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How Schools Encourage Co-dependency
Co-dependence is a technical word for what people used to refer to as “battered wife/husband syndrome” where one person in the relationship completely sacrifices their freedom and well-being to take care of the other person who takes them for granted. Such people see themselves as responsible for managing the feelings of the other person. They falsely believe they are in control of the other person’s feelings and deny the other person’s responsibility for their own problems.
There is a twelve point checklist used as a guide to determine if a person is co-dependent. Let us go through this list of items one by one and see how the public school system encourages this pathological approach to relationships. Continue reading
Posted in Adulthood, Parenthood, Teacherhood, Water Bird
Tagged anxiety, child abuse, Children, co-dependence, dysfunction, Education, harming children, identity cults, maturity, mental health, personal growth, psychology, relationships, schooling, self-apathy, self-esteem, self-value, statism, Teacher
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Erica Goldson’s Valedictorian Speech
Erica Goldson astonished her teachers and peers with her graduation speech about the public education system and the warped values pushed onto children by the state. Her courage, wisdom and integrity is inspiring. If the audio in the video is … Continue reading
Posted in Adulthood
Tagged Education, Erica Goldson, Graduation, obedience training, schooling, speech, statism, test taking, thinking, Valedictorian
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The Future of Learning
Apologies for the lack of new content. I have been a busy working behind the scenes whenever I have had the time available. I will return to regular content updates soon. In the meantime, here is an interesting video about … Continue reading
Posted in Air Bird, Education News, News, Teacherhood
Tagged change, Education, learning, mentoring, Online Media, schooling, YouTube
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RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms
This is a thought-provoking video. I agree with much of what Ken Robinson says, however, from an economic point of view governments have limited incentives to change or improve the education system. In fact, I would argue that the problems … Continue reading
Posted in Air Bird, Education News, Water Bird
Tagged adhd, animation, anxiety, anxiety disorder, creativity, Divergent thinking, Education, History, inventiveness, K through 12, Ken Robinson, medication, over-medication, pedagogy, RSA, RSA Animate, schooling, video
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Four Birds Education 