If I have to commit to something, why shouldn't it be the one thing that I care about, or want to do, the most?

Enforcement and Education: A short rant

Quote: We already need help in schools because of all the PC crap and not enough defined rules that teachers (and parents for that matter) can inforce without being crucified for. No wonder our children are confused about societies boundaries.


For many individuals, “enforcement” is just a way to push back with more violence and anger. And, as has been shown through the example of History, violence begets violence. You may lay the blame for this on parents, and you may be right, but as teachers, we are here to change the societal example of violence, to show that violence isn’t necessary to achieve greater things, to show that understanding and compassion help build positive communities, to show all students that there is a happier and more stable world they can grow up in without ever resorting to enforcement; when a teacher or parent tries to enforce a rule, they only give the example that pushing your will over other people is absolutely fine. Now extrapolate that out on students who are not fitting in or have some serious pent-up anger inside them.

Enforcement is the refuge of the weak who need to push their will over others.

Student productivity decreases when class sizes increase because there is not enough one on one time for students and teachers. This one-on-one time is ultimately the deciding factor as has been proven,and can only be achieved in smaller classes and more teachers. Strict rules and reinforcement only alienate the students who neither understand nor relate to the rules. And the argument “but rules are rules and everyone needs to abide by them” holds no water in a multicultural environment where all students have different values and personal beliefs. The only rule in any classroom that all need toabide by is that we look after each other and respect each other’s opinions while sharing communally in our acquired knowledge.

A viewer's comment on the 'Always #LikeAGirl' video

Lots of positive and negative comments about this video when it was linked through facebook, but here's a comment that really stood out for me:

Boy & Girls Rule!! Boys and Girls are equals!! Both genders have misconceived notions of each other,, Same is true for race.

If the makers of this video wanted to be fair they should've made a video that went both ways,, by interviewing little girls and women and what they think of little boys and men.

But I Sincerely doubt the makers of this video will make such a video exposing the numerous misconceptions and negative stereotyping of men By women and little girls.

If they did a video of little girls and what they think of boys,, I'm sure the little girls would have had a number negative stereotypes about boys,, as the boys in this video had about girls!!

By the way the little boys in this video were not wrong. There are little girls out there that do run and fight they way boys described (and let's not forget most of those people probably were coached before they got in front of the camera).

But The point of this video was to make boys 'wrong' and not be fair to their opinions or their observations of little girls.

Hopefully the video will help little boys not to make such broad generalizes of little girls. Which I'm sure the same lessons needs to be taught and explained to little girls about their opinions of little boys.

Although this Video is important and serves to motivate young girls and hopefully enlighten little boys & men,, This video is not fair and doesn't turn the camera on girls & women themselves.

Because in my opinion The main goal is to passively aggressively Make men look like 'idiots' while making Women out to Be smarter then men & yet Simultaneously the consonant victim as well as seemingly misunderstood by most men. Hence the formula of the new religion called feminism!

We all need each other regardless of gender or race,, If we are to have equality for all we must speak equally in both directions weather it be negative or positive,, and support each other equally not just little girls and women!!

Women are not superior to Men,, Men are not superior to Women!! Just as white people are not Superior to black people and black people and not superior to white people.

I support the uniting Equality and fairness and justice of all people,, regardless of race or gender!! This Video does not do that!!

I hope one day the makers of this video will make a video that is fair and balanced And push a video of equality for ALL across the board!! But I will not hold my breath for that from these film makers!

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• Angel Majorjo

The more we come to accept our inner selves as the greatest quality of beauty that we have, the greater our ability will be to accept one another as equals. And the easier it will be for everyone to find a reason to smile.

Boys will be boys?

Boys are boys - anything else is a product of their upbringing.

Irresponsible Child [Demo]

Baby I was born to be a
runner...
Baby I was born to be a
disaster...

And maybe I was meant to leave a
trail of empty lies,
Running around like an
irresponsible child.

Baby I was born to be a
runner on the wrong side of love,
Baby I was born to be a
disaster of broken hearts.
And maybe I was meant to leave her
to seek happiness out on her own,
I could only run around like an
irresponsible child.

And maybe I was meant to leave her
to seek happiness on her own,
I could only get in her way
putting up walls to break down,
And maybe I was meant to leave her
cause I could only get in her way,
Acting out just like an
irresponsible child.

• 21/05/14, Gisborne

What they didn't see...

Everyone was posting this youtube video about a message that gen-y needed to hear, about how their heads were stuck in their screens, about how they were missing the real world, how they were oblivious to the people next to them, how they were lost in their devices, how they couldn't truly experience the world alone with no one there to share it with: "Smart phones, dumb people" one of them posted with the video.

Meanwhile, I was glued to my laptop screen trying to help a friend deal with her alcoholic partner; on my phone encouraging another friend to stay strong in the face of being belittled by her partner; discussing with a friend in Australia about the civil upheaval in Ukraine; discussing the new Mastodon track with someone from Sweden when there was absolutely no one next to me or around me who I could discuss that with; joking with an online friend in America about me not liking anything (including the new Mastodon track); telling my best friend who I haven't seen in over a year that I was really proud of him for doing such a great job raising his son, and at another time letting him know that I couldn't wait to hear the lyrics that he was writing for my latest piece of music; getting to know someone in Canada, Scotland, Norway, England, South Africa - getting to know the world that I lived in and it's people, places I may never visit, people I may never meet. Why would I want to lift my head up from all that if all I have to face is the same old relationships that don't relate to me - never have, never will? Why would I want to lift my head up to see more examples of bad role models?

I know that there are people that that message needs to be heard by, that it has relevance to, and that maybe because I'm not Generation Y, I shouldn't be affected by it. But I am just as human, just as ensconced in this new media as anyone, and like anyone, I desire people I can relate to, joke with, have conversations with that are meaningful, supportive and helpful. Why should Generation Y lift their heads up if the world around them isn't the world they connect with; if the war and bitter exploitation of idealism portrayed by mass media isn't something they can relate to; if politics and the vote is just another way for governments to take control (why vote at all if governments are all the same?); if peace can be achieved through learning about each other and the humanity that lies beyond races, colour and belief systems at just the click of a button or the swipe of a screen; if involving yourself in a multiplayer online videogame is your way of connecting with many different people from around the world and having lots of fun while doing it; if true love can be found with text exchanges on a digital background? Is Generation X losing touch with the society that they themselves have created?

Yes you are right: "Smart phones, dumb people"