I believe every student and every person has an area of intelligence and understanding that they excel in if catered to. People who are brilliant and have amazing processing and decoding skills can fail in a school environment. Everyone has a skill or set of knowledge that triumphs ours, as a teacher it's important to foster respect and appreciate when a student introduces us to something new.

I wonder for children who do experience 3 or more ACES if they're enduring the same event multiple times or different events. I also wonder if there is a correlation to socioeconomics for locations where trauma occurs more often. I also wonder where West Virginia lies on the scale.

Why is this? Has there ever been an attempt to make public education a federal right? What steps need to be taken to provide more federal resources & policies for US schools. Of all things to spend money on, the education system should be high on the list of priorities.

When anyone's efforts to learn something new are deemed "cute", it's extremely condescending and creates a power imbalance. Nobody's genuine efforts to communicate should be met with shame or embarrassment. Calling another person's efforts cute places them below you and destroys room for equal grounds. Message delivery is not equal to a lack of understanding or lack of knowledge on the student's behalf. Student engagement requires listening with intent, not just passing on the gold-star-sticker to avoid conversations that require more time to understand.

It's always those who benefit most from the system that defend it or refuse to acknowledge the pain of others. It is exhausting trying to beat empathy into a brick wall. For the most part, the defensive only get more defensive and combative while those who attempt to explain their privilege to them are labeled as overreactive, sensitive, and then ultimately dismissed.

The roles of social workers are so critically important, so much weighs on their shoulders. There are huge opportunities to make mistakes, and if one is made, the repercussions can leave a needy person without relief. To be a social worker requires a magnitude of strength, diligence, and excruciating attention to detail.