I like to describe the best environments as ones where I feel comfortable enough that I fit in, that I am also brave enough to stand out. Fitting In/Standing Out (FISO) - I use examples from fiction to make this point to my son - Camp Half Blood, Hogwarts. We live in a neighborhood that meets this standard. Now he has the opportunity to choose a college that fits. I try to emphasize the word “enough” - comfortable enough, brave enough. It is not going to be easy during the reign of Trump. Your work is important, Sally. You will find the words.
Yes! Doublespeak has been with us for a while ("rightsizing" when applied to firing people) but now it is taking off, reaching new heights of grotesquerie.
I like to describe the best environments as ones where I feel comfortable enough that I fit in, that I am also brave enough to stand out. Fitting In/Standing Out (FISO) - I use examples from fiction to make this point to my son - Camp Half Blood, Hogwarts. We live in a neighborhood that meets this standard. Now he has the opportunity to choose a college that fits. I try to emphasize the word “enough” - comfortable enough, brave enough. It is not going to be easy during the reign of Trump. Your work is important, Sally. You will find the words.
The web of… population stratification and belonging. Doublespeak is not easy! And this is ridiculous, as we know.
Yes! Doublespeak has been with us for a while ("rightsizing" when applied to firing people) but now it is taking off, reaching new heights of grotesquerie.
Thank you Cindy. Sounds as if you have prepared your son well for the world. We will need people like him. And we will get through it.
Sally!!!!!!!!
Inclusivity?
I'm right there with you. Thanks for sharing the backdrop of history and literature.