tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post1284030855537901455..comments2024-03-29T06:57:49.917-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: The Hubbub About Insensitivity to The Child Free By ChoiceLisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-34411007416412298322009-10-28T00:57:38.898-04:002009-10-28T00:57:38.898-04:00Thank you, Lisa. This is a topic that speaks to th...Thank you, Lisa. This is a topic that speaks to the heart of many I think. The preconceived notions of times past, of the "should" and "should not" opinions, have little bearing in today's "You can be anyone you want to be" world. The possibilties are endless. Young women especially need to be aware of their choices and to not be made to question decisions to follow their passions. We can all make a difference in the life of a child, or an adult for that matter. Period. Thanks for the post.blancaeduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273927325365790792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-19523577179518152682009-10-26T19:20:20.100-04:002009-10-26T19:20:20.100-04:00AMEN!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS...I am glad you wrote ...AMEN!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS...I am glad you wrote this blog and couldn't agree with you more. I find people telling me the same exact things. I feel the same way. I am fulfilled in my life without children and that is the choice I have made. Mostly I find others to be jealous because I have made this decision. But it's my choice just like they made there's. Thank you again for writing this and posting a status on Facebook. I am so beside you on this topic 100%Samantha ( SAM )noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-16981511344778602102009-10-26T06:46:58.936-04:002009-10-26T06:46:58.936-04:00You do bring up some very good points, in a very l...You do bring up some very good points, in a very logical and consistent manner. It is important for speakers (and people in general) to try to avoid making assumptions about others, whether it is related to the decision to be a parent or other aspects of life. (For example, I think the 'digital immigrant' and 'digital native' classifications fall into this area as well.) I do think it important that those of us in education remember our responsibility to act in loco parentis - "the responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent." So an appropriate remark of a presenter might reference this, rather than a parental (now or future) assumption.<br /><br />Have you seen the TED talk entitled "The Danger of a Single Story?" (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html). Although not directly related to this issue, it does peripherally address the idea of stereotyping based on too little information. As with TED talks in genera, very well worth watching.Branzburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958536497477359917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-29079092696477329332009-10-26T00:56:02.411-04:002009-10-26T00:56:02.411-04:00Good posting ... good point... and way to raise aw...Good posting ... good point... and way to raise awareness of something that make someone feel really negative or "non" even if its not the intention...lynette guastaferronoreply@blogger.com