If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/feed-students-not-billionaires
"If You Would Wish the Ends, You Must Wish the Means"
House of Cards (Ian Richardson, the absolute villain)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards_(British_TV_series)
Billionaires fund US & UK politicians to be actively hostile to real thriving in child health & well-being.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-celebrate-trump-spending-bill-b2782865.htmlEnd Citizens United & bring back school lunch programs.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
If we gave a shit about the human race, we'd care for mothers and their children.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly can I go out on a ludicrously-short limb and ask for ‘age-appropriate, neurodivergence-aligned’ or some similar detail?! Identify and adjust for dyslexia, dyscalculia, Autism, ADHD, etc. Teacher-education programs ignore them, departments of education whistle past it like it’s a heap of smallpox blankets. Fuckin’ travesty.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly Common sense could prevail. But that is not the way of status protecting politicians. PR rules.
Imagine mandating cuts such as in education being :
1. Justified
2. Accompanied by an impact assessmentIf the latter shows that savings are negated by impact it is blocked.
But heaven forbid - how can politicians keep their party and the lobbyists sweet doing this?
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https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/feed-students-not-billionaires
"If You Would Wish the Ends, You Must Wish the Means"
House of Cards (Ian Richardson, the absolute villain)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards_(British_TV_series)
Billionaires fund US & UK politicians to be actively hostile to real thriving in child health & well-being.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-celebrate-trump-spending-bill-b2782865.htmlEnd Citizens United & bring back school lunch programs.
I first read "feed students with billionaires"
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
politicians only care about unborn children.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly Sad that AncestryDNA does a better job in integrating bioinformaticians, into proportionate curriculum.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly Exactly this
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I first read "feed students with billionaires"
Too full of ketamine and other things that make them not organic. At least mulch them first.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly Need to add assault rifle bans to the list.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly Yes!!! I’ve also seen many times where schools get a “new playground” & it’s not more room or “fun different equip.”, they tend to make ’em smaller & use “expensive” equipment that’s “shiny” & think that’ll be fun
2 schools I grew up with did this strategy, & 1 was really sad, was a playground with a LARGE wooden fort/castle where there were so many gazebos, bridges, ladders & towers that my sisters & I would go there to recite Shakespeare’s plays!
Kids “got splinters”, torn down
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly “If politicians gave a shit about…” pretty much only works when the next word is “money”.
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Too full of ketamine and other things that make them not organic. At least mulch them first.
That's true. And not kosher.
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@akareilly can I go out on a ludicrously-short limb and ask for ‘age-appropriate, neurodivergence-aligned’ or some similar detail?! Identify and adjust for dyslexia, dyscalculia, Autism, ADHD, etc. Teacher-education programs ignore them, departments of education whistle past it like it’s a heap of smallpox blankets. Fuckin’ travesty.
@akareilly @cascheranno when education is treated like a business, rather than a service, the results will only address the quick and financial issues.
When we take our car to the mechanic we don’t want it serviced the same way they did the last one they just finished. Yet each student gets treated alike? -
If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly the shits given about kids are fading fast. @blogdiva
Example: I'm taking fire at a hospital for insisting two things: don't beat up kids and don't kidnap kids.
Pretty basic. Yet, somehow that makes me a "problem"
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly Politicians pay lip service to the subject, but vote against it on a consistent basis.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly "age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse" would make such a huge difference in the US; the mindset of this country is built on abusing children.
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
Pay teachers!!!
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If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:
- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoodsInstead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.
If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.
@akareilly But many of those alternatives don't provide the necessary pretext to make it illegal not to join our data harvesting network.
People could lose their jobs.
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@akareilly Yes!!! I’ve also seen many times where schools get a “new playground” & it’s not more room or “fun different equip.”, they tend to make ’em smaller & use “expensive” equipment that’s “shiny” & think that’ll be fun
2 schools I grew up with did this strategy, & 1 was really sad, was a playground with a LARGE wooden fort/castle where there were so many gazebos, bridges, ladders & towers that my sisters & I would go there to recite Shakespeare’s plays!
Kids “got splinters”, torn down@em_and_future_cats @akareilly The problem with America here is that we tend to farm out design ideas to architectural firms that often have no understanding of child development and learning. They check a supplier who will sell them fancy “equipment” that appeals to adults who know nothing about how imagination helps children grow mentally. Keep it simple! And ask someone who knows something other than how to pave a parking lot. Throwing money at it isn’t always the best answer.
