04-15-2014, 10:11 AM
soliloquy Wrote:âFor if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this, but that you first make thieves and then punish them.â ― Thomas More, Utopia
Exactly! It's not just ill-educated either though. We have mass amounts of people who grow up fighting to survive... doing everything possible. These are men and women, often who struggled as children because their parents struggled. I do a lot of volunteer work for an organization that helps women exiting the prison system, as well as women who have encountered cycles of homelessness. The two things they struggle with are often lack of income and mental health issues leading to drug/alcohol abuse. I still go up to the capitol though, and I still advocate for education for inmates... because sometimes it has less to do with having the piece of paper and more to do with the confidence of feeling equal to others which helps mentally. Plus, where I am at the access for women inmates to education takes months longer than for the men, and most of them never get to use it the first time they are in because they are released before they can start course-work.
Also, for those of you who have not seen it, I would strongly recommend watching the documentary "The House I Live In", available on NetFlix.
The House I Live In (2012 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think if the U.S. really looked at how to push for employers offering family wages (not just "living wages" or minimum wage), and easier access to mental health care, we could make major improvements in this country.
MBA, Walden University (In progress - 60% done)
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TESU TECEPS: Abnormal Psych PSY-350, Psych of Women PSY-270, Sales Mgmnt MAR-322, Advertising MAR-323, Marketing COM-210; Capstone w/ Ciacco
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2016 TESU, BA-LIBST, Emphases in Multimedia Comm./Human & Social Services
TESU TECEPS: Abnormal Psych PSY-350, Psych of Women PSY-270, Sales Mgmnt MAR-322, Advertising MAR-323, Marketing COM-210; Capstone w/ Ciacco
Other Sources: CLEP, Art Portfolio, 3 Comm. Colleges, 2 Art Colleges, FEMA, AICPCU Ethics