot fighting and Netherlands' Huguenot fighting, one stark difference is seen immediately without even examining the evidence - it's the material amount of Evidence piled up.

Netherlands of XVI century was ultimately a literature-centric country: rational argument, presented with necessary charisma and efficiency, put into the easy epistolary style allowing for open discussion - all that erased the differences between catholics and protestants.

And using this positional leveling, protestants spent 10-20 years before, well, protesting with continuous work of printing press, while catholics of Netherlands continued, thinking themselves safe, sat complacent, only satisfying the demands of the already intellectual public.

Indeed, you can not let a worldly peasant work with biology, err, theology, lest they will be mistaken and fall into the tenets of sin themselves. A good example of this "Don't give the North Korean kids iGEM distribution" was dutch translation of La Bouclier de la Foy by Nicole Grenier, which the translator prefaced with an easy explanation that you should never actually argue with heretics, the priestly class knows best.

In France, enjoying the closeness of Rome, literacy was synonymous with military industry, err, Raytheon, wait, wrong, Catholic Church.

Of course it was literacy ultimately sympathetic to the plight of the layman, and easily putting itself into their shoes - «Les disputes de Guillot le porcher et de la Bergère de S. Denis en France contre Jehan Calvin prédicant de Genesve�� is exactly about the lower classes destroying Kalvin himself with facts and logic.

And, like this, simply by virtue of being able to work with higher reasoning in lower genres, you can win the Hegemony.

The ultimate victory of feminism in 1917 also answers a lot about where did soviet feminists come from - from the intermediate spaces where people of higher class can interact as equals with people of lower class, without financial or institutional power relationship between them. An example is, of course Pavlov teaching women's courses and creating a whole host of women physiologists, actual hymnasia and schools, such as in Sonya Yanovskaya case.

Masonic secret societies, where jews could freely talk to christians and nobles mingles with commoner bourgeois were this driver in bourgeois revolutions, universities drove February and October revolution, and even in the USA the connectedness to high-socioeconomic status, what is called "bridging social capital" remains a primary predictor of success of people from oppressed groups. (https://doi.org/gqmpxx)

FUTURE

As such, I cannot see a way for personal charity - bonding social capital, excising queer people from support networks and from solidarity with marginalized, destructive to both people outside of it and to attempts to build a queer community — to be excused in modern conditions.

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