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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Man Dies From Toothache, Couldn't Afford Meds
A 24-year-old Cincinnati father died from a tooth infection this week because he couldn't afford his medication, offering a sobering reminder of the importance of oral health and the number of people without access to dental or health care.
According to NBC affiliate WLWT, Kyle Willis' wisdom tooth started hurting two weeks ago. When dentists told him it needed to be pulled, he decided to forgo the procedure, because he was unemployed and had no health insurance.
When his face started swelling and his head began to ache, Willis went to the emergency room, where he received prescriptions for antibiotics and pain medications. Willis couldn't afford both, so he chose the pain medications.
The tooth infection spread, causing his brain to swell. He died Tuesday.
Publisher's Note:
I, too, had underwent a similar experience back in 1987. when I, too, had a bad tooth that needed to be extracted, and both antibiotics and pain killers were prescribed for me to take, but my pain was so severe that I chose to take only the pain killer medicine, and not the antibiotic. Well, despite my medical training and knowledge, I had continued to take only the pain killer medicine. Unfortunately, as a result of my ignorance, my tongue obviously became infected to the point that it risen to the roof of my mouth leaving very little room to swallow, nor could I speak.
Suffice to say, my dad (God Rest His Soul) took me to the hospital emergency room, and I was administered an IV, and believe me, this time I took the prescribed antibiotics! Underneath my tongue was nothing but gelatinous matter - jelly like substance that was badly infected. I never would have thought in a million years that I would become a victim of my own ignorance. Especially with my knowledge, but when you've never been sick a day in your life to that extent, and have never been admitted to the hospital, you do begin to feel that you are invincible.
I'd soon found out thereafter that I was not invincible. And yes, I learned that I, too, can get sick.
My dentist at that time learned about my emergency care. After all, it was him who had provided me with the dental care, and prescribed the medicines. He called, and I was able to detect the nervousness on his part. I assured him that what had happened to me was NOT his fault at all! And he did not have to worry about me taking him to court because it was not his fault. Why? Because it was NOT his fault. It was me who chose not to take the prescribe antibiotic! How could I ever in my conscience blame another individual for my wrong doing? It is not right to do so, period!
In fact, he was the BEST dentist I ever had in my life! I sincerely hope that he's still alive, and doing well. I really do.
PLEASE: If a dentist or physician is to ever prescribe antibiotics for you to take, please do so. And if you do not have insurance, please see a dentist anyway! Please see a physician. I had learned that there are some physicians and dentists who are very empathetic to your need as a non-insured person. I am very sadden by this story. Not every dentist and physician are ruthless greedy individuals. They, too, needed someone's help at one time or another. NEVER ASSUME THAT NO ONE WILL HELP YOU!
And just so you know - until you do get medical attention in relationship to getting antibiotics for your infected tooth/teeth/mouth, please eat healthy portions of onions (Onions are a natural antibiotic) - place tea bags onto the affected area - wash your mouth with "over-proof liquor" and/or continue to rinse your mouth entirely with alcohol-based mouthwash by swishing it in your mouth for approximately five minutes before spitting it out.
END.
Explaining Why "Homework" Is NOT a Dirty Word!
I feel that I’ve been remiss in fully explaining myself as to why I believe assigning ‘homework’ regularly is essential for teachers to provide for our youngsters to do in the 21st Century. More so now than ever before!
In addition, I would like to read what you have to say on this subject. I highly respect everyone's thoughts on this matter. Hopefully, there will be more discussions on this topic, particularly since there will be many students throughout the U.S. who will shortly, or have already resume back to school. In South Carolina, the educational process has already begun in some counties.
It has been my experience that assigning homework to students have redeeming qualities (If the teacher knows what he, or she, is doing) that will eventually pay-off in the end.
There is more to homework than assigning pages to read, and/or answering questions in the textbook. It is about the youngsters having co-dialogue with their peers in the classroom learning as to how they derive with their answer(s). It's about allowing their thoughts on paper to become audible in a classroom, so that each other can learn how each other think - process their thoughts openly in a forum of their peers.
The problem with so many teachers, especially in the public school system, is that they have been duped into believing that their role as a teacher is to basically 'mimic' so-called educational materials that's been assigned for them to follow - in many cases, verbatim. Who said that 'homework' must be an arduous chore that lacks quality and genuine creativity? By whose standards are these rules set?
A myriad of teachers today are standing on the shoulders of “teachers of ‘yesteryear,‘” who did exercise their duties well by using the formula of giving regular homework, and tasking the steps to teach their students without use of fear or prejudice, particularly in Black and Hispanic communities.
However, many of these teachers’ knees have weakened lacking the strength to stand tall on those sturdy shoulders, and have somehow fallen short to do the same in current time teaching ‘whole’ education in the 21st Century.
In fact, I can safely say that the cease of assigning regular homework to youngsters begun to falter in the mid to latter 1970s, and as a result of this tragedy, it has, for the most part, become an obsolete practice throughout many parts of the United States.
'Quality' over 'Quantity' is not the issue here when it is relates to homework. The issue at hand is whether a teacher is willing to put in the 'hours' to assess whether their students are, or are not, grasping what is being taught in school! If not, then the question of 'homework' is moot!
Debating whether assigning homework today tells me that there is something terribly wrong with the educational system as a whole involving both the teachers, and the educational board that determines what should, or should not, be taught in schools. The paranoia theme about homework being non-essential is based on past traditional methodologies often held with negative connotations that lacks substance. Frankly put, to assign homework is mostly problematic to individuals, and/or groups, who prefer to take a 'short-cut' in our children’s educational learning process.
And just to be clear on a few things:
1) Granted, not every child has the inherent ability to grasp literacy as effectively as some other children at the same rate of speed. The same applies to penmanship, spelling, and so forth. However, when 'time-of-self' as a teacher is used to extricate these much needed qualities within a child (And homework assignments is one way to assess this need), then an efficient competent motivational teacher can now choose a suitable route for this child to explore in order to sharpen his, or her, skills in a way that will eventually manifest itself wondrously;
2) Homework is not something you give just to be giving it, nor is to notate a [red] mark when something is 'incorrect' versus being 'correct,' and then let it go. It is a tool to promote and foster future post-secondary educational habits, such as research finding, detailing comprehension of reading, encourage writing themes and outlines, and it is a part of life that perhaps one day, they, too, may have children who'll need their assistance to do the same.
A cry-out call was made, for example, in South Carolina, in 2002-2003 from numerous four-year colleges to two-year colleges (To include technical colleges) insisting that the professors/educators are to be more stringent with their curriculum. In other words, these students who call themselves 'transferring' from a two-year to their four-year college did NOT meet the needed requirements in writing, reading AND its comprehension, just to highlight a couple of these embarrassing notes. In other words, these youngsters could not keep up with the demands of the school’s curriculum, despite the earned college credits they had acquired.
In fact, I saw first hand in an English college class (English 101) when the professor was literally explaining to the class the differences between their, there, and they’re! COLLEGE ENGLISH for crying out loud!
Another example is when an English college class assignment was given on a Friday, and on the following Monday, a young female had the nerve to ask the professor the definition of a particular word! WHAT? This child had the entire weekend to seek the definition of that specific word. Hell, she had a “Spell check” on the computer because mostly, if not, all, have spell-checkers in the software. Worse, there’s the Internet, local library, and of course, a ’thesaurus,’ which is also included on many of the computer softwares.
The point I am attempting to make here is that this young female (And she was not alone in this lunacy) had the ultimate nerve to live her life throughout an entire weekend, and came back on Monday to ask a ridiculous question! And yes, I called her out on that one shaming both the professor, and herself, because it was asinine, to say the least!
[Please Note: I understand the “Uncle Ruckus” mentalities that exist in our ill society. Therefore, I would be remiss if I did not point out that the young female in the English class was Caucasian, as well as the majority of the students at that time. Hopefully, this little bit of revelation will quell the notions and lay to rest the multitude of ignorance that continues to run rampant across many racial, ethnic, class, and cultural lines, who truly believe that “Whites are Bright, and that “Blacks Lack,” and “Brown is Down,’ and “Hispanics Panic!” At least that is my hope.]
Laziness is not an option. Self-preservation of one's own objective and goal is not acceptable. Unruly children in the classroom should not be a factor to deter oneself from teaching. And yes, it is my observation that most teachers (And thank God, not all of them) who seek to heighten their own educational futures by working feverishly to earn their Master's degree, or Doctorate, are the same individuals who choose NOT to assign homework of any kind! Hhmmm, I wonder why?
Plainly put, to be a 'teacher' is an admirable and honorable respected profession, but only if it is carried out in that fashion. Not every teacher is a teacher. Not all homework is a bore, nor boring.
Not everyone take kindly to the word 'homework' due to negative past experiences of receiving it themselves as a child, or as an adult for that matter. Somehow to receive 'homework' is a burden, which in many cases is believed that it deters them from carrying out their usual duties at home (i.e., taking time away from their own children, cuts in on their 'play time' with the guys or gals, or takes them away from their own studies, and so forth).
Hell, the problem is that many of us tend to 'play' first, and 'work' later instead of doing the opposite!
America is a nation filled with playful distractions [with the exception of 'The Arts' (Dance, theater, music lessons, etc.)] that are riddled with glorified celebrities, sport athletes, media news, gossip, and so forth, serving no valuable purpose whatsoever in the elevation of introducing, understanding and applying mathematics, science, reading, etc., into our children's lives, nor ours as adults, as quiet as kept!
In regard to unruly children in the classroom, with all due respect to Brother Sango, as being the excuse for many teachers not giving homework to their students is lame. Once again, the problem of having unruly youngsters in the classroom to dictate how a teacher teaches in classroom is unacceptable.
Again, here we have an age-old excuse for not yielding to the call of using 'common sense.' Such an excuse is equivalent to the politics that are now taking place in Washington, D.C. - somehow the fact that "public servants," who were elected by us, the constituents, actually work for us, and not us working for them, have seemingly got lost in the shuffle!
Like homework, there is no massive public out-cry on this point either. Unless of course, you’re a Tea Party member! But I digress.
Unruly youngsters in the classroom should not deter a qualified teacher from teaching her students in the classroom, nor should it become a factor to prohibit assigning homework to the youngsters who DO want to learn.
Besides, it IS a teacher's job - a ‘call to duty’ - to provide and teach 'whole' education. It is NOT a teacher's job to withhold nor sacrifice educational instruction to youngsters who are there by the Grace of God to learn.
With that said: Is the teacher’s salary being determined, or deducted, based on the amount of children taught in the classroom without disruption, or who is/are unruly in the classroom?
When you give a child a chore to do in the house, more than likely that child is going to complain, but you, as the parent, nonetheless, expect that child to do it. And as a good competent parent, you will show the child how to do said chore. The likelihood of that child completing the chore successfully may range from low to moderately well. And of course, as the parent, you will inspect what the child did, and give either an approval or disapproval rating. But not without pointing out the flaw(s) on how it was done.
Thus, the parent will then determine what to do next that will benefit the child later whenever the same chore is given again to do:
A) The parent will allow the child to do the same chore over again in hopes of doing better, or
B) Give the benefit of the doubt that the child has learned from his or her short-coming(s) in hopes of doing a better job the next time around.
Now, the next time when the child is given the same chore to do, he or she, will more than likely do a better job. However, such a time is based on the length of time it will take to do the job again, such as daily, weekly, or bi-monthly, just to give some examples.
The same principle is used toward 'homework':
If you give a child homework to do in the house, more than likely that child is going to complain, but you, as the teacher, nonetheless, expect that child to do it. And as a good competent teacher, you will either show the child how to do, and/or help them to understand the homework assignment.
The likelihood of that child completing the homework assignment successfully at home may range from low to moderately well, but it got done and was presented to you on the assigned date. And of course, as the teacher, you will inspect what the child did, and give either an approval or disapproval rating. But not without pointing out the flaw(s) on how it was done.
Thus, the teacher will determine what to do next that will benefit the child later whenever the same or similar homework is given again to do:
A) The teacher will allow the child to do the same homework over again that is marked in 'red' for incorrections, or
B) Give the benefit of the doubt that the child has learned from his or her errors in hopes of doing a better job the next time around.
Now, the next time when the child is given the same or similar homework to do, he or she, will more than likely do a better job. However, such a time is based on the length of time it will take to receive the next homework assignment (daily, weekly, or bi-monthly), just to give some examples.
And just so we are on the same page: If a parent has a child who choose not to do his or her chores, and if a teacher has a student who chose not to be cooperative and prefer to be unruly in class, then it is obvious, despite the laws of the educational land, such a child need to be dealt with immediately! Now, you can take it for what it’s worth . . . Let’s just say that my children, two of three who are grown adults, know the meaning of “A world of hurt!” Literally!
With that said, it is BOTH 'quality' and 'quantity' that matters whenever an application of learning is introduced to the child via assigned homework.
Let's face it: America essentially screwed-up royally, educationally wise, when the decision of NOT assigning homework on a regular basis was not warranted to do so. Such evidence is apparent today, and is produced repeatedly, although hidden from the public often, that millions of students who start their first year of college are literally illiterate! Even to the point that so many of these post-secondary educational institutions are 'dumbing-down' their curriculum.
And for the record, to compare U.S.A. educational level with China is moot. China has billions of people, whom for the most part, are a part of the younger generation, who have gotten away from their [own] ancient traditional base of learning, and it has nothing to do with pressures of receiving regular homework assignments, studying around-the-clock, or anything of the ilk, with the belief that such are the driving forces of suicides, and other depressive forms, or states of emotional distresses plaguing the Chinese culture, to put it mildly.
Much of this upheaval of emotional distress stems with many of the younger generation wanting to be so much like the Westerners (America, Europe) to the point that they question their own elders, and the [ancestral] values, rebel against it, thus moving farther away from ‘tradition,‘ hence, becoming more deteriorated as the years go by. Besides, what is going on in China is much deeper than the ‘surface of layers’ it presents to the world. But I digress. Perhaps a discussion on that subject can be tabled for another time.
The bottom line is that laziness is not an option to forego invaluable tools of learning, especially in the 21st Century. Although, I do understand why there is a need to "re-invent the wheel mentality" that many harbor in their minds to do relating to elevate our childrens' quests to seek knowledge, and how to apply them in life. This type of thinking fosters negative patterns of past traditional manners being taught today, which is why America's youngsters are always 'last' academically in an industrialized nation. Especially in the Black and Hispanic communities where literal 'fear' and 'prejudice' are factors as to why so many of our children are NOT receiving 'whole' education, and are made as ‘scape-goats‘ whenever any form of educational structure is questioned, and/or used as a compass to illustrate how dilapidated the American educational school system has faltered.
To put it bluntly, I am sick and tired of Black and Hispanic students being used as ’scapegoats’ to depict America’s educational failures in this regard as if there are no Caucasians who, too, fall into this scenario.
It is time to dispel fables of the past. It is time to not 'dumb-down' our youths of tomorrow.
I read a couple of articles in "The Final Call Newspaper" ( http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/harlem_8091.shtml AND Creating a Supreme Curriculum, Supreme Educators for Students - http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/harlem_8092.shtml ) the other day that highlights many of my beliefs when it comes to teaching our children, especially our Black and Hispanic children, and poor Caucasians.
It is without a doubt that both articles are poignant and accurate.
In addition, the sooner all of us realize that this is NOT a religious issue, nor solely a Black/Caucasian/Hispanic/Asian/Native American issue, nor an issue of battles between the 'haves' and 'have-not,' then hopefully, and prayerfully, we can perhaps, collectively, seek to find and utilize common sense on common ground to provide a common good for all to share and enjoy while living in a common world that is rapidly declining academically, vocationally, financially, economically, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually!
Lastly, I do not write this to put forth blame to any specific individual, group, state, or region. Frankly, when your children or grandchildren falter in their educational studies, then my children and grandchildren are also affected. And vice versa.
You see, the problem many of us have within and outside our communities is believing the hype of, and living the lie with the ‘You stupid - Me smart‘ sickness.
As a result of this negative backward mentality lurk detrimental stereotypical phraseologies, such as “It’s not happening in my neighborhood,” or “They’re talking about those people,” or “I turned out o.k., let them pull their own bootstraps up” - all of which are typical responses whenever something goes wrong.
I guess a lot of us STILL haven’t learned anything during this economic crises, whereas literally hundreds to thousands to millions of folks have lost their homes due to predatory mortgage lending, had lost their [cushy] jobs, applied for food stamp assistance and sought monetary assistance from the Department of Social Services, rely solely on unemployment benefits, not doing well because they cannot receive unemployment benefits, or do not have life, medical, and/or health insurance, and the list goes on and on!
And you know what? These economic woes AFFECTED EVERY race, class, ethnicity, creed, gender, and age! Even celebrities, and other known (or not known) public figures in the media. How about that one, folks?
Will assigning homework on a regular basis to youngsters remedy the aforementioned woes we face today in our country in the 21st Century, or in the near future? Through some folks eyes, I guess the answer is no. Actually, I believe the answer is a resounding, yes! Well, in a idealistic world perhaps. But it doesn’t hurt to pray on it . . . Amen!
Peace, Miriam.
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In addition, I would like to read what you have to say on this subject. I highly respect everyone's thoughts on this matter. Hopefully, there will be more discussions on this topic, particularly since there will be many students throughout the U.S. who will shortly, or have already resume back to school. In South Carolina, the educational process has already begun in some counties.
It has been my experience that assigning homework to students have redeeming qualities (If the teacher knows what he, or she, is doing) that will eventually pay-off in the end.
There is more to homework than assigning pages to read, and/or answering questions in the textbook. It is about the youngsters having co-dialogue with their peers in the classroom learning as to how they derive with their answer(s). It's about allowing their thoughts on paper to become audible in a classroom, so that each other can learn how each other think - process their thoughts openly in a forum of their peers.
The problem with so many teachers, especially in the public school system, is that they have been duped into believing that their role as a teacher is to basically 'mimic' so-called educational materials that's been assigned for them to follow - in many cases, verbatim. Who said that 'homework' must be an arduous chore that lacks quality and genuine creativity? By whose standards are these rules set?
A myriad of teachers today are standing on the shoulders of “teachers of ‘yesteryear,‘” who did exercise their duties well by using the formula of giving regular homework, and tasking the steps to teach their students without use of fear or prejudice, particularly in Black and Hispanic communities.
However, many of these teachers’ knees have weakened lacking the strength to stand tall on those sturdy shoulders, and have somehow fallen short to do the same in current time teaching ‘whole’ education in the 21st Century.
In fact, I can safely say that the cease of assigning regular homework to youngsters begun to falter in the mid to latter 1970s, and as a result of this tragedy, it has, for the most part, become an obsolete practice throughout many parts of the United States.
'Quality' over 'Quantity' is not the issue here when it is relates to homework. The issue at hand is whether a teacher is willing to put in the 'hours' to assess whether their students are, or are not, grasping what is being taught in school! If not, then the question of 'homework' is moot!
Debating whether assigning homework today tells me that there is something terribly wrong with the educational system as a whole involving both the teachers, and the educational board that determines what should, or should not, be taught in schools. The paranoia theme about homework being non-essential is based on past traditional methodologies often held with negative connotations that lacks substance. Frankly put, to assign homework is mostly problematic to individuals, and/or groups, who prefer to take a 'short-cut' in our children’s educational learning process.
And just to be clear on a few things:
1) Granted, not every child has the inherent ability to grasp literacy as effectively as some other children at the same rate of speed. The same applies to penmanship, spelling, and so forth. However, when 'time-of-self' as a teacher is used to extricate these much needed qualities within a child (And homework assignments is one way to assess this need), then an efficient competent motivational teacher can now choose a suitable route for this child to explore in order to sharpen his, or her, skills in a way that will eventually manifest itself wondrously;
2) Homework is not something you give just to be giving it, nor is to notate a [red] mark when something is 'incorrect' versus being 'correct,' and then let it go. It is a tool to promote and foster future post-secondary educational habits, such as research finding, detailing comprehension of reading, encourage writing themes and outlines, and it is a part of life that perhaps one day, they, too, may have children who'll need their assistance to do the same.
A cry-out call was made, for example, in South Carolina, in 2002-2003 from numerous four-year colleges to two-year colleges (To include technical colleges) insisting that the professors/educators are to be more stringent with their curriculum. In other words, these students who call themselves 'transferring' from a two-year to their four-year college did NOT meet the needed requirements in writing, reading AND its comprehension, just to highlight a couple of these embarrassing notes. In other words, these youngsters could not keep up with the demands of the school’s curriculum, despite the earned college credits they had acquired.
In fact, I saw first hand in an English college class (English 101) when the professor was literally explaining to the class the differences between their, there, and they’re! COLLEGE ENGLISH for crying out loud!
Another example is when an English college class assignment was given on a Friday, and on the following Monday, a young female had the nerve to ask the professor the definition of a particular word! WHAT? This child had the entire weekend to seek the definition of that specific word. Hell, she had a “Spell check” on the computer because mostly, if not, all, have spell-checkers in the software. Worse, there’s the Internet, local library, and of course, a ’thesaurus,’ which is also included on many of the computer softwares.
The point I am attempting to make here is that this young female (And she was not alone in this lunacy) had the ultimate nerve to live her life throughout an entire weekend, and came back on Monday to ask a ridiculous question! And yes, I called her out on that one shaming both the professor, and herself, because it was asinine, to say the least!
[Please Note: I understand the “Uncle Ruckus” mentalities that exist in our ill society. Therefore, I would be remiss if I did not point out that the young female in the English class was Caucasian, as well as the majority of the students at that time. Hopefully, this little bit of revelation will quell the notions and lay to rest the multitude of ignorance that continues to run rampant across many racial, ethnic, class, and cultural lines, who truly believe that “Whites are Bright, and that “Blacks Lack,” and “Brown is Down,’ and “Hispanics Panic!” At least that is my hope.]
Laziness is not an option. Self-preservation of one's own objective and goal is not acceptable. Unruly children in the classroom should not be a factor to deter oneself from teaching. And yes, it is my observation that most teachers (And thank God, not all of them) who seek to heighten their own educational futures by working feverishly to earn their Master's degree, or Doctorate, are the same individuals who choose NOT to assign homework of any kind! Hhmmm, I wonder why?
Plainly put, to be a 'teacher' is an admirable and honorable respected profession, but only if it is carried out in that fashion. Not every teacher is a teacher. Not all homework is a bore, nor boring.
Not everyone take kindly to the word 'homework' due to negative past experiences of receiving it themselves as a child, or as an adult for that matter. Somehow to receive 'homework' is a burden, which in many cases is believed that it deters them from carrying out their usual duties at home (i.e., taking time away from their own children, cuts in on their 'play time' with the guys or gals, or takes them away from their own studies, and so forth).
Hell, the problem is that many of us tend to 'play' first, and 'work' later instead of doing the opposite!
America is a nation filled with playful distractions [with the exception of 'The Arts' (Dance, theater, music lessons, etc.)] that are riddled with glorified celebrities, sport athletes, media news, gossip, and so forth, serving no valuable purpose whatsoever in the elevation of introducing, understanding and applying mathematics, science, reading, etc., into our children's lives, nor ours as adults, as quiet as kept!
In regard to unruly children in the classroom, with all due respect to Brother Sango, as being the excuse for many teachers not giving homework to their students is lame. Once again, the problem of having unruly youngsters in the classroom to dictate how a teacher teaches in classroom is unacceptable.
Again, here we have an age-old excuse for not yielding to the call of using 'common sense.' Such an excuse is equivalent to the politics that are now taking place in Washington, D.C. - somehow the fact that "public servants," who were elected by us, the constituents, actually work for us, and not us working for them, have seemingly got lost in the shuffle!
Like homework, there is no massive public out-cry on this point either. Unless of course, you’re a Tea Party member! But I digress.
Unruly youngsters in the classroom should not deter a qualified teacher from teaching her students in the classroom, nor should it become a factor to prohibit assigning homework to the youngsters who DO want to learn.
Besides, it IS a teacher's job - a ‘call to duty’ - to provide and teach 'whole' education. It is NOT a teacher's job to withhold nor sacrifice educational instruction to youngsters who are there by the Grace of God to learn.
With that said: Is the teacher’s salary being determined, or deducted, based on the amount of children taught in the classroom without disruption, or who is/are unruly in the classroom?
When you give a child a chore to do in the house, more than likely that child is going to complain, but you, as the parent, nonetheless, expect that child to do it. And as a good competent parent, you will show the child how to do said chore. The likelihood of that child completing the chore successfully may range from low to moderately well. And of course, as the parent, you will inspect what the child did, and give either an approval or disapproval rating. But not without pointing out the flaw(s) on how it was done.
Thus, the parent will then determine what to do next that will benefit the child later whenever the same chore is given again to do:
A) The parent will allow the child to do the same chore over again in hopes of doing better, or
B) Give the benefit of the doubt that the child has learned from his or her short-coming(s) in hopes of doing a better job the next time around.
Now, the next time when the child is given the same chore to do, he or she, will more than likely do a better job. However, such a time is based on the length of time it will take to do the job again, such as daily, weekly, or bi-monthly, just to give some examples.
The same principle is used toward 'homework':
If you give a child homework to do in the house, more than likely that child is going to complain, but you, as the teacher, nonetheless, expect that child to do it. And as a good competent teacher, you will either show the child how to do, and/or help them to understand the homework assignment.
The likelihood of that child completing the homework assignment successfully at home may range from low to moderately well, but it got done and was presented to you on the assigned date. And of course, as the teacher, you will inspect what the child did, and give either an approval or disapproval rating. But not without pointing out the flaw(s) on how it was done.
Thus, the teacher will determine what to do next that will benefit the child later whenever the same or similar homework is given again to do:
A) The teacher will allow the child to do the same homework over again that is marked in 'red' for incorrections, or
B) Give the benefit of the doubt that the child has learned from his or her errors in hopes of doing a better job the next time around.
Now, the next time when the child is given the same or similar homework to do, he or she, will more than likely do a better job. However, such a time is based on the length of time it will take to receive the next homework assignment (daily, weekly, or bi-monthly), just to give some examples.
And just so we are on the same page: If a parent has a child who choose not to do his or her chores, and if a teacher has a student who chose not to be cooperative and prefer to be unruly in class, then it is obvious, despite the laws of the educational land, such a child need to be dealt with immediately! Now, you can take it for what it’s worth . . . Let’s just say that my children, two of three who are grown adults, know the meaning of “A world of hurt!” Literally!
With that said, it is BOTH 'quality' and 'quantity' that matters whenever an application of learning is introduced to the child via assigned homework.
Let's face it: America essentially screwed-up royally, educationally wise, when the decision of NOT assigning homework on a regular basis was not warranted to do so. Such evidence is apparent today, and is produced repeatedly, although hidden from the public often, that millions of students who start their first year of college are literally illiterate! Even to the point that so many of these post-secondary educational institutions are 'dumbing-down' their curriculum.
And for the record, to compare U.S.A. educational level with China is moot. China has billions of people, whom for the most part, are a part of the younger generation, who have gotten away from their [own] ancient traditional base of learning, and it has nothing to do with pressures of receiving regular homework assignments, studying around-the-clock, or anything of the ilk, with the belief that such are the driving forces of suicides, and other depressive forms, or states of emotional distresses plaguing the Chinese culture, to put it mildly.
Much of this upheaval of emotional distress stems with many of the younger generation wanting to be so much like the Westerners (America, Europe) to the point that they question their own elders, and the [ancestral] values, rebel against it, thus moving farther away from ‘tradition,‘ hence, becoming more deteriorated as the years go by. Besides, what is going on in China is much deeper than the ‘surface of layers’ it presents to the world. But I digress. Perhaps a discussion on that subject can be tabled for another time.
The bottom line is that laziness is not an option to forego invaluable tools of learning, especially in the 21st Century. Although, I do understand why there is a need to "re-invent the wheel mentality" that many harbor in their minds to do relating to elevate our childrens' quests to seek knowledge, and how to apply them in life. This type of thinking fosters negative patterns of past traditional manners being taught today, which is why America's youngsters are always 'last' academically in an industrialized nation. Especially in the Black and Hispanic communities where literal 'fear' and 'prejudice' are factors as to why so many of our children are NOT receiving 'whole' education, and are made as ‘scape-goats‘ whenever any form of educational structure is questioned, and/or used as a compass to illustrate how dilapidated the American educational school system has faltered.
To put it bluntly, I am sick and tired of Black and Hispanic students being used as ’scapegoats’ to depict America’s educational failures in this regard as if there are no Caucasians who, too, fall into this scenario.
It is time to dispel fables of the past. It is time to not 'dumb-down' our youths of tomorrow.
I read a couple of articles in "The Final Call Newspaper" ( http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/harlem_8091.shtml AND Creating a Supreme Curriculum, Supreme Educators for Students - http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/harlem_8092.shtml ) the other day that highlights many of my beliefs when it comes to teaching our children, especially our Black and Hispanic children, and poor Caucasians.
It is without a doubt that both articles are poignant and accurate.
In addition, the sooner all of us realize that this is NOT a religious issue, nor solely a Black/Caucasian/Hispanic/Asian/Native American issue, nor an issue of battles between the 'haves' and 'have-not,' then hopefully, and prayerfully, we can perhaps, collectively, seek to find and utilize common sense on common ground to provide a common good for all to share and enjoy while living in a common world that is rapidly declining academically, vocationally, financially, economically, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually!
Lastly, I do not write this to put forth blame to any specific individual, group, state, or region. Frankly, when your children or grandchildren falter in their educational studies, then my children and grandchildren are also affected. And vice versa.
You see, the problem many of us have within and outside our communities is believing the hype of, and living the lie with the ‘You stupid - Me smart‘ sickness.
As a result of this negative backward mentality lurk detrimental stereotypical phraseologies, such as “It’s not happening in my neighborhood,” or “They’re talking about those people,” or “I turned out o.k., let them pull their own bootstraps up” - all of which are typical responses whenever something goes wrong.
I guess a lot of us STILL haven’t learned anything during this economic crises, whereas literally hundreds to thousands to millions of folks have lost their homes due to predatory mortgage lending, had lost their [cushy] jobs, applied for food stamp assistance and sought monetary assistance from the Department of Social Services, rely solely on unemployment benefits, not doing well because they cannot receive unemployment benefits, or do not have life, medical, and/or health insurance, and the list goes on and on!
And you know what? These economic woes AFFECTED EVERY race, class, ethnicity, creed, gender, and age! Even celebrities, and other known (or not known) public figures in the media. How about that one, folks?
Will assigning homework on a regular basis to youngsters remedy the aforementioned woes we face today in our country in the 21st Century, or in the near future? Through some folks eyes, I guess the answer is no. Actually, I believe the answer is a resounding, yes! Well, in a idealistic world perhaps. But it doesn’t hurt to pray on it . . . Amen!
Peace, Miriam.
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More Young Adults And Teens Being Treated For Stroke, USA
According to an investigation conducted by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 1995 and 2008, ischemic stroke hospitalization rates rose up to 37% in adolescents and young adults aged between 15 to 44 years. The findings, reported in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and the Child Neurology Society, reveal a rise in the rates of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, lipid disorders and tobacco use among individuals in this age group during the 14-year investigation period.
Mary George, M.D., M.S.P.H., lead author of the study and a medical officer with CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention explained:
Second to South Carolina in ruralroad fatality rates was Florida. Vermont and Idaho have the highest percentage of rural roads in poor condition, the contractors’ group said, and Pennsylvania and Rhode Island lead the nation in the percentage of deficient rural bridges.
This year, not by their own choice, Venus and Serena Williams have reminded everybody that they won’t be around forever.
So enjoy them while you have them.
Better yet, appreciate them while you have them.
For all the attention the Williams sisters have attracted to themselves, and for all that has shown up uninvited, appreciation has always been several steps behind. It’s not that they don’t get their due when they win, or that they their absences for various reasons aren’t noted when they happen.
Mary George, M.D., M.S.P.H., lead author of the study and a medical officer with CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention explained:
"We identified significant increasing trends in ischemic stroke hospitalizations among adolescents and young adults.
Our results from national surveillance data accentuate the need for public health initiatives to reduce the prevalence of risk factors for stroke among adolescents and young adults."
U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages
The federal agency that oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is set to file suits against more than a dozen big banks, accusing them of misrepresenting the quality of mortgage securities they assembled and sold at the height of the housing bubble, and seeking billions of dollars in compensation.S.C. gets No. 1 ranking by contractors for rural road deaths
South Carolina has the deadliest rural routes in the nation, according to a report issued by the Associated General Contractors of America.The report ranked states based on their rural fatality rates, rural road conditions and the state of their rural bridges.Second to South Carolina in ruralroad fatality rates was Florida. Vermont and Idaho have the highest percentage of rural roads in poor condition, the contractors’ group said, and Pennsylvania and Rhode Island lead the nation in the percentage of deficient rural bridges.
Appreciate the Williams sisters while you can still watch them
This year, not by their own choice, Venus and Serena Williams have reminded everybody that they won’t be around forever.
So enjoy them while you have them.
Better yet, appreciate them while you have them.
For all the attention the Williams sisters have attracted to themselves, and for all that has shown up uninvited, appreciation has always been several steps behind. It’s not that they don’t get their due when they win, or that they their absences for various reasons aren’t noted when they happen.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Apparently the Truth Can Set You Free: Business as Usual But Only for a Few Select!
In one of my posts dated November 13, 2010 entitled "The 21st Century Selfless Solution To Heal & Rebuild America's Economy Through Non-Traditional Entrepreneurial Businesses," I explained that U.S.A. is a multi-level marketing country, and most of what is practiced is based on entrepreneurial principles. Yet, if you or I did the same, then it's labeled with negativity, and scrutiny.
Well, lo and behold, a POLITICIAN had FINALLY come forth, and PUT IT OUT THERE essentially validating what I'd wrote in my November 13th 2010 post that yes, the U.S. is a MLM country. In this case, the article that I'm about to post here details similarities of the Social Security system, and the Ponzi scheme.
It's good to know that some truth has revealed itself from a person whom I do not hold allegiance to in any way, whatsoever, but whenever you hear common sense analogies, and truth, regardless of who said it, it should be brought to the forefront with a well deserved notability.
And kudoes to writer, Michael Tanner, for writing the article, and explaining in detail the similarities between social security and the Charles Ponzi scheme, which otherwise may have had little impact to the article's relevance.
Yes, It Is a Ponzi Scheme In fact, Social Security is a bit worse than that.
Texas governor Rick Perry is being criticized for calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.” Even Mitt Romney is reportedly preparing to attack him for holding such a radical view. But if anything, Perry was being too kind.
The original Ponzi scheme was the brainchild of Charles Ponzi. Starting in 1916, the poor but enterprising Italian immigrant convinced people to allow him to invest their money. However, Ponzi never actually made any investments. He simply took the money he was given by later investors and gave it to his early investors, providing those early investors with a handsome profit. He then used these satisfied early investors as advertisements to get more investors. Unfortunately, in order to keep paying previous investors, Ponzi had to continue finding more and more new investors. Eventually, he couldn’t expand the number of new investors fast enough, and the scheme collapsed. Ponzi was convicted of fraud and sent to prison.
Social Security, on the other hand, forces people to invest in it through a mandatory payroll tax. A small portion of that money is used to buy special-issue Treasury bonds that the government will eventually have to repay, but the vast majority of the money you pay in Social Security taxes is not invested in anything. Instead, the money you pay into the system is used to pay benefits to those “early investors” who are retired today. When you retire, you will have to rely on the next generation of workers behind you to pay the taxes that will finance your benefits.
In one of my posts dated November 13, 2010 entitled "The 21st Century Selfless Solution To Heal & Rebuild America's Economy Through Non-Traditional Entrepreneurial Businesses," I explained that U.S.A. is a multi-level marketing country, and most of what is practiced is based on entrepreneurial principles. Yet, if you or I did the same, then it's labeled with negativity, and scrutiny.
Well, lo and behold, a POLITICIAN had FINALLY come forth, and PUT IT OUT THERE essentially validating what I'd wrote in my November 13th 2010 post that yes, the U.S. is a MLM country. In this case, the article that I'm about to post here details similarities of the Social Security system, and the Ponzi scheme.
It's good to know that some truth has revealed itself from a person whom I do not hold allegiance to in any way, whatsoever, but whenever you hear common sense analogies, and truth, regardless of who said it, it should be brought to the forefront with a well deserved notability.
And kudoes to writer, Michael Tanner, for writing the article, and explaining in detail the similarities between social security and the Charles Ponzi scheme, which otherwise may have had little impact to the article's relevance.
Yes, It Is a Ponzi Scheme In fact, Social Security is a bit worse than that.
Texas governor Rick Perry is being criticized for calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.” Even Mitt Romney is reportedly preparing to attack him for holding such a radical view. But if anything, Perry was being too kind.
The original Ponzi scheme was the brainchild of Charles Ponzi. Starting in 1916, the poor but enterprising Italian immigrant convinced people to allow him to invest their money. However, Ponzi never actually made any investments. He simply took the money he was given by later investors and gave it to his early investors, providing those early investors with a handsome profit. He then used these satisfied early investors as advertisements to get more investors. Unfortunately, in order to keep paying previous investors, Ponzi had to continue finding more and more new investors. Eventually, he couldn’t expand the number of new investors fast enough, and the scheme collapsed. Ponzi was convicted of fraud and sent to prison.
Social Security, on the other hand, forces people to invest in it through a mandatory payroll tax. A small portion of that money is used to buy special-issue Treasury bonds that the government will eventually have to repay, but the vast majority of the money you pay in Social Security taxes is not invested in anything. Instead, the money you pay into the system is used to pay benefits to those “early investors” who are retired today. When you retire, you will have to rely on the next generation of workers behind you to pay the taxes that will finance your benefits.
White House reacts to employment report: ‘Unemployment unacceptably high’
“Next Thursday, President Obama will outline a bipartisan plan to create jobs and generate growth that pulls the best ideas from both political parties. If Congress is serious about job creation, the package will pass,” Ms. Solis said. “The time for partisan bickering is over. The American people are fed up. Concerned citizens need to get engaged in this process, contact their leaders in Congress and hold them accountable.”
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake rumbles across Los Angeles region
A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rumbled across the Los Angeles region but there are no early reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit around 1:47 p.m. Thursday and was centered 24 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was initially estimated at 4.1.D.C. Government Claims Nonprofit Used Grant Money to Open Strip Club
The D.C. government is suing a non-profit group to get back nearly $330,000 in grant money given for a job-training facility that was instead allegedly used to build a strip club.The suit claims the director of "Miracle Hands" improperly billed the city for work that was never done. It also claims that Director Cornell Jones used the money to open the Stadium Club venue.
Publisher's Note:
When I saw this, I laughed so hard! There's a lot to said about 'Miracle Hands.' I have sooooo many things to say about this story, but I think I'll keep it clean. Tempting, but necessary!
Who Will Care for You? - Need for Nurses, Instructors Intensifies
Nurses are one of the most crucial caregivers, once a person enters into the health care system. They perform needs that range from helping a person get dressed to assisting physicians during surgery. Nurses are on the front lines of the health care industry.As baby boomers age and as the need for health care escalates, so does the need for nurses.
“It could be catastrophic if we don't increase our pipeline and make sure we're meeting the needs of our health care system,” said Lydia Ostermeier, director of Indiana University Health Nurse Recruitment.
One Meal a Day
Eat one meal a day or one meal every other day, and it will prolong your life. Do not think that you will starve. On the contrary, you will be treating yourself to life, and a life filled with sickless days. You can hardly get sick eating this way. I know because I have this experience. If you eat the proper food—which I have given to you from Allah (in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad to Whom be praise forever) in this book—you will hardly ever have a headache.Small Firms Try ‘Speed Dating’ Lenders
State officials in South Carolina played matchmaker this week in an effort to crack the tight credit market by pairing small-business owners with lenders.A state-sponsored workshop on small-business financing strategies in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday included a “speed-dating” session where business owners held rapid-fire meetings with multiple lenders, organizers said.
The event was aimed at bringing important resources “right to small-business owners,” Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt said in a statement. He described small business as the backbone of the state’s economy.
The Right Food and the Proper Time to Eat It is Becoming a ‘Must'
If you can eat one meal every other day, you will enjoy both health and a longer life.New body 'liquefaction' unit unveiled in Florida funeral home
The unit by Resomation Ltd is billed as a green alternative to cremation and works by dissolving the body in heated alkaline water.
The facility has been installed at the Anderson-McQueen funeral home in St Petersburg, and will be used for the first time in the coming weeks. It is hoped other units will follow in the US, Canada and Europe.
The makers claim the process produces a third less greenhouse gas than cremation, uses a seventh of the energy, and allows for the complete separation of dental amalgam for safe disposal.
Mercury from amalgam vaporised in crematoria is blamed for up to 16% of UK airborne mercury emissions, and many UK crematoria are currently fitting mercury filtration systems to meet reduced emission targets.
Freeze drying
Another "green" alternative to cremation is in the pipeline. Susanne Wiigh-Masak, a Swedish biologist, has for a decade proposed a technology she calls Promession.
The process involves a fully automated and patented machine. Coffins are fed in one end, and the body removed from the coffin within the unit and then treated with liquid nitrogen.
The body is then vibrated until the body fragments, after which the remains are dried and refined further, and then passed through filters to remove metals, including dental amalgam. The remains are then poured into a square biodegradable coffin, again automatically, for shallow burial.
Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Masak explains how "promession" works, and how the idea evolved
"It only takes two to three weeks before the kitchen and garden waste is soil so this is what inspired me to really see if not only the kitchen and garden waste but also everything organic, including us, could be treated this way to really become soil," she told BBC News.
So far, the technology has only been tested on pigs, with one pig even being fitted with a hip replacement prior to death, to test the efficacy with which the metal joint could be removed during the process.
Ms Wiigh-Masak is now confident commercial operations will begin soon, after the Swedish government promised to introduce new legislation that would allow individuals to use a "burial tax" paid by all Swedes not just for cremation and burial, but also for Promession.
Designs are complete, manufacturers appointed, and four potential sites in Sweden have been earmarked for facilities.
She says 60 countries around the world have expressed an interest in the technology, including councils in England such as Crewe and Nantwich Council and Cambridge City Council (who have also held discussions with Resomation Ltd).
Many individuals have already signed up for the process. The bodies of about a dozen people - including Ms Wiigh-Masak's late parents - are being held in cold storage because, prior to their deaths, they signalled their desire to undergo the process.
How long they may have to wait remains unclear.
Daum: New words to live by
Every year around this time, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary releases a list of words that will be added to its next edition. It's lucky that the announcement comes toward the end of August, when most humans want to go on vacation and most columnists, therefore, need to write an "evergreen."
Evergreen is journalist lingo for a topic that, like its namesake, is always in season (or, at least, one that won't go stale immediately). I suppose "frozen casseroles" could also work, but for whatever reason, that term never took off.
SPOTLIGHT on Miriam G. Aw!
There is nothing more precious in life than to 'Preserve Your Sanity' at all cost!
Did you know that the numbers in your 'date-of-birth' have spiritual significance that affect you, and your child[ren] throughout your/their lifetime?
Not all relatives are 'family!'
Did you know that the numbers in your 'date of birth' reveal your God-given 'natural born' personality, talents, gifts, positive & negative qualities, and more, in life?
Did you know that you should avoid flying on planes with flight numbers that add up to the Number 8?
Did you know that the numbers in your 'date-of-birth' have spiritual significance that affect you, and your child[ren] throughout your/their lifetime?
Not all relatives are 'family!'
Did you know that the numbers in your 'date of birth' reveal your God-given 'natural born' personality, talents, gifts, positive & negative qualities, and more, in life?
Did you know that you should avoid flying on planes with flight numbers that add up to the Number 8?
Words of wisdom from someone who predicted end of housing boom
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