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What issues do you see in your life that go unaddressed?
Abby Twyman updated 5 years, 9 months ago
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Man, it is so interesting to be part of a general education environment in a rural community… the deeply rooted patterns of behavior for students, teachers, and parents and the negative impact they have on the teaching and learning environment is fascinating to observe. Now for trying to figure out the best path forward to create as much meaningful change as possible within the scope of my define duties/responsibilities… such a challenge!!
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Abby, I love your positive attitude. It definitely sounds like some challenges in your situation, but it sounds like you’re looking at it as a challenge that can help you and those around of you grow. Way to go!
I know working with families who qualify for Medicaid means that we see so many challenges in the environment besides the direct contingencies that we’ve been approved to work on. Being open-minded and accepting of cultural differences — even if we are talking about a difference in culture based on their neighborhoods and family history, rather than their color or religion — is critical to changing behaviors!
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It’s definitely a tough balance to strike, but at the end of the day we are all humans acting in the service of creating a better world for as many as possible. Change takes time… we can still to good work while tolerating some things we know could be better. If we go in with an attitude of everything being wrong and needing to change everything at once, nothing will ever change!
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I like your idea of “trying new ways” instead of sticking to the traditional! Have you looked at the FIT Learning stuff? I haven’t tried it (and I’m not a teacher!), but I’ve heard the owners speaking on the Behavioral Observations podcast and it sounds like an innovative approach to teaching that uses behavioral and ACT principles.
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Yes, I do know of the program! My hope is that one day the schools up here will incorporate something like it as it is a wonderful program with great results!
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Here is my issue that goes unaddressed: transportation in rural communities for low income families and people with disabilities that make driving not an option.
Yes, we have some local dial-a-ride and community buses, but they are on a limited basis, sometimes only one route per day, sometimes people have to wait an hour or two for a ride after calling. Particularly for people with autism, the wait and unpredictability can be too much of a barrier.
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Yes, I definitely see transportation access as a major issue as well! In our community, the closest regular grocery store is an hour away so many end up buying all their food through the local quick-stop at which everything is double the price!
What do you see as potential solutions within your community to address this issue?
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