Participate in a discussion about how a student’s “culture” defines a “healthy attitude” about school and work. The staff of White Apple Institute help listeners from all over the United States and other countries understand the definition of “culture” and encourage comments from students, teachers, counselors, and parents. Professor Applewhite discusses President Obama’s speech at the NAACP’s 100th Annual Convention and the impact he made on cultural and ethnic issues in education. Co-host Nazim Rashid will elaborate on how the “street and prescription” drug cultures negatively influence student attitudes about dropping out of school or returning to school/college.
What does a “healthy attitude” look like? Professor Applewhite, host, and Nazim Rashid, co-host of the Student2Teacher2Student© , Internet radio show, ask their listeners to define what they call a “healthy attitude”. We encourage listeners to call in, share their views about what a “healthy attitude” looks like, and listen to strategies to develop this way of life. It is critical that our attitude about being “healthy” is accepted in the culture and society we live in. At White Apple Institute, our focus is on setting “realistic” goals with a healthy attitude that must be maintained for success in the classroom and the workplace. Adult learners diagnosed with a mental or physical disability does not necessarily mean they are “unhealthy” or do not possess a healthy attitude. More often than we may expect, a person with a disability may lead a very successful life and maintain an even healthier attitude about school, work, and life, than those who are not diagnosed with a disability. The initial screening and assessment at White Apple Institute helps potential students and teachers clarify their purpose, abilities, and goals in a changing world. Teachers, as well as students, deal with “burn out” issues that negatively affect their health and attitudes towards each other and the educational systems they work and learn in. We look forward to more feedback from employers, counselors, parents, and other interested listeners around the United States and abroad to improve our perspectives about being prepared for success in a global economy, diagnosed as “disabled”, or not!
Join Professor (“Apple”) Applewhite in a discussion of the issues surrounding adult age students with physical, mental, and learning disabilities who complete educational programs, during or after incarceration, with the hope and faith that a J-O-B is attainable. However, the fact is they face an even harsher reality than our 2009 high school and college graduates in these challenging economic times. We invite students and employers to discuss how they address “the BOXES” on employment and scholarship applications that ask about their criminal histories. White Apple Institute, sponsor of the Student2Teacher2Student© radio broadcast, hopes to instill faith in our students, teachers, parents, employers, and all interested persons, as we speak about ways to minimize recidivism and prepare adult learners in this population to achieve practical and realistic pathways. Our radio show is designed to stimulate conversations between “adult learners with disabilities or various at-risk issues” and “teachers, counselors, and employers” to improve success in the classroom and within the workplace. We encourage listeners to acknowledge that although “life-long learning” is critical for “life-long success” we cannot ignore that most students engage in postsecondary education to improve their future “ECONOMIC” status.
.Your host, Professor (“Apple”) Applewhite shares an optimistic perspective of President Obama’s faith in our teachers, students, and parents. She encourages listeners to explore the reality facing adult students with mental or physical disabilities and what educational and economic opportunities are out there for this population. This includes exploring practical pathways for adult learners with incarceration records who experience challenges at various academic and vocational training levels, English language proficiency, test anxiety, and acceptable reading and writing skills to achieve success and become valuable assets in their communities.
How do we develop faith in our "at risk" students and "at risk" teachers? In light of legislation, school policy, regulations,and “unwritten” rules we can encourage each other to develop a more optimistic approach. How do we find the energy to step beyond the classrooms to get to know each other and stop the blaming fingers? We welcome students, teachers, and parents to share their views.
Popular demand encourages us to continue our discussion on the roles and responsibilities of students and teachers. Part 2 of our theme will expand the concept of building faith,higher expectations, optimism, and balance. This is encouraging to those students and teachers with disabilities and "at risk" issues. More information will be shared on the various concepts of being "self-educated", "multiple intelligences" (Gardner), and balancing time to incorporate these concepts in the life long learning and teaching process.
Join a discussion on the roles and responsibilities of students and teachers. Share your views on what makes an effective student or teacher.Hear strategies about how to reach "readiness" to improve the way we learn from and teach others about obtaining and staying on a successful path at school and work.