Tag: Education
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Cerebral Palsy Awareness: Rolling Along Continuing To Create Change
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is considered to be a neurological, non-progressive brain injury that is caused while a child’s brain is still developing. It primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination, but it can also affect muscle tone, posture, and balance, as well as gross motor, and fine motor skills. The entry to the brain is ... -
Wake Up America: Solutions To America’s Turmoil
From radical riots to disastrous debates, America is full of unrest. Both ditches are full along the preoccupied road of revolving issues. What's causing all the mayhem? What are the possible solutions? -
Generational Education
The new system promotes exclusion denies equalization as the challenges build within a nation -
A Glimpse Into AmeriCorps: How Serving Can Change Lives
Sitting in my apartment one chilly February day, I did not quite know what I was looking for, but I knew I needed a change. AmeriCorps: Strengthening Communities, Strengthening Yourself I hopped on the computer, and before I knew it I was on the AmeriCorps website, clicking links to see which programs were available in ... -
Pushing Forward With A Purpose
The Trials And Triumphs Of Navigating Employment With A Disability From a young age, children are often asked one common question: what would you like to be when you grow up? The typical responses being a firefighter, a teacher, a doctor. When I was asked this question, I knew without a doubt that I wanted ... -
6 Tips To Avoid Burn-Out
There is no getting around it: teaching takes energy. Lots of it. It takes mental, physical, and emotional grit. It takes organization, determination, and endless exertion. It takes wisdom, compassion, and discipline. And that is just to get through the first 10 minutes of the day. Teachers have to wear many hats: teacher, philosopher, advisor, ... -
Back To School Tips For Fall Of 2020
This has been a hard year. It has been a strange year. COVID-19 has turned America upside down, held the country by the ankles, and shook out all feelings of control. The school year ended badly. Students were unceremoniously thrust into the realm of remote learning unprepared, unwanted, and unanticipated. As we look forward to ... -
PowerPoint Tips
This article is designed to help students create PowerPoint presentations that are sure to impress! Choosing a Perfect Template Looking through the catalog of PowerPoint sample templates can be a little overwhelming. All of these are meant to be used in presentations. Some backgrounds, however, have more marketing appeal than others. The “Facet” template is ... -
Set My Soul Afire
“Do more of what lights your soul on fire.” That is the intriguing quote on the cover of my new journal. It is the reason I was drawn to it. The verb do suggests action, enthusiasm, movement. This is not talking about binge-watching your favorite show or YouTubers, or spending hours on social media debating ... -
8 Reasons Why Distance Learning During COVID-19 Isn’t The Same As Traditional Homeschooling
After over a month and a half in social distance, parents with children are neck-deep in online distance learning. There is a sense of community as we share frustration over a slow internet connection, difficult platforms, restless students, and numberless interruptions to our daily routine. Another thing we shared was the experience. Pictures of children ...