Yes, Self-Love is Important
Self-love is important. I truly sucked at it when I first started therapy. I have come a long way since. But sometimes, I still fail at it.
Author: Alex
I am from Germany but have spent more than half of my life in Denmark, and other places abroad. I have a background in teaching, both youngsters and adults. I am interested in a wide field of things, which I love to teach and write about. Sustainability, technology, politics, social change, and mental health are just some examples.
Maths Songs Are Powerful Tools for Learning
I have discovered, that maths songs can be a great tool to support the learning process. There seems to be some research, that backs up this claim.
The Logic of Capitalism Is to Commodify Everything
The only logic behind capitalism is to commodify everything. Nature, Basic public infrastructure, and even human connections.
We even commodified friendships and romance. So nobody actually gets to experience what that actually is anymore.
If You Want to Keep Teachers, Pay Attention to Your It Infrastructure
For many teachers, faulty IT infrastructure can be a major stress factor. It forces teachers to adapt to the moment. They need to improvise every time. This can throw off an otherwise good lesson. 25 kids can get bored very fast if you are busy getting the projector to work.
We’re Still Obsessed With Individualism
You are only a fully emancipated person if you have your own household. At least, that is what we have been conditioned to think. In a capitalist society, it is incomprehensible, how some people can choose to not follow this path. We are obsessed with individualism.
Western Propaganda Narratives Are Dumb
You don’t have to have a Ph-D., to see through the dumb western propaganda narratives. They are not very believable. The only reason western media can uphold these narratives is by leaving out a majority of facts.
There Is a Good Reason We Don’t Use Corporal Punishment Anymore
Corporal punishment is in direct opposition to freedom and democracy. If you have a democracy, you recognize that children are human beings. Human beings have rights. Those rights are universal. That is why we drafted the declaration of human rights some 70 years ago. Because we recognize children as humans as well, they have their own set of universal rights. And guess what these rights are?
Wood Pellets for Heating Were a Blind Alley
Politicians encouraged many households and businesses to switch to wood pellets for heating. Wood pellets, woodchips, and biodiesel were advertised as a climate-friendly alternative. Plus, you could save a ton of money on your heating bill. Wood pellets for heating were a clear winner. For climate and wallet. Until now.
We Are Not Separate From Nature
In the western world, we have held a long philosophical tradition. It is the idea, that we are not separate from nature. Instead, the guiding philosophy has been that we are above nature. We believed that we can control it. We had a strong belief, that we could bend natural forces to our will.
