Rising homelessness rates in Los Angeles and the United States as a whole should be cause for reflection within society. What are the structural systems that create this housing crisis? Many believe that homelessness can be attributed to mental illness…
For decades now, service work has been a quintessential part of the education experience for many American students. It starts in elementary school, with canned food drives or cutting out boxtops…
For decades now, service work has been a quintessential part of the education experience for many American students. It starts in elementary school, with canned food drives or cutting out boxtops from cereal boxes. Later, it develops into group trash pickups or…
One of my favorite quotes is by Will Smith, he says “If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time, because your life will become better by making other lives better.” It is one of my favorites because we tend to…
On Paradigms of Education and Perception of Teaching As a Service
Special Needs: “any of various difficulties (such as a physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disability) that causes an individual to require additional or…
Hierarchical structures dominate our society. No matter what, there are power dynamics within each interaction, whether it’s related to boss — subordinate relationships, racial…
“That man next door just got out of prison last week.” My grandma told the family that one day my parents and I visited her. She said it in a sneaky, unspeakable, and strange way that automatically revealed her attitude…
While many are able to recognize the problematic situation of unhoused people, exposed to the elements and extreme violence, many also tend to be unempathetic towards their situation and fail to view them as people. One of the core elements of doing good service is recognizing…
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