Unruly students

When I think of Trump supporters there are two categories; those that become wealthy on the novelty and those unwitting from peer pressure.

There is little to be done with those preying on others to gather personal wealth, but, the solution to this dynamic is the same for both, teach to remove ignorance. 

It is amazing to me that once unruly students become ENGAGED in the lesson being taught when personal attention is provided to bring them up to speed. 

When I teach and notice behavioral problems or silent distraction I always offer personal help during class and at the end of teaching a daily lesson, I offer time at the end of the day for any student who cares to review any subject. Guess what? I never leave on time for home because students always show up after they too finish classes.

The point is children and/or young people have “ego defenses.” Those ego defenses are difficult to get past because they receive approval from peers with similar knowledge deficits. I do believe knowledge deficits are at the basis of many a bully and their cohorts.

I have yet to witness a student engaged in study and doing well, spend time as a bully so much as completing an in class assignment or homework. When students with poor behavior are proved an opportunity to ask questions one on one during or after class their bad behavior improves and often is eliminated. I believe that same method of engagement extends to adults.

People long for power in their lives that will not betray their trust. Americans engaged in politics for the first time in their lives regardless of their age will attach themselves to foolish and often adverse information for the purpose of peer acceptance. It is a form of brainwashing on a societal level. It isn’t political because it is based in disinformation, lies, half-truths and a demonization of truth tellers.

ie: Don, Jr. and probably Ivanka will engage any peripheral belief system, including white supremacy/nationalists. The most stark example is that of the “Tiger King.” I think that is the name of the wayward and supposed animal loving people that created a movie about their caging of what should be wild animals. Jr. didn’t care about the truth. He took the “fascination” of those following and enthusiastic about the movie as his purpose when he achieves power to right a supposed wrong, hence voters.

It isn’t okay anymore for politics to estrange American voters from the truth and benevolence that is the foundation of this democracy. All Americans must be told an understanding of truth and why truth is considered the best basis for power. 

I sincerely believe when politics goes off the rails to allow adversity a legitimate place in society it in turn destroys democracy. Democracy lives and grows within truth. Not truthiness, but, unforgiving truth.

Truth does not abandon democracy, it solidifies it. Truth is a vapor and not brick and mortar. It can easily be toyed with when ethics is scoffed at as a sissy behavior. Ethics is not law, but, ask any student I have taught if it is important and they will say, “My principal and parents cannot punish me for telling it.” 

Truth is a foundation that becomes stronger as it grows among a society. It is not a toy, it is freedom. In the case of Trump supporters, the unwitting become knowledgeable and those seeking wealth at the expense of democracy can no longer deliver votes for the lack of followers. 

Chronic pain

This is not a scientific poll, however, in speaking to basically strangers who have suffered contracting the virus and lived, state they are grateful to be alive. They state they know other people they know, on a spectrum of friend to family, that did not survive the virus. The most common symptom after recovering from SARS-Cov-2 is chronic pain that feels like arthritis. 

I believe this pain is neurological and not much musculoskeletal. I believe anti-inflammatories during and after recovery may lessen the pain. Anti-inflammatories as simple as aspirin or ibuprofen should be followed in a trial of these people. The problem being GI and kidney problems over the short and long term. 

Some of these people were receiving physical therapy and state they still have the pain. 

The post virus attack should be treated vigorously to return function and comfort to its victims.

Eliminating SARS-Cov-2 from the face of Earth should be a high priority and refusal to accept the concept of “permanent endemic” at every turn.

This new strain of the virus effects children and spreads easily. That strain must be ended as well to prevent a generation of cripples.

January 6, 2021 will be uneventful.

The Electoral College will elect Joe Biden as President of the United States of America. 

What Al Gore didn’t say when he lead the Electoral College in 2001, was that if a Senator had signed the written complaint there would then be a hearing of FACTS that would prove there were egregious breeches in the election that could actually change the outcome.

A House Representative and a US Senator cannot simply submit a written complaint to over turn the vote of the people. They have to prove there were actually remarkable issues with the election. They have to show all four swing states had profound problems that caused their electors to be fraudulent. That won’t happen because those states have been scrutinized and held to be accountable in courts of law. 

Bringing a complaint to the Electoral College in the year 2021 is nothing but the last attempt of a defeated president to commit fraud to stay in power.

The Weather

 Stay home.

There is a whopper of a severe storm headed for the Midwest and nearly the entire east coast. There is going to be dangerous conditions New Year’s Eve and New Years Day and most of the days leading up to the holiday. 

Given the social circumstances and the very dangerous weather to would be BEST if everyone would stay home to celebrate and WELCOME in the New Year.

The northwest USA will have as much severe weather as the rest of the country.

Please, everyone, be safe. Thank you.