I don't know how I'm going to start this off, I guess it will be just saying what's on my mind. Been starting to watch old movies again, which is nice, brings back some good memories, as well as some bad. I've also been posting some videos on Tik Tok lately, at least I'm trying to give it a shot. Been watching videos about different religions, and the history about them, and history in general.
Saw a video about the Mayans, and it brought back memories of when I used to research stuff about that, a lot when I was little growing up, along with the Lost City of Atlantis, I'm also remembering that I was crazy about astronomy, the stars, planets, and different galaxies. Sounds crazy, but learning, and researching about different cultures, or astronomy was always something that I enjoyed doing. Along with biographies about people that I liked, or was interested in. For a while, I was interested in Marylin Monroe, watched movies about her, and even read books about her life, and how she grew up, for me, it was interesting and fun learning more about her.
I recently got baptized Orthodox Christian, sounds random, but I decided to research and learn about other different religions, the history of them, similarities and differences that they have.
Started watching anime films again here and there, I don't watch anime all the time like I used to, but it's nice to watch anime films from time to time, since I still love anime, the art style, and the characters, and plots, and how they are portrayed within anime. One thing that I've always loved about anime, is how expressive the emotions of the characters are shown, it makes it way easier to understand what they are feeling, or thinking. At least for me, it takes a lot of the guess work out of it.
Weather it's Youtube, Tik Tok, or even just looking something up on Google, now with the internet, you can basically teach yourself anything that you want to, which to me, is beyond amazing. For so long, I would beat myself, because I didn't go to college, sure I took a course to get a certified to be a nurses aid, but I never went to college for 4 years, I tried to go back to school to get certificates for phlebotomy, and ekg, but I only finished the prerequisite class, medical terminology. I stopped after that, because I didn't have time, with working and taking care of my mom. And to be completely honest, I didn't want to go into debt, with how much it would have cost me to take the classes, when we were already hurting for money at the time, I didn't want to make things worse, when my mom was already sick, and basically just getting worse.
Anyways, with the internet, from my point of view, it can be used to learn, almost like your going to college but for free. When I was growing up, going to college, was almost like the end all be all, it was supposed to be a way for you to have a better life, but from what I've seen and heard, it's left so many people in more and more debt basically, and you can't get rid of college debt, yet almost any other type of debt, you can get rid off and taken off your record. That was honestly one of the main things I considered when going to college, and when I found that out within the past few years, I was actually glad that I didn't go to college, it would have just added more unneeded problems into my plate, that I frankly didn't need. College was supposed to make your life better, not worse. And with that, I basically decided that I'll teach myself things that I want to learn, and things that I need to learn, and not go into debt while learning.
Maybe I'm acting childish, or cray to some, but to me, you shouldn't have to go into debt, basically going broke, by just trying to get an education. In my opinion, an education, is a basic human right that anyone should have access too.
Ironically, I've learned more on Tik Tok, when it came to myself, and how my mind works, then anywhere else. By listening to people's stories, or advice from professionals, it helped click everything into place much faster for me, I know it probably sounds nuts, but I'm just being honest. I guess, that's one of the reasons I blog, and share my experiences, that way, hopefully it can help someone out there as well.
I'm personally hoping that with the access to information for people who were in special ed, or were in my case, that maybe it will help them, like it has been helping me, not just for education, but for living in general. Regardless if it's dyslexia, dysgraphia, adhd, autism or anything else, for people who are living with those conditions, any information out there, that could potentially help them, is better than nothing. I hope that in the past few years, that things have gotten better in the education system, when it comes to all of this, because when I was in school, at least from what I experienced, the help that was offered, wasn't that great, in my opinion. I know it's not the teachers fault, that a lot of it had to do with the school board, and the protocols when it came to special ed, and learning disabilities.
I guess my point with all of this, is that education should be easily accessible to anyone, and there should be more guidelines, help for the kids who are in special ed. Like I don't know, maybe for the kids who are in special ed, maybe once or twice a week, check up on the kid, ask the parents how they are doing, have monthly assessments instead once every 6 months, that way if the child is struggling with homework, or with the classes in general. That way, the child won't be falling so far behind. Perhaps give the parents tips and advice on how to help their child at home, or things that can help give them more structure. For kids who even aren't in special ed, but who are simply struggling to stay in college, or in just go at all, college, shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to go, I honestly don't know how, but something needs to change.
Hopefully some of what I said made sense. Thank you for taking the time, to read my post.
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