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Jun24

Educational Reform

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I have been thinking long a lot about education lately and how we could make it more beneficial for all students and not with just college bound focus.

Most students who are college bound have a complete full schedule of classes all through their senior year some even go to running start or take AP courses but what about those who want to become a tradesperson. They end up barely attending or just take filler classes their senior year. What if we gave them what we all say we want education to be is something they can and will use later in life. Real life math and science instead of calculus. I have some suggested courses below, as you can see the courses would be very helpful for students later in life such as personal finances, I am sure they would remember how to calculate compound interest and have it way more useful than trigonometry. This is what adults and children have been asking for something useful, something relevant to everyday life and my high school courses for the tradespeople would offer just that, what do you think?

They could even complete internships just as college bound students could take running start.

Applied geometry

Where a student would be able to read and make a blueprint that includes curves.

The student would be able to use cad key or design software.

Personal finance

Including chapters on stock markets and other investments as well as balancing budgets filling out loans and understanding them.

What is compound interest and how do I calculate it?

Applied Biology / health

How to take care of a garden or yard in all types of weather?

What plants grow where or need what?

First Aid and cpr

How does a wound get infected how do I prevent it?

What do I do if my kid is throwing up?

When do I call a doctor or 911?

How to treat a simple skin rash or abrasion?

Why do people seem to slow down as they age?

What is menopause and why is my mom going through it (remember you teach what puberty is why not teach how puberty ends)

How to take care of my skin and what products are bad for aging?

What do I look for when reading the ingredients?

Basic biology of pets when to take them to the vet.

Do I need to brush my pets teeth?

Real Life PE

How to develop a personal exercise routine when working 9-5?

What do I need to do pre and post workout?

If I climb a mountain or play basketball with my friends how do I keep in shape?

Applied chemistry

What happens when paint is mixed with?

What makes paint, lotions, make up, soaps,or caulk?

What are the chemical properties of cement?

The ph of soil, pool, ocean or drinking water and how can we change it for safety and food production.

Repair

A chapter on repairing wood

A chapter on repairing electrical equipment

What is a level and how do I use that silly bubble.

Advanced Office

How do I really use excel formulas

How can I make cards and books rather then just a simple essay.

Applied English

Blogging, reporting and communication in modern age.

How do I write basic legal policies for business operations so I don’t get in trouble as an employer of under 10 people.

Small business operations

How do I become an LLC

Where do I get financing

Why do most small businesses fail?

How to lead a group of people?

How do I set up payroll?

Math towards college

Algebra 1

Algebra 2/Trig

Geometry

Pre calculus

Calculus

Statistics

Math towards tradesperson

Algebra

Applied Geometry

Personal finance

Business finance

World finance (optional for global business entrepreneurs and government hopefuls)

Science for college

Geology

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Science for Tradeperson

Applied chemistry

Applied biology

Applied physics

Applied technology

Instead of the SAT/ACT there would be a senior project that would be presented in front of a panel of teachers/professionals that would be similar to a press briefing or shareholder/investor presentation.

Basically if you were a tradesman instead of a college scientist how would you approach this problem and what education brought you there? That would be in the new high school education reformation.

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Jan24

Who Am I

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Who Am I

Am I a hater, some would have you think so.
Am I a dictator, I don’t see anyone wanting to follow or believe me.
Am I short, yes, but my temper has dropped.
Am I remorseful, we are not perfect.
Am I a savior, most believe there is only one of those.
Am I insane, only in the eyes of the beholder.
Am I stupid, I believe everyone has good intentions.
Am I a communicator, that is up for debate.
Am I a recycler, all good thoughts and blessings need repetition.
Am I fearful, this controls my actions more than anything else.
Am I depressed, I do have hope.
Am I living, here’s the written proof.
Am I realistic, just the facts.
Am I funny, many find me quite amusing.
Am I a dreamer, everyone has desires.
Am I a worker, when I know somebody positively benefits without greed.
Am I a woman, with all the working parts.
Am I pretty, 10’s are overrated.
Am I a loner, more times than I wish.
Am I a friend, I am already yours.
Am I a lover, of all things, yes, romantically, not at the moment.
Am I a partner, what did you have in mind?
Am I patient, I have waited a long time for many things.
Am I rich, I have a bountiful heart.
Am I good, that is my goal everyday.
Am I thankful, for all of you.
Am I proud, of who I am.

-Jennie Nawrocki

For years this was posted as the about page for Jennie Nawrocki but now we are changing into a nonprofit and soon the poetry and other artwork here will be by more than just Jennie Nawrocki.

So if you are a person with a disability or knows a person with a disability who writes, draws, sculpts, sees, acts, or plays, sing and composes music email us at Jennie.nawrocki@penaugural.com and we may publish and or sell your artwork here.

Don’t be shy you have seen some of my poetry though we do reserve the right based on hateful and inappropriate content not to publish your work.

Looking forward to expanding our author base soon.

Dec8

It’s Real

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if y’all didn’t see my last post New Project please give it a read and donate to those who are struggling financially. Any amount will benefit those who need a home. Yes I know it seems strange how can a woman like myself be in contact with the Royal Council Federation, well I am not sure myself but I am not knocking it if you know what I mean. They as well as I know people out there need support and you are the one to give it to them donate now and you will see the results of better communities.

Thank you again,

Jennie Nawrocki

Jan12

Lessons

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When a student does something that a teacher and/or administrator is required to follow through with consequences, during the process part of the conversation usually entails some version of this question, What did you learn? Often putting all the responsibility on the student rather than all parties involved. It is only when the problem is repeated or ballooned within either the school or real world environment when the whole scenario is looked at often resulting in the administrations fault because they didn’t put together the supports needed to stop the problem in the first place. Take for example the economic decline, at first it was the persons fault for not paying their bills or participating with insider trading, then people may look at what they did wrong and possibly stop however for various reasons the actions continue if not expand. Then it starts to be the companies fault not providing internal policies that would catch the behavior before it caused tremendous harm. However it is now the governments fault for not creating or enforcing laws especially when they affect the populus as a whole. Resulting to the fact that it is again the people’s fault because they voted in corrupt politicians. By now it is so widespread, so interweaved causing world wide panic of depression that nothing is clear as to whom is responsible. Now we are all trying to clean up a big mess, which many people theorize as to how to solve. Since everyone else has an opinion or has given their solution why not be in the masses and throw out mine.

I long ago wrote an essay on motivation (now lost in the tech abyss of deletions), in short that essay says motivation all boils down to that american constitutional right of the pursuit of happiness. It is that individuals happiness that determines whether gaining money is defined by greed or simply just survival. Think about it I can have the same mattress for years while another person feels if they don’t change it or have the money to change it once a year passes then they feel distraught, or otherwise unhappy.

In the schools a student may misbehave to gain others love and respect the only thing he always wanted from his peers or a girl wanting to escape the world of paper pencil lecturing because she is a person who would do better learning skills as an apprentice in a workshop for she is primarily happy when she can create, fix, build all skills that prepare her for blue collar jobs which hardly exist.

When we become adults our motivations for happiness become more complex because we have more responsibilities derived from our numerous connections. Some would call this the politics of Joe the plumber. He still has that primal instinct to fight or flight the everyday needs of survival, but yet again those may be different from Sally the regular office worker. Whether this ability to pursue happiness through basic survival needs is morally just has become the bigger debate.

Truly it is these internal motivational factors that determine all the lessons you will learn. Basically if you are not motivated internally external factors become irrelevant. A person will always further themselves if they think their survival or glimpse at happiness is paramount. A case in point a gang member would rather rot in prison than rat their own out because their fate would be worse if they broke the gangs/personal code of honor. That is why in any scenario a manipulation of the environment may aide but to inspire within always wins out.

-Jennie Nawrocki