There are statistical conventions to describe how the mean of random events settles down and becomes a predictable value (I think the weasel words are "In The Long Run..."). What does this mean? Put differently, "What Goes Around Comes Around."
Just because you practice doing the right thing doesn't guarantee the wrong thing can't or won't happen.
How else might this be described? Everything averages out. "Must suck to be you" (at this particular instant) could, should, and will become everyone's mantra (i.e., This sucks").
What we do (or don't do) to help our fellow human beings now will at sometime become the cause of events which happen to us (or to our loved ones). It doesn't take a rocket scientist's mind to understand precarious balances.
So race to the death in good cheer or change. The road we (as a global society) are on is not sustainable. I can't put it any plainer than that. What are you going to do about it?
Saturday
Sunday
"IGNORANCE OF OR MISUNDERSTANDING (OF...) IS NO EXCUSE."
"IGNORANCE OR MISUNDERSTANDING (OF...) IS NO EXCUSE." I think that's an understatement. What about all the oblivious bastards who think strong-arm policies are a license to impose opinion? It is my opinion that society is in need of an overhaul for our value system. Sure, it makes sense to enforce constraints by blocking out options in order to achieve desired results but that is not good logic for denial of extenuating circumstances influencing real time stressors. In point of fact we are not machines. To some extent we are programmable; repetition breeds habit. So I guess that's where I got the greatest heartburn from systems. If what you don't know can, does, and will hurt you, what you do know can, does, and will hurt you, and what you do or don't know can, does, and will hurt others, where is the room for compassion in that?
When I worked as an engineer I saw all these arguments reaching a fulcrum which did not leave as a viable option anything other than exiting the charade. I would not be responsible (my choice) for contributing to mistakes which ensued just because corporate owners kept the priorities of their vision focused on profitability yet I could be held liable for all errors. I simply did not have resources to cover my own rear and the asses of others. There is a lot of energy dumped into medical and legal consideration these days. It is like people are chasing upsets in one area so they can receive overcompensation in another.
None of my designs failed, nothing I analyzed crashed or exploded, and no details were overlooked yet I never imagined a "let the buyer beware" type of approach would someday become sanctioned by the court.
Saturday
Essay on Giving Back
Giving Back
I wish to give back in a
different way. By performing analysis in seven different industries I gained
focus on motivators. Throughout the years I was privileged to serve in soup
kitchens, teach in literacy programs and advocate for those less fortunate. The
clear reality is that our children will not succeed without education, safety
nets, and community support. Doing what is right and serving the common good is
the only way to achieve a healthy society in which future generations may
flourish.
The soup kitchen
experience opened a window for looking into a kind of poverty that I did not
realize existed. This was the poverty of illiteracy. I helped clients fill out
applications so they might apply for minimum wage jobs. Many could not read or
write and several had no grasp of basic math skills.
Volunteering in the
adult literacy program gave insight on bias. Anyone without a firm knowledge of
reading, writing and arithmetic must overcome additional difficulties in order
to become successful.
I am discouraged by how the
simple lack of knowledge in math makes absent the joy of checks and balances.
Problem-solving thinking must be instilled in students. Inflexible dreams,
goals, and aspirations are not available to everyone. For a while, living kept
me busy with accomplishing tasks while others were traumatized by life. Now I
add diversity to a global community.
The corporate world often misunderstands complex problems. I became tasked with providing leadership in work groups, designing dialogues for job instructions, and completing company documentation to meet regulations. Not only must we do the right thing; we must show that the right thing needs to be done. Solutions can be both challenging and frustrating when lack of knowledge causes fear in the workplace over problem-solving. But achievement of common goals need not lead to self-serving competitions. Strategic innovation is necessary for well-being and it can be learned. This too must be taught in schools.
Teachers are called to tell
stories. They draw upon their imaginations, zeal, courage, and passion! To be
effective they must also be compassionate and inspirational. Teachers encourage
left-brainers to dance in tight spaces where right-brainers can only hover.
They must fortify right-brainers with resolve to resist temptations for glazing
over whenever left-brainers spew logical discourse!
While tutoring a youth I discovered how she had
been passed from tutor to tutor just to move her on. I wondered if I could make
math fun and interesting without sounding demeaning. Perhaps we should play a
little game between student and teacher? It worked. She beamed when our session
was over and she amazed us tutors.
Orientation, drive, and
focus are all indicators of potential. Environmental concerns, as well as
empathy for the oppressed, are motivations for adapting. I will work hard to gain
the confidence of students, parents, peers, and instructors alike. Complete
independence is not the requirement; nobody does it alone. Some educational
processes produce situations which are impossible to satisfy. Difficulties
might be navigable but examples of unselfish caring need to be visible,
observed, and appreciated. Decide to enable others and ensure that they can set
and reach attainable, realistic goals. Everyone shapes reality. I have promise
for teaching.
Resume
Objective: Earn a Master's Degree in
Education with emphasis in math and become an Algebra teacher. I want to help
caregivers improve communication by enhancing logic controls, thus developing
customized tools which build essential support networks as required. I seek an
opportunity for teaching at the high school level on a front-line basis.
Goal: Work in the field of education.
Summary of Core Competencies
Goal: Work in the field of education.
Summary of Core Competencies
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· Application of engineering principles and theory
· Document controls and manuals
· Design reliability
· Specification control
· Interface definition
· Unique solutions
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Education,
Accomplishments, Awards, & Demonstrated Commitment
- BS
Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, May 1981
- Patented
Stowage Device
- Professional
Engineering Licensure (MO & KS)
- Innovator
in Caregiver Advocacy
Current Status
- 2012/2013
UMKC Student (Mathematics)
Recent Endeavors
- S2012 Student (JCCC Statistics), Math Tutor ( JCCC Intermediate Algebra)
- F2012 Conference Attendee (22nd Annual KCRM Tech Expo, Annual KCATM)
Integrating Values through
Community Involvement, Kansas City Metro (2001-present):
· Community
Care Coalition (Member Board of Directors, participant in Stroke, Stroll &
Run and CCC Garage Sale fund raisers)
· Good Shepherd Church (cantor, choir member, music selection
committee, confirmation mentor, Learning Club-Juvenile Tutor)
· Veronica’s Voice (Walk for Awareness, Board Member 3 years);
Catholic Worker House, St. James Food Kitchen, KCMO Food Pantry; Christmas in
October
· Volunteer work with nonprofits, cancer recovery advocate; concern
for the marginalized
Industry
Experience (25+ years in Engineering)
- Telecommunications
(5)
- Power
Delivery (1)
- Steel
Fabrication (1)
- Dot.com
Startup (intangible goods)
- Lifting
Products (5)
- Petrochemical
(4)
- Aerospace
(9)
Personal Journey “Caregiving is only
taught by example.”
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