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COMPLIMENTARY | SEPTEMBER 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 BACK TO SCHOOL A-B-C. 1-2-3. Learning is always fun, MAIN no matter at what age! We dedicate streetMAGAZINE eptember has arrived, and what does that S this September issue to life’s goal of mean? It means that summer is officially always learning. over, the days are getting shorter, and the kids are headed back to school. Should we Cover photo by insert the sigh now, or later? Let’s face it, Olivia Valentine Markonic no matter how old we are – everyone loves summer! Summer gives us a sense of free- dom, we have more energy, and are so busy. With that said, I’m not hating on autumn. Fall is actually my personal favorite season. I just love the beautiful sunny days with temps in the 70s, no humidity, and that gor- geous sideways-slanting-sunlight. The crisp- ness in the air, and that smell of fall … there are few things in life that can top that! This September issue is once again dedicated to the broader theme of learning, but yes, certainly a play off of the start of the school year. Our philosophy here has always been that school is not the only place that you can learn, we continue to learn throughout our lives and in various formats. You will notice the array of stories in this is- CONTENTS sue that are under the umbrella of learning. Our nature is to learn and adapt, and that is 6 | RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WE DO 37 | COLLEGE IS CONFIDENTIAL one of the reasons that this is the third year artist profile navigating ferpa for parents that we have dedicated this issue to learning. We hope that you will enjoy all of the topics 9 | FRIENDLY FACES 41 | EXPLORING NEW AVENUES that we cover. OF EDUCATION Speaking of learning and adapting, we 11 | SLIGHTLY OFF, BUT VERY GOOD too have been working on adapting. Last entrepreneur feature 45 | YOUTH MOVEMENTS: collective forces that matter month I announced that we were re-launch- 15 | BREAKFAST BREAD ing our website. We spent late spring and cinnamon-sugar toast 49 | LEARNING FOR LIFE all summer working on totally revamping our website and creating content that is of 17 | SKETCHY REAL ESTATE SCAMS 53 | HEALTHY CAREERS interest to you – our readers. Last month real estate we launched the website, and we are still 57 | TO CHAMPION AND NURTURE working on finalizing all of the new pages, 23 | RAISING YOUR CHILD’S CQ: backstage by the time you read this it should be just cultural intelligence for life and work about there. We found that there were niche 61 | BUSINESS SNAPSHOTS 27 | A GREY MATTER: camphill village categories that we weren’t able to cover in how new information about brains roeliff jansen community library the magazine. I personally wanted to move can impact how we learn bard academy & bard college at simon’s rock into new mediums such as video and audio, meta22 which is kind of hard to do in print – haha. 33 | PURSUING A PATH AFTER We’re really excited about our new website HIGH SCHOOL 62 | MONTHLY ADVICE COLUMNS and about all of the content that we’ll be bringing you. We feel that it will compli- PUBLISHER, EDITOR, ADVERTISING, WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, & OTHER DUTIES ment the printed magazine, and together, Thorunn Kristjansdottir Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Designer. Pom Shillingford Assistant proof-reader. they will help to highlight all of the amazing Ashley Kristjansson & Griffin Cooper Directors of Advertising. Contributing Writers: Betsy Maury | CB Wismar | Christine Bates | Dominique De Vito | Griffin Cooper people, businesses, places, and things in our | Ian Strever | Jessie Sheehan | John Torsiello | Joseph Montebello | Mary B. O’Neill | Regina Molaro tri-corner area. Our magazine and website Contributing Photographers: Lazlo Gyorsok & Olivia Markonic wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for our ad sponsors, so remember to thank them, use ADVERTISING Ashley Kristjansson Call 518 592 1135 or email [email protected] their services, and buy their products if you like our magazine and website. And if you’d CONTACT like to become an ad sponsor and reach our Office Mailing address PO Box 165, Ancramdale, NY 12503 audiences, we’d love to talk with you about Phone Email Website www.mainstreetmag.com the available options. Thank you everyone, PRINT, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, & INSURANCE and have a happy September. Printed by Snyder Printer, Inc. Davis & Trotta Law Offices Accounting services by Pattison, Koskey, Howe & Bucci CPAS Kneller Insurance Agency
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4 MAIN STREET MAGAZINE MAIN STREET MAGAZINE 5 Roxana Robinson: Responsibility for what we do
By CB Wismar The Civil War may have ended, Sparta lives on [email protected] but the killing continued, and the On Saturday, September 9, Roxana racial violence and bigotry that Robinson will be both celebrated Roxana Robinson takes her writing remained deeply impacted the Daw- and invited to address the impact of personally. son family. Roxana has mined those those moral consequences through Whether the results of her resources and created yet another the lens of her 2013 striking, detailed research and total immer- work of striking fiction. It is an disturbing novel Sparta as Sharon’s sion into her subjects is manifested historical novel, but it is deeply set Equus Effect convenes its annual in her latest novel Dawson’s Fall, or into the carefully detailed reality of public event at the Drum Road evident in the widely heralded 1999 a family speaking out for justice and farm of John Brett and Jane Strong. biography Georgia O’Keefe: A Life, tolerance. The connection between the which is still considered the best Katy Simpson Smith, writing equestrian program created by presentation of the noted artist’s for The New York Times, summed Strong and business partner David life, the New York, Cornwall, and up the impact of Robinson’s effort: Sonatore that works with veterans Maine-based writer acknowledges “Dawson’s Fall asks what truth and the novel that details the deeply that when she is writing, “the book means in an era when conviction emotional struggles of an Iraqi War is where I’m living.” matters more, and Roxana Rob- veteran trying desperately to “come If heritage has influence on voca- inson’s answer — that morality is home” is overwhelming. What Rob- Above: Roxana Robinson. Photo: tion, then the long line of writers in friable — should make us sit up and inson’s central character struggles Beowulf Sheehan. All Roxana Robinson’s family – from tremble.” with in Herculean fashion is exactly other images on this page and opposite Beechers to Dawsons to Scovilles – It becomes readily apparent while what The Equus Effect deals with in are the cover of four has certainly had an impact. doing the lightest research into real time. of Robinson’s novels. Her latest novel draws from the Robinson’s celebrated career as both “I don’t know one vet who comes Imagery courtesy of Roxana Robinson. diaries and journalistic efforts of author and educator, that it would home feeling like a hero, and I don’t her great grandparents, Frank and be quite simple to merely string care how many decorations they Sarah Dawson of Charleston, SC, together citation after citation from have. They feel like they’ve left a job to paint a picture of the violent rac- highly regarded reviewers from the undone and they cannot do enough ism and social chaos that permeated most prestigious publications to get to help other centered people,” southern culture during the period an image of what Roxana Robinson reflects Strong who found great known as “Reconstruction.” holds important and how skill- resonance in Robinson’s novel. fully she brings those convictions into focus. By her own admission, her work is about “moral conse- quences,” and the mirror held up to her readers cannot be comfortably ignored.
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Upon the publication of Sparta, The Wall Street Journal identified it as a “powerful reminder both of (post-traumatic stress disorders) concrete existence, and of the risk it poses to veterans of America’s 21st century wars.” The process that led to the creation of Dawson’s Fall is a reason- ably straight, creative line. “We all feel connected to our ancestors,” commented Robinson, reflecting on how the family diaries and copies of her great-grandfather’s newspapers formed the solid foundation of her research. But, how does an educator, art Getting veteran Marines, the historian, and novelist reared a hardened warriors, to open up was Quaker, living in New York City most difficult. “I had more than one and in a stately home overlook- Marine confide in me that I was the ing Cream Hill Lake embark on a ‘only civilian who asked me how “When I’m consumed with a multi-year project to accurately re- it was.’” Consumed with the great story, it dominates my days,” con- flect the horrors of war, the physical disconnect between the unrelent- firms Robinson as she thoughtfully and psychological impact on young ing pressure and constant danger considers the creative process and warriors sent half a world away to of combat and the polar opposite, how it impacts her world. While many authors dread the battle for months and then expected often self-indulgent behaviors of mandatory book tours and personal to return to family and society in society “back home.” The premise Incredible talent and a appearances that support the release a matter of weeks without conse- of the book took shape and the willingness to share of a new book, Roxana Robinson quences? story was built around it. A sought-after member of the welcomes the chance to interact She reads the front page of The Hunter College faculty, teaching with her audience. “I can make New York Times. Digging deep. creative writing in the Master of a personal connection with my Paying attention. Fine Arts program, she is able to readers,” she says. Sometimes those Drama in the morning paper Difficult, even uncomfortable both mentor and learn from aspir- connections are made online, with It was there, during the morning topics are not foreign to Robinson. ing authors and view literary history interactive video appearances with review of “all the news that’s fit to Her book Cost is another explora- through their eyes. Her work has book groups scattered across the print,” that Roxana Robinson en- tion of a fictionalized family that is been so widely recognized for its country, but the connection is countered a story about the trauma confronted with the insidiousness precise factual content presented real, just the same. It carries with endured by US troops who were of Alzheimer’s Disease and opioid in fully engrossing stories that the it the extension of reality that is so attacked while riding in unarmed addiction. She does not shy away University of Connecticut once of- evident in Robinson’s rich, nuanced “Humvees” – notably the traumatic from the enormity of the subjects fered an elective course focused on writing. • brain injuries they suffered. The fact and spent countless hours not only her work. that, for budgetary reasons, those researching the topics but conduct- With an educational background Discover more about Roxana Robinson’s injuries were classified as something ing interviews with patients and that includes attendance at several career and work on her website, www.roxana- robinson.com. less debilitating evoked a deep families and listening intently while institutions, Robinson has had the fulfilling experiences of studying Are you an artist and interested in being response. attending support group meetings. featured in Main Street Magazine? Send a brief And, the research began … Meticulous research is a hallmark with National Book Award and Pu- bio, artist’s statement, and a link to your work stretching from accessible written of Robinson’s work. Her highly- litzer Prize winning novelist Bernard to [email protected]. accounts of the realities of the war regarded biography of influential Malamud, Pulitzer Prize-winning to painful interviews with returning modernist painter Georgia O’Keefe poet Howard Nemerov, and famed veterans. Robinson researched hours took on epic importance because literary critic Stanley Edgar Hy- of the “baby-cam” footage that she was able to convince O’Keefe’s man. “Malamud was a very careful began to surface on the internet as family to give her access to informa- teacher, patient and focused,” returning veterans posted footage tion that had been kept from the affirms Robinson with approbation created with cameras lashed to their public until O’Keefe’s death. The that might well apply to the way in helmets. results were widely celebrated, the which she imparts her knowledge to “Watching and listening, I heard result of what Robinson calls “an her own students. repeated themes … ‘Where is that incredibly challenging and exhila- shot coming from?’ … constantly rating project.” had the sense of virulent panic and sensory overload.”
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As summer comes to an end, Kobe VanAlstyne will Lisa Carter is entering her third year as assistant super- Cameron Fix is a young man of few words, but says be entering the ninth grade in the coming school year. intendent at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in although his summer vacation has been a lot of fun, he’s “I really like math because I like to solve problems and Falls Village, CT. “My favorite part of the job is working also excited to be going into the first grade and reunite find it fun to learn new math skills.” Aside from school with teachers and administrators in all of the schools with his friends. Cam likes all subjects and to learn studies, Kobe plays many different sports, but his favorite on curriculum, instruction, and professional learning. about new things, but says his favorite subject is reading, is basketball. He’s been playing since he was six years I enjoy the other parts of the job as well, but engaging “Because stories are funny!” When weather permits, in old, when he was in the first grade. In Kobe’s spare time in discussion about the work that we do with students his spare time, Cam enjoys fishing with his family. When he likes to play video games and go on vacation with is the most rewarding.” When Lisa isn’t busy at work, we asked Cam what he wants to be when he grows up, he his family. “When I grow up I want to be a professional her favorite activity is spending time with her two sons. said “I don’t know yet. Maybe a fruit farmer like my dad, basketball player like Stephen Curry. He inspires me to She also likes to read, garden, knit, entertain friends, or maybe something else? We’ll see.” We’re sure whatever be better. Wish me luck that I grow a lot more – height and travel. In fact, Lisa has lived, worked, and studied in you decide to become you’ll be great at it! Until then, is a major advantage in basketball.” Well, to work on that many parts of the world. However, after moving to the enjoy your childhood and have a great school year. height, remember to eat your vegetables and get plenty of area in 2001, she now considers it to be her home. “I love rest. We wish you the best of luck Kobe! so many things about this area including the small towns, close communities, amd the natural beauty.”
There is perhaps no better example of homegrown ambi- Mary Pearson enjoys the constant challenge of leading For Joe Raco, being an educator means setting the tion then fifth generation dairy farmer Sheri Kiernan, creative, engaging activities at Sharon Hospital. As the standard for how the branches of learning can extend out who has spent most of her life working on her family’s senior behavioral health activities therapist, she stays up- into the community. Mr. Raco has been a high school farm, Walt’s Dairy, in Copake, NY. In between her to-date on the latest therapeutic recreation interventions special education teacher at Taconic Hills for the past dedicated farm work, Sheri is determined to continue for people with dementia and mental health concerns. eighteen years and has spent the last nine as the director her education. She currently attends Columbia-Greene Through expressive arts, to music therapy, to mindful of the Roe Jan Summer Recreation Program. “I love mak- Community College in pursuit of a degree in Business, movement, “The more treatment options I have, the ing connections with the students I work with, I want but her ambitions remain rooted in the area she loves so more likely I am to connect with and have a positive them to do well, have success, and have fun.” Joe has also much, “I hope to continue my education in agriculture impact on our patients,” she said. Never done learning, dedicated his time to several important causes within the to represent and promote dairy farming. Connecting Pearson recently completed a community-based certifica- community including the Taconic Hills Chapter of Dol- farming, gardening, and science has been personally tion program and now teaches a twice-weekly arthritis lars for Scholars and the Remember the Titans Memorial inspiring and educating myself on farm policy is critical prevention exercise class at the hospital. At her home in 5k. “All of the proceeds from the 5k go to a scholarship to ensure the future of farming.” Sheri may be celebrat- Pleasant Valley, NY, you might find her in her garden my wife Sarah and I give out each spring to a graduating ing her birthday this month, but her love of the natural or turning the pages of a good fiction novel. But lately TH senior who excels on and off the field.” world, and her desire to constantly learn more, deserve a she’s been all about parenting books. In August, Pearson celebration all their own. became a mom. “I’m excited to start my family and life’s biggest adventure,” she said.
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Jill Goodman & Marshall Miles of Slightly off, but very good Robin Hood Radio, Sharon, CT
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How do we learn each and every day Marshall, you seem like some- about what is going on in our area one who has always been as well as the bigger world? Our local involved with radio. Is that true? newspapers are published only once a How did it happen? week. Internet news sites and TV cover MM: I started in high school with in- the world, but not our neighborhoods. dustrial arts educator Morris Rainville Daily newspapers cover what is going on broadcasting sports, and then interned in nearby bigger cities like Poughkeepsie at WTOR in Torrington, CT. I started or Hartford. That’s why for our annual my first professional job at WSBS in learning issue we talked to Jill Goodman Great Barrington, MA, in the summer (JG) and Marshall Miles (MM) about of 1969. From there, stops in Pitts- the mission of our local radio station – field, MA, Kingston, NY, Hyde Park, Robin Hood Radio – the smallest NPR NY, Augusta ME, and here in Con- station in the nation. necticut in both Sharon and Salisbury. WSBS, WBEC, WKNY, WGHQ, What is the mission of Robin WBPM, WHVW, WCDA, WKZE, Hood Radio? WHDD. Above: Jill Goodman and Marshall Miles in the broadcasting studio of Robin Hood Radio. Robin Hood Radio’s home is an 1888 building originally occupied by Sharon JG: We firmly believe it is critical to photographer George Marckres. Photo: Thorunn. Below, left: Two of Robin Hood Radio’s furnish local, decent, responsible, How did you become involved broadcast reach maps. coherent information. Really, if a with radio Jill? Do you do the astrological work? community doesn’t have that, bluntly JG: Long, long ago I started a show it makes it rather difficult to function another tower in Sheffield by the How did Robin Hood Radio get on WKZE called The Daily Planets. as a community. Berkshire School, one in Dover and started? Do you regard it as a As for this project, once we had the another in Annandale-on-Hudson. public service or a business? How did you select the name name, Robin Hood Radio, what was Our AM tower, which we own, is MM: Tri-State Public Communica- Robin Hood and compose the there to do but forge ahead? in Millerton, NY. The Robin Hood tions, Inc. was registered in 2002 as jingle? Radio Network is WHDD AM1020, a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 for the local MM: At the time the name came to Did you have a business plan? FM 97.5, and FM 91.9 Sharon, cable access channel CATV-6 and the us it seemed like big media was buy- JG: We thought we had a business WLHV FM 88.1 Annandale-on- idea of being an internet radio site. ing up all the small radio stations in plan. And then real life intervened. Hudson, NY, and broadcast on WBSL Also, only non-profits can operate the country. The story of Robin Hood Along with the terrain issues of the FM 91.7 in Sheffield, MA. non-commercial broadcast stations, – taking from the rich and giving to area, and we had to improvise. Actu- and I was aware of a non-commercial the poor – seemed very appealing. ally, we should probably frame it as a What is the difference between frequency that was available in our And it is memorable. Francis Dun- relic. FM and AM? Robin Hood has area. nery, a British musician, singer-song- both. Is it true that all the iron JG: Once we started robinhoodra- writer, record producer and record What is the broadcast range of ore in the hills interferes with dio.com, it took until day three, Robin Hood Radio? transmission? label owner who just happened to be okay maybe a little longer, day five, MM: We’re not a typical radio station MM: FM or Frequency Modulation visiting, wrote our jingle and words to know that without an actual radio that has just one tower. We beam is broadcast by antenna and goes in on the spot. station, internet radio alone could not FM signals from Cole Rd in Sharon, all directions. In AM, or Amplitude be successful. Modulation, the entire tower and MM: Then I went searching for metal in the ground bounce the signal bandwidth from the FCC. We had off the ionosphere and back down. to wait and wait for them to release AM goes over mountains, the FM frequencies. It’s not easy finding avail- signal is affected by the height of the able territory. It wasn’t until 2006 that towers. It’s the hills not the iron, that we purchased WKZE AM 1020 as can interfere with the FM signal. It’s our AM license and our first FM sta- why we have multiple FM stations. tion WHDD-FM began in 2008. It
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was the last full power FM frequency What are your expenses? What available. There are none left. There are your revenue sources? won’t be any more new radio stations JG: We pay rent to the Town of Sha- locally as you can’t interfere with any ron for this building, and we pay rent other station. And it’s also very expen- at the various tower sites. Insurance, sive to get tower sites. There used to equipment, leases, heat, electricity … be over 5,000 radio stations, but the it’s a pretty sizeable nut. What makes big media players like Clear Channel it complicated is that the federal fund- have sucked them up into national ing we receive through the Corpora- networks. Now only the local, in- tion for Public Broadcasting has been dependently run stations carry local going down for rural stations – it’s programming that connects listeners 20% less than it used to be – while ex- Above: Jill Goodman and Marshall Miles making radio magic. Below, left: Robin Hood Radio’s rescue Main Coon cats, AM and FM, live at the station. Photos: Thorunn. to their communality. Local radio tells penses for tower rental, programming you whether it’s a snow day – it tells etc. continue to go up. Our revenue you what you need to know. sources are underwriting, grants, and donations. and FM, are unpaid, too, but they there’s no official ratings book. We How is programming relayed receive a food and lodging stipend. do know that about 40% of listeners from a location here on the So what is the breakdown So back to your earlier question … are from NY, 40% percent from CT, Sharon Green to our radios? between underwriters, donors, it’s a public service, it is a business, and 20% from MA. Really there are MM: We receive our NPR programs grants, etc.? and it is very much a labor of love. no local competitors, WKZE is serv- via the satellite. We send all program- MM: Underwriting from local busi- ing Red Hook and the mid-Hudson ming, NPR and our own, via a studio nesses pays about 40% of our costs, Could you explain how the Valley, and WQQQ rebroadcasts a to transmitter link to our tower in some through our gift certificate beloved local institution, The distant signal from WSHU, and is Sharon where it is transmitted to the program. In exchange for underwrit- Sharon Bargain Barn, fits in programmed for southern Connecti- Millerton, Annandale-on-Hudson, ing announcements some businesses with a radio station? cut and Long Island. and Dover towers. The Massachusetts supply gift certificates that listeners MM: Originally The Bargain Barn JG: We get an idea of who is listen- tower receives programming by inter- can buy for 50% off. For example, was created to help fund Sharon ing from people who call in for con- net protocol. We purchase only four for $10 you could buy a $20 gift card Hospital and became a local institu- tests, people who listen on Facebook NPR programs: Morning Edition, from stores and restaurants through- tion itself. When the hospital changed Live from 6-7am, and from Public Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, All Things out the local Tri-State region. It’s the ownership it was going to be shut Service Announcements (PSAs) that Considered, and World Café and also Robin Hood Country Store (robin- down, Robin Hood Radio assumed come in. Just the other day the Dover BBC News. We pay to be a member hoodradio.com click on Store). It’s a responsibility for it to keep it going. It Fire Department called to say they’d of National Public Radio, and pay genuine win-win situation. does provide a little extra cash to the cancelled the parade due to the exces- again to receive programming. But that’s what we do. We try to station, but that wasn’t the point of sive heat, but that the carnival was still tailor our packages to fit the needs of doing it. on, would we please announce that. What makes you the smallest the business. And I would say that And of course we were happy to. What are Robin Hood Radio’s NPR affiliated station? How is 80% of our current underwriters have “smallest” measured? most popular shows? been with us from the beginning. How do you two divide up the MM: A station applies to NPR, they JG: Let’s see. Say underwriting is MM: We have over 35 local shows tasks of running a radio station? come out and inspect your station, set 35%-40%. Donations from listeners hosted by volunteers. Our most JG: Marshall is in charge of all on-air up programming rules and underwrit- make up 15% to 20%, and grants an- popular listening time, as it is for operations and anything technical. I ing rules, and we sign a year-to-year other 25%. You’ll notice that doesn’t most radio stations, is the morning handle the business and organizational contract. Smallest is measured by your quite add up to 100. So there’s always three-hour drive time. There is such side and we both decide what goes on city of license population. Sharon has a shortfall … most people know nei- a depth of local talent. Pat Pagano, the air in terms of programming. We around 2,000 residents, making us the ther Marshall nor I take salaries. Our our meteorologist, really knows how split responsibilities up as best we can. smallest by a wide margin. station rescue Maine Coon cats, AM to relate to listeners. Avid gardeners follow Margaret Roach, formerly of What’s the future of radio? Martha Stewart Living. The Food MM: Most people don’t realize that Maven Arthur Schwartz, former critic radio is the most immediate medium, and food editor at The New York Daily so it will never disappear. Local radio News, covers the food beat. Plus we is the future: it supports communi- have additional programming from ties and small businesses, and again, local newspapers, magazines, restau- without communities and small busi- rant owners, musicians, etc. nesses, you got nothing. •
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CINNAMON-SUGAR TOAST Breakfast bread By Jessie Sheehan The swirl is, of course, my favorite [email protected] part and so I am generous with my sugar and equally as generous with There are few things I love more than my cinnamon. I mix the two together cinnamon-sugar toast. Toasted white and then brush melted butter on the bread, spread with softened butter and rolled-out dough, before sprinkling sprinkled with a sweet-spicy blend my sweet-spicy concoction over all. of cinnamon and granulated sugar is The melted butter adds lusciousness that which all of my best childhood to the bread, and helps the filling 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt bowl, whisk the cinnamon and sugar breakfast memories are made. The stick to the dough. After the sprinkled 1/4 cup potato starch to combine. Set aside. bread was Pepperidge Farm and the dough is rolled into a tight cylinder – 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, If the dough feels too sticky to butter Land O’Lakes (or maybe even and please roll as tightly as you can, at room temperature work with, lightly flour the counter Fleischman’s Margarine) and it was all as the tighter you roll the dough, the 1 cup buttermilk, at room before turning the dough out onto just too good to be true. more ribbons of swirl you will have temperature it. With a rolling pin or your hands, As an adult, I indulge in cinnamon- in every bite – more melted butter is 1 egg, room temperature form a rectangle roughly 9-in-by- sugar toast far too infrequently, but I brushed on the top, giving the bread 12-in. Generously brush the dough make up for it by almost always hav- its signature (or at least “signature” to Filling: with the melted butter (you will have ing it on offer when feeding breakfast those I live with) glossy shine post- 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon some left over). Evenly sprinkle with to my family. Or, on special occasions, bake. 3/4 cup granulated sugar the cinnamon-sugar mixture, patting by baking up this yeasted cinnamon- And yes, once removed from the 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted down the mixture with your fingers to sugar bread for them. oven a final coating of melted butter make sure it adheres. This loaf pays tribute to the toast is applied (really just because I cannot Grease a medium bowl with veg- Tightly roll the dough up from of my elementary school days, and leave well enough alone). I like to let etable oil or nonstick cooking spray. the short side, forming a nine-inch just happens to be mind-bogglingly the bread rest almost not-at-all, as I Grease a 9-in-by-5-inch loaf pan with roll, and place seam side down in the delicious. A super easy, yeasted dough love serving slices still warm from the nonstick cooking spray or softened prepared pan, tucking the ends under. is thrown together in a stand mixer oven, spread with softened butter. butter. Loosely cover the pan with plastic (I call for instant yeast in my recipe, However, because it is so darn good To make the dough, in the bowl of wrap and set aside in a warm place for which does not require that your toasted, letting it come to room temp a stand mixer fitted with the paddle about an hour, or until the bread rises ingredients be at a specific tempera- and toasting up slices is equally as de- attachment, combine the all-purpose to about 1 1/2 times its original size. ture before combining them, and thus lightful. The swirl is present in almost and bread flours, yeast, sugar, salt, and Preheat the oven to 375-degrees F. further simplifies the assembly of every bite of the bread and that is a potato starch and mix until incorpo- Brush with the remaining butter said dough). I call for adding a bit of good thing for all of the cinnamon- rated. Add the butter, buttermilk, and and bake until nicely browned, 40 to butter and an egg to the dough, for sugar toast lovers amongst us. And egg and mix on medium-low speed 45 minutes. The bread is done when richness. I also use buttermilk, as the because the dark swirls against the until a shaggy dough forms. its internal temperature is 200-degrees dough’s liquid, for tang and tender- white crumb is just such a heavenly Replace the paddle with the dough F and/or it sounds hollow when you ness, and a bit of potato starch to sight. hook attachment. On medium speed, tap on it. soften the crumb. A final word about making this knead the dough until a smooth mass Transfer the pan to a wire rack ahead: after you roll the dough into a forms that comes off the sides of the and brush the top with the last of the Yeast and cinnamon swirls cylinder and place it in the pan, and bowl and sticks only to the bottom, melted butter. Let cool until the pan Yeast, I know, can be scary for some: before its second rise, you can wrap it 3 to 5 minutes. If the dough is very is easy to handle, remove the loaf, what with fears of killing it with in plastic wrap and place it in the re- sticky, add a little extra flour, a table- and let cool, right-side up, on a wire liquid that is too warm. Or, wait- frigerator over night. In the morning, spoon at a time. Alternatively, if it’s rack. Serve warm with melted butter. ing patiently only to find that it let it come to room temperature on too dry, add a bit of buttermilk, until The bread is best the day it is made, never activates. But this recipe is truly the counter and then bake as directed. it sticks just a bit, a tablespoon at a but can be stored, tightly wrapped in foolproof. I have over-proved it on time. plastic wrap, on the counter for up to hot days and under-proved it on cold Ingredients, serves 12 Transfer the dough into the three days. Toasting the day-old bread ones, and yet still the bread is always Dough: prepared bowl. Cover the bowl with is awfully nice too. • soft and pillow-y and is the perfect 2 cups all-purpose flour plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm vehicle for the lovely swirl that gives it 1 cup bread flour place for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until it has Jessie is a baker and cookbook author; you its signature “cinnamon-sugar toast” 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast practically doubled in size. can learn more about her through her website jessiesheehanbakes.com. vibe. 1/4 cup granulated sugar To make the filling, in a small
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Sketchy real estateand some ways to avoidscams them
By Christine Bates [email protected]
I decided to investigate real estate pay a deposit or fee before seeing scammers after preventing a potential the property. These simple internet renter from wiring money to an im- rental scams are common according poster in South Carolina posing as the to law enforcement officers. The owner of the property on a missionary scammers are usually in another assignment. Scammers are out there state or country, hiding behind fake on the internet or the telephone wait- identities, and untraceable phone ing to steal your money, your credit numbers. The police do not have rating, or even your property. For the the resources – time, skilled tech Main Street “Learning issue,” here are support, or jurisdiction – to pursue some of the most common schemes and these scammers. Your money is how to avoid them. transferred somewhere else within minutes of being sent and the Real estate is an enticing target for promised key to the property never scammers because the sums are arrives. Photo: istockphoto.com contributor stuartmiles99 large. The process of buying, selling, Most rental properties listed or renting can be complicated and on multiple listing services are unfamiliar – and the chances of get- represented by licensed real estate ting caught are slim. It’s much easier brokers, and will appear on www. than $300,000 in rent on dozens last minute changes with instruc- and more lucrative than robbing realtor.com, although some owners of homes legally owned by an LLC tions to redirect proceeds to a differ- a bank. For example, just last No- can list their properties directly registered as RHA2LLC by asking ent account – an account controlled vember the FTC shut down a $100 without a broker on Zillow. Re- tenants to make out checks and by the scammers. A warning from Million Belize real estate investment member, unlike New York City, the money orders to a similarly named the Consumer Protection Bureau scam executed by a serial fraudster owner pays the rental commission, RHATwoLLC. (CPB) reports that phishing scams (see enticing photo on following not the renter. There’s no reason Rent-to-own schemes are scams increased by a staggering 1,100 per- page). Over 1,000 American retirees for a renter not to use the services that target consumers with poor cent between 2015 and 2017. This purchased luxury beachfront lots. of a legitimate real estate broker. credit who can’t qualify for a is real. Wire fraud is real. Before The promoters claimed the value After viewing the property the mortgage. Frequently the price wiring any money, call the intended would easily double in just a few renter should expect to complete a of a “rent-to-own house” is above recipient at a number you know is years. The development was adver- rental application and have credit market and the scammer collects an valid to confirm the instructions. tised on Fox News and included a and references checked before being inflated down payment. Then when Additionally, please note that the marina, a hospital staffed by Ameri- asked to sign a lease. If you move a rental payment is missed by even sender does not have authority to cans, a hotel, fine restaurants, and, in before promised improvements a day, the renter is evicted and loses bind a party to a real estate contract of course, a golf course. Nothing are completed, put rent into escrow the down payment – and a place to via written or verbal communica- was ever built and the investors who until the work has been done. live. tion. Scams led to a $1 billion loss paid cash up front lost everything Scammers frequently use religious Although it may not be fraud, in real estate transactions in 2017 with little hope of recovery. language to build confidence with there are some homeowners who alone through these sophisticated the victim. Recently, a waitress in rent homes knowing that they will phishing scams, which diverted Rental rip-offs Millerton, NY, came within a few be foreclosed upon. It is a good idea closing costs and down payments In our area rental scams seem to minutes of sending $3,000 to a fake to check on whether or not a Notice by last-minute changes in wiring be the most common form of real landlord who told her, “Praise Jesus, of Default or Notice of Trustee Sale instructions. estate fraud. Tenants should be very the Lord meant for you to live in has been filed on the property – Other settlement schemes involve careful of any rental that looks like this house.” you might be evicted and forced to unscrupulous attorneys, brokers a bargain, especially if it is listed An even more extreme rip-off is relocate. or builders arranging kickback fees on Facebook or Craigslist. You are actually moving into a house that or inflating closing charges. The probably being set up to be conned the “landlord” you are dealing with Closing schemes simplest is attorneys not forwarding if you are asked to sign a lease or doesn’t own. The tenant rents a va- A hacker can take control of a real funds to pay off the mortgage. cant home and after a few months, estate closing by obtaining critical surprise, the real owner arrives. One information in a “phishing” ma- Continued on next page … group of scammers collected more neuver. Impersonating an attorney, agent, or title company involved in the closing, the hacker sends a fake email advising the buyer or seller of
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There are also every day real deal with accredited organizations. estate scams that are less expensive According to the FBI, in many of – such as charging homeowners $86 these scams seniors are offered free for a notarized copy of their deed homes, investment opportunities, that is available from the Dutchess and foreclosure or refinance as- County Clerk’s office for only $11. sistance. They are also used as straw buyers in property flipping scams. Mortgage fraud and straw Unsuspecting seniors are frequently buyers targeted through local churches and Mortgage fraud is typically perpe- investment seminars, as well as tele- trated by unwitting straw buyers vision, radio, billboard, and mailer misstating income, employment, advertisements. Foreclosure assistance Above: Photo of liabilities, etc. to obtain a mortgage. promises the marina in the Belize resort scam. They are advised by dishonest at- Title/deed scams Foreclosure scams prey on home- Below, left: Exam- torneys, closing agents, mortgage This complex scam typically owners in trouble. A credible ple of a fraudulent listing in our area brokers, appraisers, realty agents, involves identity theft and forged sounding professional convinces the from Craigslist. and title insurers. The straw buyer signatures. False documents are cre- homeowner by phone or email that usually ends up with destroyed ated to make it seem like a fraudster they can help and offers to negotiate credit when the mortgage goes into is the property’s legal owner. For with the property’s lender, perform foreclosure because payments are example, this fake owner can then a forensic mortgage loan audit, stop never made. The victims here are take out a mortgage and disappears foreclosure by helping the owner the clueless straw buyers and banks. with the money leaving the real file for bankruptcy, or even buy Core Logic, a real estate data and owner and the bank behind to sort the owner’s home for a drastically analytics firm, estimates that mort- out the mess. In one recent Mass- reduced price. For a fee, they often gage application fraud is at its high- achusetts case, a homeowner signed will ask distressed homeowners to est level since the bubble of “liar’s off on a mortgage pay-off plan with sign fake foreclosure rescue or mort- loans” during the subprime housing a second signature page, which was gage documents or offer fake legal crisis which helped precipitate the then attached to a quitclaim deed help all for a fee. These schemes Great Recession of 2008. to a straw-person. That new owner are elaborate and prevalent where sold the property to local investors. houses are “underwater.” Reverse mortgages In another case, the same scam- A recent example is a June 2019 Reverse mortgages can be a ster, who was indicted in December case in Westchester County, NY, in- legitimate loan product insured 2018 on 22 felony counts, used a dicting a team of individuals hold- by the Federal Housing Author- fake notary to forge a deed and then ing themselves out “as a business ity. While tapping into the equity sold it to investors who took out that would investigate and eliminate in a home may allow an elderly a $2 million mortgage against the mortgage loans in exchange for homeowner to stay in their house, property. The owner only discov- fees. In fact, however, they were reverse mortgage offerings are rife ered the scam when a locksmith ar- engaged in a wide-ranging scheme with scammers. Senior citizens rived at his house sent by the bank to defraud clients, county clerks’ of- need to be vigilant when seeking holding the new mortgage. fices, and banks.” These white-collar reverse mortgage products and only criminals make targeted phone calls, advertise online and in local publi- cations, and even distribute flyers. They want your money, your infor- mation, and maybe your home. If the homeowner is lucky they pay a fee for help and never hear anything more, but worse is actually losing your home and equity.
Reporting real estate scams You should report all real estate scams to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC.gov/com- plaint). If it involves bankruptcy,
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contact your local US Trustee office. • o c eck t e identity o all people You also can call your local law you are dealing with. enforcement agency, the FBI, and • l ays avoid paying in cas or your state’s Attorney General. wiring money. The best protection against real estate scams is to select a trusted real Red flags estate broker and lawyer. There’s • Poor nglis grammatical errors not much you can do after your and odd syntax appear on listing money is gone, so protect yourself site or in email. at every step and ask questions. We • Landlord claims to e out o to n are fortunate in our lightly settled working for the UN or the military, region of villages and small towns to or on missionary assignment. know the professionals we are deal- • ouse unavaila le or s o ing Photo: istockphoto.com contributor Feodora Chiosea ing with, but it’s always a good idea • P one calls made at odd ours in- to check and make sure. dicate that scammer is calling from Note: This article is not a another time zone. • uyer o ers an a ove market • ire a reputa le attorney to comprehensive overview of all real • p ront deposits are requested to price. review ALL documentation – lease, estate scams – new ones are being hold rental property especially by • seller o ers you a olesale sale, mortgage, title search, etc. invented every day. Nor does it wire via Western Union or Money- price because you are so savvy. • l ays c eck y p one to make cover practices which can be finan- Gram. • Closing costs especially title in- sure you are dealing with the right cially damaging, but are not illegal • Rent is too lo or t e property surance, are higher than expected. party and request a phone call like TV touted expensive courses Too good to be true. • Settlement statement arrives late confirmation for money-wiring and mentoring in how to make • ake realtor asks rental payments instructions. millions in real estate for as much as be made to him/her rather than Foreclosure or mortgage • you are uying make sure to $40,000, shoddy repairs by flippers, owner. refinancing: have a title search by a recommend- etc. • P otograp s on internet are suspi- • ees requested in advance ed title company. cious – either lacking or taken from • Protection rom oreclosure is • Purc ase title insurance ic How to protect yourself design magazines. “guaranteed.” offers financial protection from against real estate scams, • Rental application requested • Personal and ank account in or- false impersonation and improperly basic rules: before showing house and includes mation required. recorded legal documents. • on’t respond to pressure to act banking, credit, and personal infor- • O ner is asked to send mortgage • sk or - settlement s eets immediately. mation. payments to a company that is not prior to the closing to make sure all • Remem er t e rule t at i it’s too • ee or su mitting a rental ap- their designated loan servicer or to charges are legitimate. good to be true, it probably is. plication is requested. stop making mortgage payments. • e est ay to get elp it your • on’t provide any personal or - • O ner seller is asked to sign mortgage is to call the Department nancial information to an unknown When buying, selling, and documents that have not been of Housing and Urban Develop- party (driver’s license, date of birth, listing: reviewed by an attorney or indepen- ment and request a list of qualified social security number, bank or • ou are advised o last minute dent expert. housing specialists who can advise. credit card account). changes and asked to wire money to The HOPE hotline available 24/7 is • on’t click on any le sent to you a different account. How to protect yourself: (888)-995-HOPE. by an unknown party. • n un amiliar name o an agent or • Protect all personal in orma- • on’t email nancial in ormation an attorney claims to be part of the tion – shred paper records, protect Remember scams and fraud are a Guard your online presence. selling/closing process. financial information online. rapidly growing global industry and • ork it a legitimate local if you aren’t cautious, you may be registered real estate broker. Ask to part of its success. • see their photo ID identity card and business card. Registered real estate Christine Bates has written about real agents carry a picture ID indicating estate since Main Street’s first issue. She they are registered in the state where is a real estate professional, licensed in they are selling property. Make sure Connecticut and New York with Sotheby’s they are currently licensed in the International. correct state. • o your ome ork and c eck on market rates for rentals and sales.
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22 MAIN STREET MAGAZINE worldly Raising your child’s CQ: CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LIFE AND WORK
By Mary B. O’Neill, Ph.D. [email protected]
We live and work in a global society efits of embracing difference, diversity, where interactions with other cultures and appreciating how others live, happen more frequently. Trade, work- work, and play. ing abroad, decreasing costs of inter- Developing the CQ of you and national travel, increased technology your family on a personal level will and connectivity, immigration, and better prepare your children to thrive social media are all making the world in a global world both economically smaller. These factors make it impera- and personally, deepen an understand- tive to increase our CQ or Cultural ing and appreciation for other cul- Intelligence. tures, encourage connection to diverse people, and add richness to their lives. Culture smarts It also draws attention to our similari- Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the ties. Despite cultural differences, we ability to adapt and thrive in differ- all seek love and connection, safety, ent cultural settings. CQ goes further providing for our families, food, shel- than Emotional Intelligence (EQ), ter, and happiness. which is the ability of an individual to detect the emotional state and needs Americans abroad of those around them. Americans are increasingly working, Photo: istockphoto.com, contributor Дмитрий Ларичев High CQ individuals are tuned living, going to school, and engaging into the manifestations of culture, in leisure travel across the globe. In volunteer opportunities, and research cultures, their arts, and artifacts are including gestures and body language. 2018, there were nearly 138 million abroad. illuminating ways to build knowledge They may not be experts in another United States passports in circula- With more and more of us inter- and awareness. In New York City culture, but use intellect, empathy, tion – that’s about 42 percent of all acting with other cultures, enhancing alone there are many museums that imagination, and understanding to Americans. CQ is necessary and there are ways to explore diversity and culture. The read situations and make non-judg- Although the United States doesn’t enhance it for you and your family. Museum of Chinese America, Jewish mental rational decisions that avoid formally track citizens working They involve setting the intention to Museum, El Museo del Barrio, Africa stereotypes and bias. CQ suggests abroad, in 2016 the State Depart- create cultural awareness, avoiding Museum, Tenement Museum, and that this ability can be analytically ment’s Bureau of Consular Affairs judgmental comparisons, becoming Ellis Island are just a few. measured, cultivated, and can be a estimated there were about nine mil- aware of assumptions, biases and cul- predictor of success in cross-cultural lion Americans living and/or working tural appropriation, and making time Globe trotters settings. abroad as expatriates. to reflect upon and talk about what If your budget can withstand in- Exposure to CQ, along with con- According to data from the US you’re experiencing as a family. And ternational travel – get your child cepts such as global mindset, cross- Department of Commerce’s National since we know our kids look to us for a passport and go! Immersing your cultural competence, self-reference Travel and Tourism Office, in 2018 cues and reactions, raising your own family in another culture, observing criterion, and unconscious bias are Americans took over 93 million trips CQ is definitely part of this process. customs, interacting and communi- increasingly a part of onboarding to other countries. Of that total, 40 cating with locals, eating authentic and training of employees for global percent of travel was to Mexico, 15 Local travel food, and navigating neighborhoods companies. (See accompanying text percent to Canada, and 45 percent Make travel a budgetary priority, but and transportation systems help build box for definitions.) to destinations overseas including don’t let your financial limits keep confidence in your child and create Multi-national enterprises (MNEs) Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Central you from raising your child’s CQ. lasting shared memories. that have business activities and affili- and South America, Oceania, the According to a Pew Research Center Make the trip child-friendly and ations in other countries rely on cul- Middle East, and Africa. report on immigration, New York age-appropriate. Spend time in the tivating employees who are culturally The Institute of International Edu- City has the largest concentration of parks and let them loose in play- savvy, flexible, and adaptable. Because cation’s Open Doors survey calculates immigrants in the country, followed grounds. They’ll discover non-verbal of this, much of the discussion and re- that over one million international by Washington, DC, Boston, and communication and that play is a search for developing CQ and related undergraduate college students stud- Philadelphia. These cities are within universal language. concepts are found in workplaces and ied in the US during the 2017-2018 driving distance and great destinations academia. academic year. Conversely, in 2016- for family day trips and vacations. Continued on next page … Yet, a strong CQ is a capacity that 2017, 332,727 US students studied Finding their ethnic neighborhoods can be developed early on. Don’t wait abroad for academic credit and nearly and restaurants are a Google search or for your child to work for a global 37,000 additional students took travel guide away. company for them to enjoy the ben- part in non-credit work, internships, Museums dedicated to other
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Eat Read books on the best apps to increase cultural GLOBAL GLOSSARY: Cooking the food of other cultures is Studies show that reading fiction awareness yields an array of fun ways a perfect way to build your child’s CQ fosters empathy and cultivates moral to introduce diversity. Highly rated There is some specific vo- cabulary related to cultural and build meaningful family time. imagination – both critical to CQ. apps include Toca Life and Dora and awareness and factors that What’s on the menu, the sourcing Memoirs, biographies, and non-fic- Friends. impede it. They’ll give some of ingredients and food preparation, tion accounts of people and events are With your older children, listen to context for strengthening your table manners, and mealtimes can be culturally educational. podcasts that promote cultural aware- child’s CQ. instructive and rewarding – and make Books exploring multiculturalism ness while you’re driving them where for lively mealtime conversation. So and diversity are low-cost ways to they need to be. That car time, when Culture is the values, beliefs, customs, and artifacts pro- pick a country, research a recipe and introduce your child to other cul- they’re literally trapped with you, can duced by members of society. make it. Along the way, learn some tures. Discuss the themes, plot, and be put to a noble purpose and create They provide cohesiveness, fun mealtime facts about etiquette illustrations with your child. Explore opportunities for conversation. The characterize a society, and are such as burping, slurping, eating with the setting by finding the country on Center for Intercultural Dialogue imparted to future genera- your right hand only, and how to use a globe, identify the languages spoken, website has a list of podcasts and tions through education and socialization. utensils – whether it’s forks, spoons, use maps to calculate the distance videos it recommends. chopsticks, or hands. from your home, and compare time Creating a greater knowledge of Global Mindset appreciates If cooking is not your thing, seek zones, geography, and weather. geography and map skills is also use- differences and understands out local ethnic neighborhoods. Your local librarian can point ful since culture is impacted by the behaviors and beliefs related When building your day trip or vaca- you to children’s and young adult geographical traits of a country. The to culture. It’s the ability to tion itinerary, combine exploring one books that create cultural awareness. Educational App Store website con- view situations from a variety of perspectives, bridge gaps of these neighborhoods with a visit Websites such as We Need Diverse tains a list of recommended geography in culture, develop trust, and to a culturally-themed museum, fol- Books and Multicultural Children’s apps. Compete against your kids and see opportunities for mean- lowed by a meal. Book Day also contain recommended see how your own knowledge stacks ingful collaboration. Research the restaurant menus and reading lists about racial, ethnic, and up. typical dishes before you go. Restau- cultural diversity. Cross-Cultural Competence is rant websites, TripAdvisor, and Yelp Study abroad the ability to understand and interact with individuals from Past and present can ease the anxiety of mistakenly Encourage your child to travel abroad other cultures. ordering a dish outside your comfort Age-appropriate historical and cur- in high school and college. There is zone. Don’t let a picky eater stand in rent-event topics can foster discussion nothing more paradigm shifting than Self-Reference Criterion is your way, it’s amazing how many ways around cultural issues and increase immersing yourself in another culture. the tendency to view other chicken and rice – my son’s go-to your child’s understanding of the These opportunities will teach your cultures through the frame of your own. Your culture be- meal – can be prepared. United States as a dominant culture child self-reliance, enhance commu- comes the standard by which on the world stage, both historically nication and observational skills, and other cultures are judged. McDonald’s is my kind of place and today. allow them to discover their biases When traveling abroad, if all else fails, With the internet, it’s easy to find and stereotypes. Unconscious/Implicit Bias is go to McDonald’s. Even Mickey D’s stories about the same topic written If travel abroad is not an option, prejudice or judgment that un- restaurants bow to cultural differences from different perspectives from news host a foreign student in your home. fairly favors or penalizes an in- and they’re in over 100 countries. outlets around the globe. The website The AFS USA Intercultural Program dividual or group. It occurs on an unconscious, pre-rational Compare the menu options to the AllSides has a range of topics that website provides program information level based upon past experi- ones here and explore something new can be explored from left, right, and about traveling abroad or hosting a ences and socialization. We along with the tried and true Happy center and Nations-online contains foreign student. are unaware of the bias that Meal. a list of newspapers from around the informs a decision or judg- Don’t feel like you’re selling out. globe along with the language they’re Mapping the future ment. There are multiple tools you can use to unearth your Your kids need to eat and you need to published in. Pick a country and topic Prioritizing your child’s CQ and unconscious biases about is- stay sane. If The Economist magazine and compare its coverage to that of global mindset prepares them for sues such as gender, race, age, can use the Big Mac Index to measure the US. their personal and professional future weight, and culture. purchasing power across countries, Talk about differences in perspec- and creates opportunities for family you can eat that burger and compare tives and foster an appreciation for dialogue and shared memories. While Cultural Appropriation is the that price for yourself! Use it as an the multiple sides. The world is a big discovering and celebrating cultural adoption of elements of one differences you can also be highlight- culture by another. This can be opportunity to teach currency con- place and the issues it faces are not problematic when the cul- version with an item that your kids black and white. Helping your child ing shared human values. tural elements being adopted are familiar with and discuss what see the grey in life will develop critical Exploring the big blue marble are from an oppressed or makes McDonald’s a global brand and adaptive thinking skills and help can be done in age-appropriate, fun, less powerful group without that provides consistency of consumer your child cope with life’s complexi- and incremental ways. It can be in- understanding the roots and experience with accommodations for ties. corporated into your family’s routines impact of that oppression or marginalization. local cultural preferences. and vacations and build your child’s Technology CQ, so stop the world – and help Make use of social media and apps them get on! • to enhance your child’s knowledge of the world. A quick internet search
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HOW NEW INFORMATION ABOUT BRAINS CAN IMPACT A Grey Maer: HOW WE LEARN By Ian Strever [email protected]
Here is something I know: there is a speaking, it all sounds very orderly. statue of Roger Sherman located in How I developed a memory of that the rotunda of the National Capitol in event, however, is far less orderly. The Washington, DC. There is a likeness vast majority of experiences vanish of a notable person from every state from our brains, yet certain events located there, and when one takes a such as my day at the Capitol or, say, tour of the Capitol building, the tour the day my family moved away from guides make a point of trying to find our childhood home, are indelible. the one from your state. I don’t think Even more puzzling is how other, less I will ever forget this fact. emotionally-charged thoughts retain Because, while I was on that tour, their spots in our mind. Why is it that I heard a gunshot report around the I can remember the phone number rotunda. Instinctively, I grabbed my of my best middle school friend, but daughter and our grandfatherly tour I can’t keep straight my Netflix pass- guide and pulled them toward the word? Photo: istockphoto.com contributor metamorworks. nearest exit as tourists scrambled for Over the past twenty years, cover. We ducked behind the nearest researchers, aided with innovative doorway and glanced back into the technology and more computing his memory seemed unaffected by experiments that may not have cured rotunda to assess our next move. power than the world has ever known, the accident, aspects of his personal- the patient but resulted in incremen- You probably never heard about have begun to understand how our ity had changed dramatically. Once tal advances in our understanding of this in the news because, as it turns brains work with greater depth and affable and congenial, Gage was “at cerebral activity. In one such case, a out, the gunshot was just the sound precision. Tools such as functional times pertinaciously obstinate, yet doctor removed a portion of a pa- of a tire exploding on a baby stroller. magnetic resonance imaging, or capricious and vacillating,” accord- tient’s brain and discovered that while But in that particular location, hav- fMRI, have helped scientists to actu- ing to his doctor. The particular path he had cured the patient’s seizures, ing gone through several rounds of ally see learning as it happens, and taken by the tamping rod seemed to the patient lost all ability to form new security to reach the rotunda, I was to assess the way that various stimuli affect some functions more than oth- memories. Even five minutes was too primed to think it might have been engage the parts of the brain that are ers, leading to the theory of “localiza- long for the patient to retain informa- a gunshot, and I responded accord- responsible for our cognitive processes tion” in nineteenth-century medicine, tion about a conversation, even as it ingly – almost instinctively – without (not to mention our non-cognitive which held that certain parts of the was happening. Conclusion? I guess a second’s thought. processes … more on that later). The brain were responsible for certain we really needed that little piece of And therein lies the wonder. How result is a new understanding of how operations. grey matter. Over time, doctors and is it that I knew to respond to that our brains operate that is revolution- Most of us today are generally scientists began to identify the specific stimulus in that particular way. And izing classrooms and learning. familiar with the fact that certain parts of the brain that governed its why is that memory so vivid and regions of the brain control par- various processes, but only with great unforgettable? In the past, we might The brain’s functions: ticular functions, and even with the cost to patients and painstaking, have chalked it up to simple instinct, the tale of Phineas Gage notion that there are “left-brained” methodical work on the part of the but instinct alone doesn’t explain my Our understanding of the brain’s and “right-brained” people, with the scientific community. actions. functioning is a relatively recent former excelling at analytical, logical phenomenon. In 1848, a railroad activities, and the latter in touch with The advent of MRI From event to memory foreman named Phineas Gage was their more emotional and artistic With the invention of the MRI in Let’s picture it again in more detail: preparing a hole for a blast charge on selves. The reality, however, is that the late 1970s and eventually fMRI, when I heard the sound, the stimulus the Rutland and Burlington Railroad there are numerous parts of our brain however, scientists acquired the ability entered my ear, sending information line when an inadvertent explosion that all need to operate cooperatively to see cognitive activity in real time. to the center of my brain – the hypo- fired a tamping rod directly upward in order for learning to happen, and Here’s how it works: when the brain thalamus – which, in turn, sent a sig- through his brain and skull, exiting it is both this fragmentation and works, it demands increased blood nal to the adrenal glands, located just out the other side. Miraculously, Gage cooperation that make the brain flow to the areas of the brain that are above the kidneys. Almost instantly, survived the blast and could even talk fascinating. doing the work. Blood contains iron, adrenaline coursed through my body with his attending physician as he We owe a lot of our understanding which generates slight variations in via the nervous system, dilating blood tended to the wounds. of the brain to gross experimenta- vessels and increasing oxygen to the As Gage convalesced, however, tion on epileptics and other afflicted Continued on next page … lungs, which in turn primed my body friends and family began to notice individuals who paid the price for for a physical response. Biologically changes in his personality. Although their ailments with lobotomies and
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the magnetic properties of the brain as Any kindergarten teacher has seen strengthen the blood flow increases. Those mag- firsthand how emotions impact learn- neural pathway. It netic fluctuations can be captured by ing. Young students are forever calling is similar to a twig highly sensitive imaging devices, and their teachers “Mommy” by accident that grows into a voilà: magnetic resonance imaging because they feel cared for by a loving branch on a tree machines. The “f” in fMRI means female adult who nurtures them in – it will eventu- that the image is recorded while the much the same way as their mother. ally reach a point brain is functioning. An operator The limbic system compares this where it is nearly asks a patient in an MRI machine to caring adult female with the relatively unbreakable. perform a cerebral function of some few others it has known (i.e., their But not en- sort while he records what is hap- mother), occasionally resulting in a tirely. Over time, pening inside the brain. In certain Freudian Slip. Eventually, children the brain is ca- machines, this could even include meet more and more female teach- pable of physical audio/visual stimulation to prompt a ers, and the brain begins to process changes as a result cognitive process while the machine them appropriately by frequently of new learning scans the brain every second or two to and repeatedly contrasting them with and experiences. create an image of it as it works. Show their mother. Over time, their neural Throughout the the subject a scary movie, and you can pathways strengthen to facilitate brain, cells called watch certain areas of the brain light the processing of other females with neurons perform up in response. greater accuracy and speed. the function of These acts of comparison and con- sending infor- The triune brain trast gradually become noetic (con- mation to other Thanks to these advances, we now scious and intentional) and migrate to neurons through know that at the most basic level, the neocortex, the most evolved area networks of axons human beings have triune – three-part of the brain that blankets the other and dendrites. Ax- – brains. The area around our brain regions and takes responsibility for ons and dendrites stem at the top of our spinal column higher-order thinking. There is still are the pinnate is the most primitive part of our brain much that we need to learn about this features of neurons that communicate Above: Frontis- piece, showing and probably the first to develop, part of the brain, but we do know to one another through chemical multiple views of evolutionarily-speaking. When I was that it is responsible for activities such and electrical signals called synapses. the exhumed skull, in the Capitol that day and heard and tamping iron, of as sensory perception and language With each use, axons become stronger brain injury survivor what I thought were gunshots, this processing, and that decision-making through myelination, a process that Phineas Gage, the part of my brain, which includes the takes place in the neocortex with insulates the axon with a fatty sub- railroad worker whose tragedy gave hypothalamus, processed the sensory information provided from the other stance that promotes faster exchange birth to modern data and bypassed cognition to dictate regions. It is the last area to develop of information and reduces interfer- neuroscience. Photo: J.B.S. Jackson, MD my next move. “Fight-or-flight”” in humans, and when teenagers make ence. Thus, the brain grows. [Public domain]. responses and instinct emanate from poor decisions about … well, any- This plasticity, or ability to change, this part of the brain. thing and everything, the neocortex is grow, and evolve is most dynamic in The area surrounding the hypo- often where the breakdown occurs. It young people, but it characterizes our thalamus contains several distinct just isn’t fully functioning yet. brain throughout life. We are always areas that comprise the limbic system, capable of developing new neural which is responsible for emotions Neural pathways and connections, but as we get older, it and learning. Most important among brain plasticity gets harder and harder to do that these are the hippocampi, two small, Teens are notoriously accident-prone because our existing pathways are so curved organs that connect emotions drivers largely because they are inex- well-established. We may not be able to memories and learning. As infor- perienced. In neurological terms, that to prune that branch, but if it falls mation enters the brain, the hippo- means they have not yet developed into disuse, we may strengthen other campus acts like a mail room, sorting the neural pathways that support neural pathways instead. For instance, messages where it thinks they belong better car-handling. When a teen hits those of us who are “digital immi- according to previous experience. It is a patch of ice for the first time, the grants” have been able to adapt to this constantly comparing and contrasting brain must instantly process the input highly digital world, though we may new information, making analogies and make a split-second decision not be as facile with technology as the to other things we have done, know based on previous experience and “digital natives” of Generation X and or – most importantly – felt. This in- learning. If, as in Canada, that teen later. terplay between emotion and learning has been taught to steer into the turn is one of the biggest takeaways from by practicing on a frozen lake, there Continued on next page … fMRI-informed research and one that is precedent for a better decision. is spurring tectonic shifts in modern And as that teen becomes an adult, classrooms. more and more icy escapes begin to
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Implications for teaching rine during my and learning experience in the fMRI technology has only been avail- rotunda when it able to scientists since the early 1990s, primed my physi- and the field of affective neuroscience cal systems for is even younger, so our understanding “fight-or-flight” of the implications of this research for thinking and teaching and learning are still nascent. my neurological Educators are following the bread systems to access crumbs. However, to innovative class- working and long room practices that capitalize on some term memory. In of the new information in both logical an instant, I was and in somewhat unexpected ways. able to call up Motivation is a classic attribute memories of 9/11 of the successful student, and as we and hostage mov- learn more about how our brains ies, and I used Above: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) technology is allowing us to see the brain’s activities in real- time to better understand how stimuli impact its operations. Photo: istockphoto.com contributor Ildar Imashev. produce a feeling of motivation, we them to select are better able to tap into this essential my next move. ingredient in the learning process. Neurotransmitters such as dopamine Countering the effects of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence above it? Why will termites follow fuel our brain’s interest in learning chronic stress helps students to name their emo- ink lines on a piece of paper? Is it true new things by responding to new Chronic exposure to stress, however, tions through daily practice with the that a tanker truck can implode? How experiences and the intrinsic rewards overloads neurological pathways Mood Meter, a colorful square with does that happen? Students work associated with mastering new con- related to physical movement and quadrants for plotting one’s emotions together to investigate these phenom- cepts. Dopamine specifically causes us emotion, and it can limit the growth throughout the day along two poles: ena. Engaging the power of collabo- to want something, although cur- of more cognitive functions. Students high energy/low energy and pleasant/ ration and social interaction. They rent research suggests that its power who experience trauma in early child- unpleasant. The program is designed work alongside a skillful teacher who is more in anticipation than reward. hood often lack a fully-developed to help students identify, name, and is trained extensively in how to track Thus, teachers who introduce novel prefrontal cortex because so much of perceive their emotions in order to their conversation to identify miscon- topics (or old topics in novel ways) or their brain activity takes place closer make them more aware of them as ceptions before they become anchored who integrate innovative practices in to the hypothalamus. As a result, psy- they happen as well as the antecedents in our neural pathways, requiring their classrooms tap into our natural chologists have developed the Adverse and conditions that affect them. even more work to correct. Lastly, dopamine production to motivate Childhood Experience Study (ACES) they create their own experiments to students. as a way of easily identifying students Designing better instruction: test their hypotheses, which taps into Dopamine production occurs who require intervention to counter- Next Generation Science our brain’s desire to solve problems when learning engages our “seeking” act the effects of chronic stress. Additionally, educators are transform- and experience something new and functions in several different senses. In If there is a single ground-breaking ing traditional classroom structures different. addition to seeking new learning and conclusion to be drawn from the to align them with current research Dr. Jaak Panskepp, a researcher information, our brains are essentially research however, it is the intimate about the brain. Science classrooms, at Washington State University, has wired to seek answers. Projects that connection between emotion and in particular, have undergone pioneered the field of affective neu- pose relevant, engaging questions or learning. Indeed, a recent publication dramatic transformations as teach- roscience to study the interconnec- challenge students to design solu- by educational heavyweights Douglas ers adopt Next Generation Science tion of brain function and emotion. tions to challenging authentic social Fisher and Nancy Frey was entitled All Practices. Most of us experienced very Much of the research I presented here problems tap this part of our nature. Learning Is Social and Emotional, just teacher-centered science courses: an can be traced to his work. According In addition, social interaction has to underscore the role that these fac- instructor demonstrated an experi- to him, the desire to seek, which is been found to stimulate and enhance tors play in academic success. When ment from the front of the room, and connected to the anticipatory rush of our drive to seek, so collaboration is we account for a student’s emotional we were tasked with replicating it with dopamine to the neocortex, is the key another important feature of well- preparedness for learning, teach them our lab partner, who may or may not to unlocking motivation and driving designed lessons. self-regulation skills, and engage their have been paying attention. learning. “[T]his system, so important Norepinephrine is another neu- social and emotional aspects, we an- Today, science instruction alter- for generating feelings of ‘enthusiasm’ rotransmitter, but instead of stimulat- chor learning to emotions in the way nates among “anchor phenomenon,” as opposed to rewarding ‘pleasure,’ ing brain activity, it works to regulate the hypothalamus does. We prepare discussion periods, and opportunities needs to be on the radar for educa- certain bodily functions such as blood them for greater success in life by for students to theorize, test their tors. If this system can be captivated pressure and heart rate in response to teaching them not only the academic thinking, and reason. The anchor by teachers, they have done half their stimuli. I benefited from norepineph- information they need, but the emo- phenomenon is novel for students job.” The rest of it is up to the brain.• tional and social skills that make that and takes advantage of the dopamine information useful. rush that ignites our “seeking” system. Several programs are designed to Why is it that an inflated balloon do just that. One program from the explodes when you peel an orange
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PURSUING A PATH AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
By Lindsey Clark [email protected]
Last year, I wrote an article that their future will look like, shape each at college, so a school with a program make me comfortable sitting down?” discussed, in more general terms, individual’s path. dedicated to this is important to me. Since she wants a student body that is how teenagers brainstorm about their For those pursuing a college Schools such as Cornell University, large enough to be diverse but small futures. At the time, I was going into education, this route requires a good Amherst College, and Marist College enough to encourage a true connec- my junior year of high school and was amount of thought, research, and are on my list for these reasons. tion to student life, this question helps only just beginning to think about planning in order to discover the best her determine which schools might be what I might want to do after I gradu- possible match for you. It is important How to narrow down more ideal. With this in mind, Mag- ate. For me and some of my peers, to consider a variety of factors when your options gie has enjoyed a lot of the schools college almost feels like a no-brainer. searching, including the size, location, Shane Stampfle, in his college search, she’s visited, including University of For others, diving into a career or academics, extracurricular opportuni- has been focusing on schools with a Richmond, Gettysburg College, and pursuing a position in a branch of ties, special programs, and cost of the strong history and international rela- Bucknell University. the military directly after high school schools in question. tions programs, located around cities For Genevieve Bushey, she has had seems much more appealing. Unlike Thus, to successfully weed out with plenty of job and internship to approach her college search quite last year though, I am no longer just which schools you might want to take opportunities. Therefore schools such differently because of her potential imagining my future, and neither are a look at, it is essential to form some as Georgetown University, Hamilton career in lacrosse, “I had to begin the those around me. As I and many stu- criteria. Whether that be specific or College, and Tufts University have college search process two years earlier dents in the area approach senior year, more broad, in order to prioritize a made his list. than most high schoolers. I also have we are no longer theorizing. Now, certain group of colleges. Personally, Brianna Webb, who is also college- had to take into account not only if we’re truly taking hold of our futures, I hope to attend a school that has bound, is interested in larger, more the school is a good fit academically, and with this comes many tasks and a very strong academic foundation diverse schools within New England. but also athletically.” She’s looking to responsibilities. that allows me to attain a balanced “I hope to find a college with an not only continue her lacrosse career education. I want to be able to pursue environment that encourages learn- after high school, but also to attend a One size does not fit all my interests among an inclusive and ing beyond what you’re given, and smaller college that fits her academic To be sure, this period of time, just intellectual community of students. I widening your knowledge.” Tufts has needs and has a tight-knit, spir- before we take a leap into the outside hope that my future college’s student made Brianna’s list as well, alongside ited community. Skidmore College, world, looks different for everyone. body is able to impact the world as The University of Connecticut, and Connecticut College, and Hamilton Each student has distinctive interests a whole, not just the college itself. I Boston University. College seem to fit this criteria for coming out of high school, and these, aspire to attend a school with plenty Maggie Smith has her own helpful Genevieve. paired with specific ideas about what of opportunities in terms of intern- method when searching for the right ships and careers, as well as chances college fit, “When touring different Continued on next page … to serve the greater community. And college campuses, one hypothetical something that excites me most: I that I like to contemplate is: If I were aspire to travel, study abroad, and to walk into the dining hall, would I achieve global enrichment in my time know or recognize enough people to
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Determining what a school She acknowledges the importance of stands for academics, but recognizes that for her, As all of the aforementioned students “in order to feel comfortable while seem to allude to, arguably the most learning, the school must have such a important elements a college can have close-knit and excited community.” are its main principles and how this When current college student Jess affects the school’s culture. While Serna was looking into schools, she the size, location, and other more knew she didn’t want to attend a big definitive factors are significant, it is school or a school in the city. This extremely valuable to get a feel for helped her begin to narrow down her what a certain college wants for its choices. The moment she stepped community as a whole. It can feel onto Quinnipiac University’s campus overwhelming to have a plethora of in particular, she was very comfort- Photo: istockphoto.com, contributor Milkos representatives from various colleges able. “I felt as if I could live there telling you x, y, and z about their for four years and be welcomed. The school, but it is important to deter- campus was beautiful, the people were mine what the college stands for. After very friendly, and the highly-awarded short. After applying to 14 schools, Jace Tomaino is also looking to all, you will be spending a significant academics were encouraging.” With all of which I was statistically fit for, pursue a more specific path in his chunk of your life there, shaping this, Jess knew that this college was I was rejected from all but two.” future: the military. He hasn’t enlisted yourself into the person you want to the right fit for her. “There is no way Furthermore Brierley found that these yet, however many elements attract become. Thus, it is important that to really describe why I felt comfort- two schools, being her safety schools, him to this path. Firstly, Jace recog- you discover what a college does for able when I walked around campus, I weren’t the best matches. “All of my nizes the structured environment as its students and the core values that just knew at that point. Find some- friends were finalizing their decisions a place where he can thrive. “I’m not make the school unique. This can where that makes you want to stay in late May and I still had nowhere to exactly sure what I want to do yet, so affect not only the overall atmosphere there.” go. If you take anything away from enlisting and getting a job or possible on campus, but more specifically, the this, know that there are always op- career while I figure things out seems way you are educated and the nature Being able to pivot tions for you.” like the best option for me right now. of the academic life you participate in. While I hope to major in something Luckily, Brierley was able to apply Also, serving my country means I can You want to truly enjoy your experi- along the lines of English or history to more colleges that had open spots have help paying for future education ence there, so becoming immersed in as of right now, I also hope to include in their freshman class, and now plans and use benefits that will be available the right type of environment is key. Spanish and environmental stud- to attend Suffolk University. She looks to me in the future.” Jace hopes that For Shane, this kind of setting ies into my coursework to hopefully forward to exploring Boston and eventually he can make a career of his presents itself as “a place where [he] prepare for a career in environmental taking advantage of the opportunities service and remain in the military for can receive a rigorous, well-rounded or international law. I am still very the city has to offer. “I am keeping an as long as he can. education among other passionate much in the decision phase, however, open mind, and am excited to be in In the end, no matter what college, students.” and don’t feel quite ready to com- Boston! I don’t know yet if Suffolk is career, or vocation someone desires to Similarly, Maggie has realized the mit to a specific path yet. But, as Jess right for me, but I know that I will go after, there are certain things that importance of the college’s atmo- has understood, even if you do enter make the best of wherever I go!” remain true for all. Each path is valu- sphere, and how much the attitude of school with a certain major in mind, able, each path is unique, and it helps the students impacts the experience at sometimes you end up switching your College is not for everyone to properly prepare for whichever the school. “Originally, I thought that initial course to pursue what you’re As you can tell, plenty of students see path you wish to take as best you can! the location of the school would really really passionate about. She recounts, the appeal in the college path. On the But as I mentioned in my previous matter to me, but after visiting some “In my case, I entered college as a other hand, there are many who see article on this topic, perhaps the most vastly rural schools, I realized that the business major but found I was not the value in pursuing a career directly important piece to this journey is spirit and energy of the student body intrigued or challenged. I changed to after high school. Matthew Bogert finding something you love to do and is more important to me.” a Spanish major and enjoy my path a is one of these students, and will are excited about doing. • Brianna understands this notion, “I lot more.” graduate from the Questar welding am extremely drawn to colleges that This flexibility is very valuable in program next spring. “I’d like to work seem to be the stereotypical college, the college search process, as Brierley in the welding field or go to a techni- with sports games and school events Lloyd, a soon-to-be college student, cal school to learn different types of being huge parts of student life.” has realized. Her college admissions welding and become better at what experience was far from ideal. After I’ve learned in BOCES (Boards of working hard and being successful Cooperative Educational Services of both in school and in the community, New York State).” He looks forward she became determined to get into to working as a welder after school, all the schools she applied to. “This and eventually hopes to start his own is where belief and a set mind fall business as he expands his knowledge of the field.
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By Mary B. O’Neill, Ph.D. If you’re a parent who’s sending a sometimes before they do. about their coursework, study [email protected] child to college for the first time, That was then. This is now. habits, any issues they are having, right about now you’re recovering Your child is now 18 and in and how social life impacts their from that freshman-year college a higher education institution. academic performance. checklist: coordinated dorm acces- They have become what’s known The second is to have your sories – check; course registration in FERPA-speak as an “eligible student sign a FERPA waiver giving – check; mini-fridge and laptop – student,” meaning that any rights you permission to request their check; tuition payment from a mix you had as a parent to access their grades. This waiver form available of college savings, 529 accounts, educational records transfers to from the registrar’s office and if student loans, and scholarships – them. You are no longer legally you haven’t heard of it before, go to check; FERPA waiver signed by permitted to see their records except your child’s educational institution’s your child – wait, what? under certain circumstances. That registrar’s webpage or call them. complete grade and performance The college might only offer this FERPA 101 transparency you’ve previously waiver directly to the student, so if FERPA is the acronym for the Fam- enjoyed throughout the semester at you want to have it signed by your ily Educational Rights and Privacy a click of a mouse is also over. child, you may need to have them Act of 1974. If you’ve had a child in pick one up or download it. a school that receives federal fund- FERPA for parents The waiver requires your child to ing for the first 18 years of their In the good old pre-FERPA days, fill in what kind of information cov- lives, you’ve been living FERPA’s parents received grade information ered by FERPA they’re giving access guidelines, which were designed in the mail addressed directly to to, to whom they’re granting that to protect your child’s educational them from colleges. Through this, access, and for what specific period data. parents were informed about how of time. They can revoke the waiver Up until now, as a parent, you’ve their child was performing. Now, at any time. Your child signing this had unrestricted access to your grades are released on electronic waiver doesn’t mean you get their child’s educational records, could platforms that only the student has grades emailed to you. You must contest any part of them you’ve access to, unless they give you their request them through the registrar disagreed with or amend them if login information. Any correspon- each semester on your own. incomplete, and opt out of school dence from the college that arrives directory information. In addition, through the mail is addressed to the Non-consensual disclosure your child’s past schools may have student. In the absence of a student-signed implemented a real-time grading Still, there are several ways you waiver granting access, there is one platform so you know exactly where can gain access to your child’s grade condition under which a parent can your child’s academic progress transcript, which contains courses gain access to a student’s academic stands at any given moment – taken and grades earned. The first record without student permission. is to ask them to show you their grades every semester on that online Continued on next page … system. This is obviously the easiest and the best way to foster a dialogue
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website, “The federal student aid becoming an adult. Parents should programs are based on the con- let students learn tough lessons cept that it is primarily your and and manage their own educational your family’s responsibility to pay lives and avoid being a helicopter for your education. A dependent or bulldozer parent. But what other student is assumed to have the large investment would you make support of parents, so the parents’ without the ability to demand true information has to be assessed along accountability and properly stew- with the student’s, in order to get a ard? While education is an intrinsic full picture of the family’s financial good, higher education in our coun- strength. If you’re a dependent stu- try has also become a commodity. dent, it doesn’t mean your parents This ceding of accountability is are required to pay anything toward at odds with the cultural moment your education; this is just a way of we find ourselves in where, for bet- Photo: istockphoto.com, contributor seb_ra looking at everyone in a consistent ter or worse, parenting is extending This is known as a “non-consensual manner.” into adulthood. A recent New York disclosure of information.” Times article on the topic cites that If you’re claiming your child as Passing the buck parents are spending more time a dependent on your tax return, This seems to create an interest- and money on their children, well which they must be if you’ve ap- ing dynamic, and one that parents beyond the age of 18. This includes plied for financial aid, then you are are often surprised to learn about. financial assistance, reminding entitled to gain access to the records For FERPA purposes, the student them of deadlines and doctor ap- on your own. However, you must is considered an adult to manage pointments, and help with careers. present a copy of the most recent their own data privacy, yet in pay- Colleges now have offices of parent tax return to the school stating that ing for college, they are considered relations to assuage parents’ need for dependency status to the registrar. requiring the support of parents – involvement, but that also serve to FERPA also applies to confiden- even if you’re not “required” to pay cultivate relationships and indirectly tial health information but under anything. enhance institutional fundraising certain circumstances you as the The Free Application for Fed- efforts. parent will be notified without eral Student Aid (FAFSA) looks at student consent regardless of age. parental financial information and Creating transparency Here there’s more discretion on calculates your “expected family Your best defense in this situation the part of the school. If your child contribution.” This is based on your – know your rights as parents and is involved in an underage alcohol- provided financial information and tuition payers; ask tough questions related incident or poses harm to represents what the family should on those college tours about these themselves or others, parents would be able to pay toward a student’s issues; keep communication lines be notified. This notification is tuition. open with your student; talk to incident-specific and not a blanket Colleges and the federal gov- them during the semester about one. ernment are counting on families how they’re doing and require to fund education, which today them to show you their online Financial aid dependent status can run well over $200,000 for a midterm grades; help them learn Interestingly, when your child ap- four-year degree. Yet, they are not self-advocacy skills with lower stakes plies for financial aid, they must fully accountable to parties who are before they get to college; and set use your parental tax returns, since potentially paying the bulk of the the ground rules now with your they are considered a dependent, tuition – parents. child for academic expectations and except in rare circumstances. So They are accountable to a young grade reporting to you as parents in while they’re an adult capable of adult population whose self- advance of the semester. • their own data for FERPA purposes, advocacy skills are often not well this is not the case for financial aid developed and who are taking on For more information about FERPA visit calculations for financing their own student debt at alarming rates for https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/node/548/. education. an education whose price outstrips Contact your child’s college or university’s According to the Department both inflation and wage growth. registrar’s office for specific FERPA policies regarding education and health records of Education’s Federal Student Aid While parents can techni- and to obtain the FERPA waiver. cally gain access to their student’s performance via their student, the waiver or the tax return, higher education sends clear messages to parents that this is a time of growth and learning, maturation, and
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It’s almost autumn and that means feminism, civil rights, and envi- back-to-school time for many. Re- ronmentalism were transforming gardless of your age or stage in life, our cultural identity and societal it’s always a good time to explore structures,” says Chrissa Santoro, new topics, gain wisdom, and work external communications director at on self-improvement goals. Omega Institute. Omega Institute Tucked away in a scenic 250-acre came to life during these changing forested area of Rhinebeck, NY, is times. Omega Institute – a non-profit, Founded in 1977 by Eastern mission-driven, and donor-sup- scholar Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, ported educational organization. Its holistic medical doctor Stephan curriculum spans six learning paths, Rechtschaffen, and educator Eliza- which include body, mind, spirit; beth Lesser, Omega was conceived health and healing; relationships as a university for lifelong learning. and family; leadership and work; “We took our name from the writ- creative expression; and sustainable ings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin living. – a 20th-century Jesuit priest and evolutionary biologist who spoke of In the beginning… the ‘Omega Point’ or point of unity For more than four decades, Omega toward which all of life is evolv- Institute has served as a gathering ing. This movement toward unity, Institute boasts a roster of more Above,: Omega’s 250+ acre campus place for great thinkers, creative balance, and wholeness – within than 500 world-class teachers. is a prime spot artists, spiritual teachers, and social an individual and in the culture at Some of its most popular pro- to take in the fall visionaries. A pioneer in these areas, foliage. Courtesy large – is also expressed by the word grams are being offered this season. of Omega Institute its holistic studies coursework was ‘holistic.’ And so, Omega Institute From September 20 through 22, for Holistic Studies, far from mainstream when the for Holistic Studies was born,” Omega will offer Radical Remis- Rhinebeck, NY, eOmega.org. institute first debuted. reveals Santoro. sion – a program for those who Back in the late 1970s, fresh ideas Over the years, Omega has blos- wish to prevent or overcome cancer. were sprouting in American culture. somed far beyond the founders’ The workshop explores nine healing Modern medicine was beginning initial imaginings. When its doors factors shared by survivors. Program to consider the value of preven- opened in 1977, a few hundred participants receive 1-, 6-, and tion, nutrition, and the mind-body inquisitive participants ventured 12-month action plans that they connection. At the time, science, there to explore. The center now can immediately implement into psychology, and religion were also welcomes nearly 23,000 people their lives. moving into creative conversations. annually and reaches nearly two “Seeds from Eastern philosophies million people worldwide via its The annual Women & Power: were being planted in the West, website and social media platforms. The Gathering Our Strength cross-fertilizing, and blossoming “We’ve become one of the largest program is another highlight for into a new, global spirituality. Mu- and most trusted centers for lifelong September. Featuring notable voices sic, dance, literature, and art from learning in the world, offering from Tarana Burke, Roxanne Gay, all over the globe were influencing an integrated approach to per- Kate Manne, and Natalie Mer- each other in exciting ways, and sonal growth and social change, and chant, it will be held September 27 social change movements such as continuing to connect our work through 29. with innovators around the globe,” reveals Santoro. Continued on next page …
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Via a partnership with the Mind- plan. For $10 a month, members fulness Center at Brown University, can help Omega deliver its nonprof- Omega will hold a Mindfulness- it mission through increased schol- Based Stress Reduction Insight arships and community engagement Meditation Retreat from October 4 efforts. Members receive exclusive through 11. online content (year-round), dis- Those yearning to unplug and counts to workshops, and perks on unwind in the serenity of Omega’s campus. The campus is open from country campus can enroll in the May through October, but closed Rest & Rejuvenation Retreats, during the winter season. which are designed to help guests relax, reflect, have fun, stretch, Green initiatives… and quiet the mind. During the July marked ten years since Omega evenings, guests can attend a film, unveiled the Omega Center for concert, reading, community gath- Sustainable Living (OCSL) – its ering, or sample workshop. landmark achievement in green They’re invited to grab a book building. from Ram Dass Library, visit the Internationally recognized, ciples modeled by the facility and Above: Omega’s 250+ acre campus sanctuary, or engage in some self- the OCSL was the first build- serves as a hub for environmental is one of the Hud- expression through art. Tennis and ing ever to achieve both LEED® organizations, activists, educators, son Valley’s pre- miere destinations basketball are available as well. Platinum and Living Building and students to network and learn. for rest and relax- Nature enthusiasts can visit the Challenge™certification. Programming includes confer- ation. Left: Autumn Since its unveiling in 2009, ences, workshops, field trips (K-12, colors abound on trails, garden, and lake or relax in a Omega’s 250+ acre hammock. this water reclamation facility and college, and post-graduate), and campus. Courtesy Most workshops are planned over environmental education center has Omega’s Ecological Literacy Immer- of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, three or five day periods (either reclaimed 45M gallons of wastewa- sion Program (ELIP) – a four-week Rhinebeck, NY, Friday through Sunday or Monday ter, saved 867K pounds of carbon residential certificate curriculum eOmega.org. through Friday). Registration is re- dioxide from being released into offered annually. quired; drop-ins are not permitted. the atmosphere, and hosted tens of From October 18 through 20, Regardless of location, there are thousands of visitors for tours and the OCSL will host its second more ways than ever to be part of sustainability education. annual Drawdown Learn Confer- Omega. The center is increasingly The OCSL has become an envi- ence, which welcomes schools and offering online learning courses and ronmental leader. It offers programs communities to learn what they can recently introduced a membership that teach the regenerative prin- do about climate change. In harmony with its rural setting, Omega’s accommodations are rustic, simple, and cozy. A variety of lodg- ing is available from camping, to dorms, to shared and private rooms. An all-inclusive accommodations package includes three daily meals, use of facilities, and daily classes in yoga, tai chi, meditation, and dance movement. There’s also evening entertainment. Hudson Valley locals can opt for the commuter fee, which covers meals, activities, and the amenities mentioned above. The rates do not include workshop tuition, which varies by class. Work- shop tuitions range from $185 to $1350. •
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By Griffin Cooper griffi[email protected]
Sitting in my truck on a hot August Lori is today a young woman who Part of this evolution in the percep- Above, L-R: Carlee Hulsizer, Rach- afternoon in the parking lot of the has scaled her own mountain of life tion of recovery included utilizing elle Brown, Lori Bagel Tyme in Valatie, NY, waiting experience, and with the help of her professionals and experienced indi- Teaney. Image courtesy of Youth to meet with Youth Voices Matter’s team members at Youth Voices Mat- viduals from all over the state includ- Voices Matter. program specialist Lori Teaney for a ter, has dealt a dramatic and uplifting ing family members of those affected chat over a cup of coffee about her blow to the state of recovery in the by addiction, county representatives, specialized outreach in the area, it’s Hudson Valley. members of local law enforcement, hard to comprehend how the forces and professionals from the criminal of time and experience can bring us Web of support justice, child welfare and mental together just as easily as they cause us In 2017, Youth Voices Matter was health systems. RIT also shifted its to drift down separate paths. For both founded as an ancillary of Friends focus towards new kinds of individual Lori and myself, having been class- of Recovery-New York, an organiza- recovery methods by implementing mates in our youth, our meetup is the tion that was established in April of focus groups, recovery centers, and culmination of a decade’s long dance 2008 and has since dedicated itself to establishing a statewide Recovery with life experiences. At times we have providing supportive pathways to re- Conference. rushed headstrong against the current covery for those individuals in search Since its inception, Friends of of time with an intractable sense of of aid for either themselves or family Recovery-New York has been in- purpose and determination, at others, members. One year prior, the New strumental in leading the charge in life has taken the lead and forced us to York State Office of Alcoholism and effecting positive changes regarding confront challenges for which we have Abuse Services, or OASAS for short, the public’s knowledge about what re- no control. established its Bureau of Recovery covery means and how individuals in Today, through her unflappable Services in response to a growing shift need can access a variety of recovery perseverance, Lori has turned her in the perception of what recovery options available to them. Nearly a tango with life into a weapon used to means and how to help individuals decade later, Friends of Recovery-New combat addiction and help those in achieve meaningful and long term York’s influence had become impos- recovery. So, as I sit in the truck on a recovery successes. As a result, the sible to ignore and the focus became hot August afternoon, peering out the Bureau and its community leaders to condense the community outreach weather-beaten windows expecting put together several initiatives to help aspect across the state. to see some version of the young girl stem the tide of addiction and change After applying for a grant through I knew in high school, I am struck the face of recovery down to its very OASAS, Friends of Recovery-New by the kind image of only time can core fundamentals, starting with com- York was able to fund its umbrella present. The image of confidence munity outreach. projects, including in 2017, the in- that comes from times of uncertainty, One of the primary goals for this troduction of Youth Voices Matter, a tranquility from unrest, a patient newly formed Bureau of Recovery statewide youth recovery community smile from someone who has seen the Services was to diversify its members organization. Despite this revolution- truth in urgency and the extension for the purposes of reaching a wider ary step toward a more personalized of a helping hand born out of those swath of individuals who may not approach for recovery, Lori and just particular challenges that need one the understand what their recovery op- two coworkers are responsible for most. tions are, thus one of the area’s very covering the entire state. Lori herself first Recovery Implementation Teams (RIT) was born and the nature of Continued on next page … drug recovery would forever change in New York state.
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covers four regions, the North Coun- Lori shows no pretense with regards try, Capital Region, Mohawk Valley, to the impact of the current opioid and Upper Hudson Valley. crisis, “I don’t think recovery discrimi- Being a former certified peer nates depending on the drug, but the recovery advocate herself, Lori is used issue in New York has become much to working remotely and traveling more dense because of the increase in to communities across the region to opioid use.” offer support. After helping start the Part of the solution may involve Columbia County chapter of YVM, taking steps that have very little to do Lori currently finds herself going into with the drugs themselves and more communities and connecting with to do with preventative measures that youth and young adults in search of will allow individuals access to the an outlet to spread helpful informa- very essentials of life. tion and raise awareness about what According to a piece of legislation recovery actually is. Lori also hosts included in the New York State bud- events and activities to promote an get approved in April, state employers in a personal mission – a mission Above: Participants at Youth Voices interactive atmosphere regarding the will be eligible for certain tax credits that has been carved out by time – Matter’s bi-weekly steps towards recovery. Not just for starting in 2020 as a result of hiring to better the community and the meeting. Image courtesy of Youth those individuals in recovery, but also individuals in recovery from drug individuals she encounters every Voices Matter. allies of recovery, people impacted by addiction. Each victory represents day, “I used to meet somebody in drug addiction and have experienced one step in the long road to com- the field who was struggling and I the difficulties of recovery first hand, prehensive recovery support, that’s would simply bring them to detox. “If you have lost someone to addic- why reaching out to local legislators Though this role can be as helpful tion or you know someone who is remains critical to the success of or- as anything, my role now is more struggling and you don’t know how ganizations like YVM. “Opioids have community-involved, bringing groups to help yourself and you just want to made recovery a more present issue in of people together to not only advo- give back and be a vessel for comfort our area and there are a lot of people cate for recovery, but proactively work and aid, that is what we offer.” in our group who have experience within the community to help sustain with a wide range of addiction issues healthier ways of living.” Confronting an epidemic to combat this crisis,” explains Lori. We are truly never the same people YVM’s impact couldn’t come at a we once were, and those we knew better time for residents and lawmak- Hand-in-hand in our youth naturally change and ers in the Hudson Valley. Since 2005, Youth Voices Matter stands firm on evolve over time, but sometimes, the pervasiveness of opioids in upstate the foundations of their “Four Core when time draws the curtain back New York has been well documented Values:” on the present, the person you once and the numbers of individuals who knew now embodies the heart of have battled the drug in its various 1. what every individual should aspire to forms has reached epidemic propor- Each community should decide on achieve, a constant desire to connect tions. According to the National which areas of concern to address. with those that need connection the Asscociation of Attorneys General’s 2. most. “I want people to understand website, drug overdose death claimed The power of reinvention has the ca- that nobody’s path to recovery is the the lives of around 64,000 Americans pacity to restore the lives of individu- same, recurrences happen, addictions in 2016. als, families, and communities. happen. How we perceive people “Drug overdoses are now the lead- 3. is important for healing not only ing cause of injury death in the coun- We are capable and should be allowed individuals in recovery, but all of us as try and, while prescription drugs are to represent ourselves as young people a community of people who live and primarily responsible for the rapidly in all endeavors. work together.” • growing number of overdose deaths, 4. illicit opioid drugs such as heroin and Resources, services, and supports are For more information on local recovery or- fentanyl are significant contributors crucial in promoting health and well- ganizations please visit www.for-ny.org and to the problem,” according to NAAG. ness in the process of achieving our www.youthvoicesmatter.org. All statistical org. full potential. information in this article obtained from the Though YVM’s mission is moti- National Association of Attorneys General, or www.naag.org. vated by every type of recovery need, As Lori reflects on her time spent experiencing both sides of what it means to struggle with addiction and seek help with recovery it becomes clear that she has grounded herself
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48 MAIN STREET MAGAZINE Learning for life
By Dominique DeVito certainly satisfying, but what about There is! Tell me more about How do you help others who [email protected] that part of you that came to the your journey. are on this journey? end of the day feeling tired or I was a real Type A personality, For me, it’s a four-phase method. If you’re lucky, every day is an op- neglected again? If time ran out to- wanting to have everything done The first part is coming to con- portunity to learn something new. morrow, would you feel you’d lived right by everyone around me but sciousness, which for me was the Spending time with this issue of your life to its fullest? most of all myself. When you’re a photo and my breakdown, but Main Street Magazine is a way to These issues and questions are Type A, you’re constantly respond- can be anything from a milestone open up those opportunities. For floating around me every day, so ing to others and trying really hard. birthday to losing a parent to a my contribution to the magazine, it was no wonder that when Susan It’s a state of responding that’s not layoff, divorce, illness – even a big rather than focusing on another Axelrod’s and my orbits intersected being aware. I had an “aha” moment promotion. thing to do – which is its own de- a month or so ago that we hit it off. when I saw a photo of a child being The second part is finding clarity, light – I was inspired to write about Susan is one of those women who carried out of the building after and this is key. This can take years, another way to be. radiates when she walks in a room. the bombing in Oklahoma that too, and is where coaching can re- My friends and I are at that age She’s upbeat, engaged, and also fo- I describe as a soul revelation. It ally help. I did it through journal- where we feel the effects of time cused. You can tell there’s something made me realize how stressed I was. ing, talking to people, therapy, and more than ever. The days fly by in she’s figured out. When she told me I became overwhelmed and couldn’t the training I did for teaching. a blur of obligations and worries. she’s a life coach, I wasn’t surprised. stop crying. It was a real conflict for When you get clear, you reach Coping with aging parents, securing But I was very curious. What does me because I was living what, from the third part, which is confidence. resources for an uncertain future, a life coach do? Who needs one and the outside, seemed like a beautiful, And when you’re confident, calm supporting our children with their why? And what was Susan’s journey functional life. But I was deeply un- finds you, and that’s the fourth part. children, the health and job issues to this vocation? I sat down with happy and I just wanted to feel bet- for ourselves and our spouses… The Susan to find out. ter. That very strong desire started a What keeps us – especially road isn’t stretching out to the hori- progression toward permission. women – from becoming zon anymore, it’s just going around Tell me about your clear? the next bend, and we’re not always background. Permission for what? I’ve found that for women ap- sure we have a way to get there. My background is in non-profits, Our tendency when we feel bad is proaching or in this ‘third chapter’ Crossing things off a to-do list working with them to raise money to try to fix things. But I couldn’t of our lives (defined as at or above and knowing you were there for and also as a volunteer and donor fix this. I had to trust my intuition, age 60), life has been about giving, a parent, child, or grandchild is myself. I started as a fundrais- which to me is the soul showing giving, and giving. It’s not so much ing coach, and based on people’s itself. The learning I was trying to feedback and my own intuition, I do was leading to that intuition, Continued on next page … moved into life coaching. I’m a Cer- and the light bulb finally went off tified Coaching Professional (CCP) for me that I had it, could tap into who uses Confident-Life™ Tools it, and accept it. to help women find clarity and con- fidence to live their best lives. But there’s so much more to me!
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about unhappiness as it is about be- me. He makes sure I’m doing both Other inspira- ing depleted. When you’re depleted regularly. tions include you’ve lost a connection to your Napoleon Hill, soul, your passion is muted, and What about that nagging Bob Proctor, and there’s a dimness about you. This feeling that there isn’t time Wayne Dyer. depleted state can leave women for this? On a more wondering what they even want for If you had asked the old Susan Axel- personal level, themselves, and without that, there’s rod about intuition and soul con- my friend Ne- no clarity. nection, she would have thought it chama Laber, was silly. What I’ve learned, though, with whom I How can we learn to get is that the more I live in awareness started a non- clear? and with intention, the more I find profit venture, is There’s no learning without authen- that time seems to slow down for my Jewish men- ticity. It’s non-academic learning be- me and that I have even more of it. tor. When I’m cause it comes from your authentic As I do less, I expand more. I am so at a crossroads, experience. You have to be willing much more of a human being than I breathe, open to talk and speak, reveal and share. a human doing, and I am more up, and ask for prolific. guidance before If you feel depleted and un- I speak. clear, there’s an inauthenticity Your life does appear to be Above: Susan there that can keep you from full – of doing and being. What – and who – are really a Axelrod. Below, wanting to reveal and share. left: The cover of I know! People say I’m busy, but I woman’s best friends in what Axelrod’s book. What’s your advice for that? don’t like that description. I prefer we call the third chapter of Images courtesy of We’re all human, that’s for sure, intentional commitments. As such, life? Susan Axelrod. and there are times when we get I do a daily Facebook Live at 5 vid- Other women, for sure. Finding overwhelmed and stuck in deple- eo and have my own internet radio other soul-connected women who tion. For me – and the advice I give show. I have my life coaching and are inspired and deeply desire to when I’m coaching – I find I need fundraising coaching practices plus take responsibility and live empow- to commit to actions that are soul- I offer an online course and virtual ered lives is important. Women connecting and replenish rather Retreats. I published two books need women friends and also the than deplete. My dog, Mr. Cooper, and am working on two more. I do permission from themselves to helps me with that. I know that speaking engagements and I write thrive. exercise and being outside replenish for the online magazine, Luminous Wisdom Sophia If you could give one message to women about learning, and I’m writing what would it be? a year-long series My Golden Rule is, “Get OK with on self-care for being OK.” It sounds simple, but Charity Chan- it’s not. Again, you have to get nel. clear about yourself before you can Who do you be confident or calm. Trust your consider your intuition and find soul connections. mentors? Check out my Facebook videos to One of my fa- learn more about my ideas. I’m also vorites is Louise interested in starting a Soul Café Hay, who said, at a local business in the Capital “The way you Region. I think it’s so important to start your day combat the fear-mongering going is the way you on these days with safe, uplifting, live your life.” and inspired conversation in a safe It’s from this place. • moment that we go into the next You can learn all about Susan on her web- moment and site, www.whatwillyourlegacybe.com, and by following her on Facebook. Her books then the next are “Your Job is To Be: An Anthology to and the next. Inspire Soul Connection,” and “Medita- tions to Ease, Calm, and Inspire: A Col- lection to Activate Your Mind and Soul,” both published by JGU Press.
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MARIST COLLEGE INTRODUCES A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM – EMPLOYMENT IN THIS FIELD IS PROJECTED Healthy careers TO INCREASE 37% FROM 2016 TO 2026
By Regina Molaro [email protected]
Healthcare has been a hot topic in Decisions are based on academic recent years. It’s been the subject record, references, personal state- of debate for politicians as well as ments, on-campus interviews, level Americans on both sides of the aisle. of healthcare experience, and non- Due to America’s growing and aging cognitive traits. Statistics from the population, demand for healthcare Class of 2021 reveal that the average services is forecast to increase. That overall GPA was 3.47 and the aver- was one of the driving forces behind age Science GPA was 3.35. the May 2016 launch of Marist College’s Master of Science in A need in our society Physician Assistant Studies Depart- According to the Bureau of Labor ment. Statistics, employment for PAs is projected to increase 37 percent The Physician Assistant from 2016 to 2026 – much faster program than the average for all occupations. “The Physician Assistant (PA) pro- To clarify, PAs are medical gram addresses a need among our professionals who diagnose illness, undergraduate students, provides develop and manage treatment good quality career opportunities, plans, prescribe medications, and is consistent with the mission and often serve as a patient’s principal imately 100,000 PAs in America, Above: PA as- sistants graduating values of Marist College, utilizes the healthcare provider. With thousands one in ten is licensed in New York. from Marist. Below, strengths of the School of Science, of hours of medical training, PAs In New York state, they’re given a left: PA classroom. and responds to a large and growing Photos courtesy of are versatile and collaborative. wide scope of practice and can per- Marist College. need for physician assistants,” said A 2017 U.S. News & World form a large number of procedures, Thomas Wermuth, vice president of Report indicated that the nation- exams, and beyond. Academic Affairs at Marist. wide median compensation for PAs “PAs have a very high level of Marist College’s 24-month, was $104,860. They can practice job satisfaction and flexible hours. full-time program was designed medicine in primary care settings, as They have a lot of flexibility in rais- to prepare students for successful well as in medical and surgical sub- ing families or doing other things. careers in healthcare. Admission specialties throughout the US. Many of the students find that very is highly competitive. Applicants It’s important to note that they helpful,” said Theresa Horvath, are evaluated on individual merits. are licensed by state. Of the approx- program director of Marist’s Physi- cian Assistant Department. Earlier in Horvath’s career, she worked as a PA in family medicine and held director positions at a number of PA programs.
The Master program Marist’s comprehensive Master of Science in Physician Assistant program consists of two 12-month phases, which include both didactic and clinical studies. The program
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The building was designed to an exploratory visit in which they have working relationships with met with administrators of several other programs, including Biomedi- universities, physical therapists, cal Sciences, Medical Technology, and administrators from several and Athletic Training. “We believe hospitals and the president of the this will provide an excellent op- Ghana Physiotherapy Association. portunity to foster the development The Marist faculty were investigat- of inter-professional skills,” said ing possible service missions as well Horvath. Marist and HealthQuest as opportunities for teaching and Nuvance Health are partnering to exchanges of students engaging in open a medical school in the next clinical work. few years. “The purpose is to provide “The PA program was designed students with international experi- to graduate highly skilled, ethical, ence. Although our students can’t and problem-solving healthcare provide care, they can take blood providers who will be capable not pressure, do screenings, and serve only of assessing and treating pa- the community,” said Horvath. She tients but also of improving patient reported that the PA students will outcomes,” said Horvath. Prior also join in on the international to starting their careers, graduates experience in Ghana. At press time, must pass the Physician Assistant the College was making contacts in National Certification Examination the region. (PANCE). There are still many areas being Horvath is proud of the high pass cultivated. “We’re excited about the rate among students who have taken new opportunities in development. the PANCE exam. “We always start With that comes a lot of resources from a place of academic excellence. and discussion on how to deliver an The first graduating class had a innovative curriculum,” said Hor- 100% pass rate and the second class vath. Graduates are eager to deliver had a 98% pass rate on the Boards,” stellar care. They’re also proud to Above, top to also addresses ethics, behavioral and said Horvath. live up to Marist’s mission while bottom: Marist’s Science building. global aspects of health, as well as striving to make an impact on the PA classroom. roles and responsibilities of the PA. International connections lives and well-being of the patients Below, right: The The Doctor of Physical Therapy gross anatomy lab Horvath explained that the program they serve. • at Marist. Photos requires students to complete seven program has been making alliances courtesy of Marist core rotations in the clinical year, in Ghana. They just returned from To learn more visit www.marist.edu. College. and two electives, which focus on specific interests from orthopedic surgery to cardiovascular surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, derma- tology, and beyond. One of the program’s strengths is the tremendous support it has re- ceived from the regional healthcare community. The PA program is housed in Marist’s new Science and Al- lied Health Building, which was designed to host a gross anatomy laboratory, standardized patient suites, a trauma simulation room, skills laboratory, and a classroom. It encompasses more than 18,000 square feet.
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JUDITH McELHONE AND THE FIVE POINTS CENTER To champion and nurture FOR VISUAL ARTS
By CB Wismar [email protected]
It’s unlikely that French pointillist painter Georges Seurat ever visited Torrington, CT. In his brief but spectacular career (he died in 1891 in Paris at the age of 31) Seurat was not only recognized as a painter, but as a thinker. However, with appreciation, that his definition of art continues nearly 130 years after his death, taking shape in the cultural heart of the city of Torrington.
“Art is harmony.” Poised at the busy intersection of Main and Water Streets in Torrington, the expanding presence of Five Points Center for the Visual Arts – more commonly known as Five Points Gal- lery – is witness to how art can bring ing, scrubbing and painting resulted. Education has been a critical com- harmony to a city. The space, initially named “Art Space ponent of Five Points from the very Artist and educator Judith McEl- Torrington,” had some potential with first day. When the gallery space was hone had decided, in 2012, to relocate a great expanse of windows, but brick ready to welcome visitors, there was her studio to downtown Torrington. walls, a dark ceiling, and only the only one thing missing. Art. The move was not without some most crude lighting. “I have had the pleasure of both regret. Her former studio space was creating art and teaching it,” recalls no longer available and the center of Not a pizza parlor Judith McElhone with a knowing the city was far from inviting. Empty Credit for the physical iteration of the smile. “We needed art on the walls, storefronts lined the streets. Industry first Five Points Gallery space goes to so I called some of my friends and had left a city that was watching its Judith’s granddaughter. “We were at former colleagues from the University spirit ebb. breakfast one morning, wrestling with of Hartford and the Hartford Art A group of real estate investors what to do with the walls,” she recalls School and played the ‘please return Above, top to bot- fondly. Should they keep the space as tom: Five Points known as Downtown Partners had the favor’ card.” In came paintings Center for the Per- begun acquiring near vacant build- is, or attempt to erect gallery walls – large and small from recognized art- forming Arts. Judith ings and, with the encouragement and expanses of white paneling that would ists. The gallery was launched, and McElhone. Photos by Lenny Purdie. support of the Torrington Arts and present paintings and, if lighted well, with the generosity, imagination, and Culture Commission, saw the poten- make the space radiate? dedication of the people of Torrington tial for traffic moving into, not out of “Grandma,” her young grand- and beyond, things began to happen. the city. Their first effort was in 2011, daughter offered without prompting. a Thursday outdoor market during “It’s an art gallery, not a pizza parlor.” Starting from “square one” the summer months. People actually And, with that timely insight, it The initial gallery was offered by came. had begun – the seemingly endless Downtown Partners for a year, rent Realizing some success, the coali- project of creating gallery after gallery, free, including heat and security. tion looked nearby and, in a retail expanding to the floor above to create Improvements were the responsibility space then empty, decided to create a much needed “launchpad” space for of the gallery. Beyond that first year, a temporary summer art gallery. Up- emerging artists, building mentoring it was up to the group to shoulder stairs was the studio of Judith McEl- opportunities, developing a compre- the responsibility and move things hone, and needing both a practical hensive educational program, and forward. and artistic source of energy to make reaching out into the community to the temporary gallery a reality, Judith create a dream that will continue to Continued on next page … was invited in to the effort. bring harmony to this once forgotten Days of cleaning, hauling, mov- city in the Litchfield Hills.
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Above: Anne Temp- A not–for-profit (501(c)(3) arts first steps past academic training to they will all remain right where they kin lecture. Below, right: Peter Busby organization was formed. A board was launch careers in a secure, supportive are. The UCONN campus is an opening reception. assembled. Steven Roth from Down- space. Peer critiques and encourage- expansion that we hope will attract Photos courtesy of Five Points Center town Partners accepted the role as first ment make the experience one of artists and audiences from great dis- for the Performing Chair. Grant applications were written continuous learning. tances.” Arts. and when the first money came in, The UCONN Extension Center it was matched by the city. An initial Climbing the hill will remain in place on the property community lecture was scheduled and Driving north from Torrington on for at least ten rent-free years, and the promoted. Route 4 toward Goshen, an early campus’ acreage will be taken over Ann Temkin, Torrington-born right turn on Campus Drive winds by the City of Torrington. “There Chief Curator of Painting and through the Litchfield Hills to a spot will be a sculpture garden with access Sculpture for the Museum of Modern where the University of Connecticut for everyone,” continues the vibrant Art (MoMA) had agreed to speak to built, operated, and then, abandoned Executive Director. “This is a project a home town crowd. When the day a regional campus. The buildings left very much focused on the community arrived, a human chain of volunteers behind include the Litchfield County … the community that has supported stretched to the City Hall to bring Extension offices and a combined us for years.” an essential component – chairs – to classroom and auditorium complex the proceedings. It was a sellout and that sits empty on 90 verdant acres. If Mission-driven reinforced the notion that Five Points Five Points Center for Visual Art real- Five Points Center for Visual Arts Gallery was speaking to the commu- izes its dream, that condition will not has a Mission Statement that under- nity. It was creating harmony. remain for long. scores just what Seurat’s view of art as Based on the success of that first A new and quite exciting plan has harmony can be. “To champion and effort, Five Points instituted and has been put in place for Five Points led nurture artists at all stages of their carried forward an annual lecture se- by the creative imagination of Judith careers and to empower a diverse ries to great and continuously growing McElhone. The main building, which community through the presentation response. The 2019 event celebrated includes a 220 seat auditorium, a café, of inspiring exhibitions and educa- collector Dorothy Vogel. and several classrooms will become an tional initiatives.” • educational and artistic center fro the Poised on the Launchpad entire region. Five Points Center for the Visual Arts is A 2013 consortium linking Five “We’re not leaving downtown Tor- located at 33 Main Street in Torrington, Points, the University of Hartford, rington,” McElhone is quick to add CT. Their robust website announces new University of Connecticut School of when talking about the new and very exhibits, programs, and continues to update the efforts to develop the former UCONN Art, and Northwestern Community ambitious project. “The gallery, the campus. Visit them online at www.five- College fully engaged educational Launchpad, the exhibits, the lectures, pointsgallery.org. institutions with the opportunity for internships in gallery management. Providing space for artists to exhibit their work, for mentoring and teach- ing experiences to be pursued. Five Points Hartford Art School University of Hartford “Launchpad,” created in 2017, is a two year revolv- ing program that provides affordable shared studio space to young gradu- ates, the experience of managing the Five Points Annex Gallery, and the lure of a full Gallery exhibition at the completion of their time “on the Launchpad.” Positioned directly above the Five Points Gallery, the facility offers the critically important environment for dedicated art students to take their
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For those familiar with the Camphill Village organization and community, it should Though the Roeliff Jansen Community Library has enjoyed its current location just off come as no surprise that such a noble institution began with the most humanitarian of Route 22 in Copake, NY, for the past nine years, it has been a beloved member of of stories. The origin of the Camphill Village story begins in 1940 Aberdeen, Scotland the Hillsdale and Copake communities for over a century. The library was first known on what was known as the Camphill Estate. Refugees who had escaped Nazi persecu- as the Hillsdale Library and was founded in 1913. In 2004 the library’s charter was tion began to care for a small group of children with developmental disabilities on the amended, expanding its service area to include the town of Ancram and the name was grounds. In 1961, Camphill Village Copake was established and today sits on 615 officially changed to the Roeliff Jansen Community Library. After spending the better acres of land, making it both the first and largest of its kind in North America, but it part of the 20th century watching Hillsdale change with the times from its perch along isn’t size alone that makes Camphill such an impressive organization. As communica- Hillsdale’s main street, the library moved to its new location in November of 2010. tions manager Christine Pizzuti puts it, “life in Camphill is a life of purpose, we spend The new building allowed for more space as well as access to upgraded technology and our days together performing meaningful work that benefits our community.” Life in today embodies the spirit of what it means to be a community library. The library of- the Village is experienced through a balance of dedication to craft and relationships. fers free access to books, DVDs, music CDs, magazines, databases, e-books and audio “Between our rewarding land work, households, and artisan craft studios, there is no books, public programs for all ages and interests, free WiFi, computers for public use, shortage of meaningful activities and responsibilities. When the workday ends, we fax, copying, printing services, museum passes, puzzles, binoculars, and even cake pans. spend our time playing music, going for walks, visiting with friends, and enjoying our Library director Tamara Gaskell says of the lasting importance of libraries, “Libraries in overall bustling community life.” Camphill is open to the public, and encourages visi- the 21st century are so much more than warehouses of books. They are vital commu- tors to stop by year round. The coffee and gift shops are open 10am to 5pm, Tuesday nity centers, providing a safe, shared space for diverse people to come together, creating through Saturday and offer specialty coffees with a variety of lunch options. connections that are essential for healthy communities.”
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Re-learning to stay current? Deep Work
Have you ever thought, “Oh geez, what other technology or app do I We’re in the age of multi-tasking. While working on that important now have to learn so that I don’t lose touch when it comes to running client project, we answer that quick email as it pings into our inbox and my business?!” As business owners, we’ve all thought the same thing. shoot of that urgent text as it lights up our phone screen. But what if The times and technology are ever-changing, and as a result, if you this multi-tasking detracts from our ability to enter a “deep work” state want to stay current, you do have to keep with it. That said, don’t feel required for complex problem solving, new insights, and creativity? overwhelmed – you don’t have to learn everything, because some Cal Newport, in his book Deep Work, points to evidence that multi- fads are just that: fads. And they’re gone as quickly as they’ve arrived. taskers underperform and that electronic communication creates a com- As a rule of thumb, make sure that you at least have “the big players” pulsive need to respond to others quickly. We don’t want to make people when it comes to your platforms and outlets. First off, make sure that wait. It causes us to feel anxious and guilty and our social brain wiring your website is current: its technology is up-to-date, it adheres to all of makes that the case. These quick interruptions and busy work come at a Google’s “rules,” as well as its SEO is functioning as it should. Secondly, cost. The transition time it takes to come in and out of deep focus makes us inefficient and less effective at the tasks that are truly important. when it comes to your social media outlets, make sure that you have Create more opportunities for deep work by blocking out uninterrupt- the main ones in place: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter., and YouTube. De- ed time for important projects. At the outset, build your stamina for deep pending on your business, you may not even need all of them. What’s work. Start with 10 to 20 minutes and increase gradually. Physically great about Instagram and Facebook is that Facebook owns Instagram, remove yourself from your normal workspace. Go someplace where you you can post something on Instagram and from that platform you can spread out--physical space. An uncluttered environment can promote simply swipe and it’ll automatically post to Facebook too. Further- mental space and clarity. Close down email for that time and put your more, if you have an Instagram plug-in on your website, your Instagram phone away. Block off deep work periods in your daily calendar. feed will be “live” on your website – automatically giving you current Communicate to others that you need to work undisturbed during your content and hitting three birds with one stone. The main thing is to do workday.
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