I’ve always tried to take song/lyric writing as a serious responsibility with a conscientious intention to make change for the good
Despite having a myriad mixed feelings about education, I eventually became a high school teacher of accounting, economics, and any other subject they didn’t have a teacher for. I remember spending nights at my maths teacher colleague Bill’s house learning the year 11 maths for the next day’s lesson and going to class hoping like hell the bright students wouldn’t ask me questions I couldn’t answer. Parent teacher nights were interesting, with some parents blaming me for their little Johnny’s bad exam results. In very polite language I would tell them that their little darling was in fact a lazy little sod, or words to that effect. One frustrated father, who was a friend of the principal, threatened to try to get me fired over his son’s poor exam results.
Bullying takes many forms but usually comes down to power or size … or a perceived power or status. The boss and the employee, superior and inferior … big and small.
Our world, where terms such as ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’ coexist alongside plastic surgeons being in high demand to chisel away at our natural beauty in favour of mimicking the ‘Natural Beauty’ filter, seems just as unreal as the filters themselves. Accompanying the highly sought-after ‘Natural Beauty’ filter are other popular ones such as ‘Clear Skin’ and the subtly named ‘Pretty Face’ filter, amongst many others, which offer users an instantly made-up, blemish-free version of themselves to share with the world online.
Ever find yourself in a situation where you know something needs to be said or done about a situation, but you’re not quite sure how to talk about it or engage others in helping to make some improvements? You might want them to understand your concerns and you’re wondering how to arrange your thoughts so that your listeners will get your message quickly and want to be part of working out a solution.
I’ve always tried to take song/lyric writing as a serious responsibility with a conscientious intention to make change for the good
Despite having a myriad mixed feelings about education, I eventually became a high school teacher of accounting, economics, and any other subject they didn’t have a teacher for. I remember spending nights at my maths teacher colleague Bill’s house learning the year 11 maths for the next day’s lesson and going to class hoping like hell the bright students wouldn’t ask me questions I couldn’t answer. Parent teacher nights were interesting, with some parents blaming me for their little Johnny’s bad exam results. In very polite language I would tell them that their little darling was in fact a lazy little sod, or words to that effect. One frustrated father, who was a friend of the principal, threatened to try to get me fired over his son’s poor exam results.
Bullying takes many forms but usually comes down to power or size … or a perceived power or status. The boss and the employee, superior and inferior … big and small.
Our world, where terms such as ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’ coexist alongside plastic surgeons being in high demand to chisel away at our natural beauty in favour of mimicking the ‘Natural Beauty’ filter, seems just as unreal as the filters themselves. Accompanying the highly sought-after ‘Natural Beauty’ filter are other popular ones such as ‘Clear Skin’ and the subtly named ‘Pretty Face’ filter, amongst many others, which offer users an instantly made-up, blemish-free version of themselves to share with the world online.
Ever find yourself in a situation where you know something needs to be said or done about a situation, but you’re not quite sure how to talk about it or engage others in helping to make some improvements? You might want them to understand your concerns and you’re wondering how to arrange your thoughts so that your listeners will get your message quickly and want to be part of working out a solution.
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