Jackie Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Sue
Couldn't help thinking about how I was raised. My mom always insisted that everyone
should be treated with dignity and respect and that we should defend those that didn't
have the things we had--good health, mental capabilities, etc. No wonder they used to
call me Joan of Arc at school. Sometimes now it makes me wonder what some have been
taught when they were growing up. No matter what they are taught in school, teachers
are not the most significant socializers in the child's life usually.
jackief
Sue Hartigan wrote:
> Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Hi Jackie:
>
> That sounds like a wonderful idea. It wouldn't hurt anyone to find out
> what it is like to walk in anothers shoes for a while. Maybe there
> would be a little more tolerance and understanding for everyone if we
> all did this at least once.
>
> I have a friend who is now in his 80's who always told me that one
> should never forget where one came from. I try to remember that and
> have tried to teach my kids the same thing. It has helped them to be a
> little more understanding of things and a lot more tolerant of people
> and things that they can't understand.
>
> Sue
> >
> > Hi Doc
> >
> > You know I wish there was still a way for people to live the life for a
> > week--maybe understanding would come more quickly. A prof. in Mankato I know used
> > to be able to take a small class to a big city--give them $5 and turn them loose
> > in the inner city. He taught a class on city problems--including the homeless.
> > He had watchers that seen to it that no one got into impossible situations--this
> > is no longer possible so he no longer does this. But the students learned what it
> > was like to try to access the "helping?" organizations, to wonder where they would
> > sleep or eat that night, and feel the contempt that others directed toward them.
> > I talked to a few of his former students and it still made an impression on them.
> > Many became social activists afterwards.
> >
> > jackief
>
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> 2.
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