The alternative is BORING…
If you have been around RJsCorner for a while you know that I have a level of anguish for how the medical community seems to be merging everything into the Autism Spectrum. On the one hand they say it is an almost infinite spectrum, but on the other they classify it at 3 levels: Needing help, Needing a LOT of help, Needing 24/7 help. (These … Continue reading NeuroSpicy
“Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” – Jacqueline Woodson I know there are many people around today who greatly fear diversity. Many of that group still live where they were born. They have been almost exclusively taught by their elders what is right and wrong. But, in the first 25 years … Continue reading Walking Through This World Together
“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” – Bono Almost all of us want to be part of the social scene. We want to be part of the crowd. We check out our social sites several times a day to make sure we know what is expected of us. But … Continue reading Which Is Greater?
“If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life’s exciting variety, not something to fear.” — Gene Roddenberry — I believe that the quote above is essential for humanity to survive. We must recognize, and sometimes even … Continue reading Not Something To Be Feared
Several times a year I change the focus of RJsCorner to a new subject. It is presently about being artsy. Starting today is will be about diversity. Continue reading A New Focus…
When I was a kid I often heard that the USA was the great American melting pot. To me that implied that when people came to this country they gave up all their traditions and heritage and merged seamlessly into the American ethic. I was a pretty naive farm boy in my youth so it was years before I realized that the melting pot was … Continue reading A Melting Pot vs. A Stew….
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