Military style is how we think they learn. Sound a beep that plugs them into work like those sedatives used to restrain a “crazy” person. These kids are treated as if they were lampposts, only to be used for illuminating the way for the higher members of society.
I see the frustration in their eyes and with every moment they feel betrayed by the system. I’m just standing there telling them that I believe in them and they can do it, but that won’t be enough. I tell them and they’re momentarily defeated, but some of them want lift their heads high and say that they are NOT merely cogs in the system.
Fight for your lives, my little troopers. You mean the world to me.
My kids are exhausted like magnolias falling off of the tree.
Many things have inspired me along the way, from the way that atoms interact to universal forces working in tandem to bring joy into my life.
I arrived from Cuba at the young age of 6 years old, became a big sister to an exceptional little boy at the age of 13, went off to college as a first-generation college student, earned a Bachelor's degree in Biological Chemistry from Grinnell College. After graduating, I became a high school science teacher with Teach for America and taught for 5 years. While teaching, I earned a Master's of Science in Education and Social Change from the University of Miami and then studied at Florida Institute of Technology and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Currently I am loving my life as a BCBA where every day I learn new skills applicable in my practice and in my life.
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I think you did a great job of capturing how the kids may be feeling about their own futures and how you know, realistically, that you can’t assure them of anything. “These kids are treated as if they were lampposts, only to be used for illuminating the way for the higher members of society” I think this is true and also describes their value and function in society.
I think you did a great job of capturing how the kids may be feeling about their own futures and how you know, realistically, that you can’t assure them of anything. “These kids are treated as if they were lampposts, only to be used for illuminating the way for the higher members of society” I think this is true and also describes their value and function in society.
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Thank you! It’s so sad that they have to face so many injustices.
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