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  • The View From Inside: Why We Need Prison Reform
    Arizona's commented on the article | almost 3 years ago
    The View From Inside: Why We Need Prison Reform

    Thank you SO MUCH for articualting the realities and challenges facing the inmates and the prison system.  As an educator working in an inner-city elementary school, with some students who are highly at-risk of joining gangs (some come from generation of gang bangers), an insider voice like yours was a real eye opener for me.  If there's anything you like to say to at-risk students, please post.  They have NO CLUE where they are headed!  THANK YOU!

  • Top 10 Ways To Fight Poverty in America
    Arizona's commented on the article | about 3 years ago
    Top 10 Ways To Fight Poverty in America

    Hi Leslie,

    I'm all for giving voice to the voiceless and promoting change!  I second your ideas.  I also believe high expectations, good work ethic, and accountability are HUGE for empowering those in the lower socio-economic stata.

    What often differentiates the poor and the rest are mindsets.  The mind creates perceptions.  Perceptions create reality.
    Living in the now and in the moment are often the mentality of the poor.  Goal setting and delayed gratification are middle-class values.

    Education is key.  Changing and empowering the minds and perceptions of the poor so they have the necessary tools and skills to move up to the middle class.

    Great thoughts!

    See also
    http://azoptimist.wordpress.com/?s=poverty 

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