"Right now I am trying, desperately trying, to finalize bullet points for a short presentation I’m giving Thursday on stress and the education system. Instead of nicely polishing my documents and printing the flyers I’m handing out, I’m sitting here in tears. Again. This is not the first time this project has made me sort of lose it. Thankfully I have waterproof mascara for the day of, because I’m pretty sure I’ll be losing it halfway through the presentation.
"Here’s why. First, you need to know about the ACE study done by Kaiser Permanente. They were looking for a way to accurately predict the onset of certain chronic conditions that were high-cost to maintain, like diabetes, heart disease, and some kinds of mental illnesses. They did a survey that covered every aspect of people’s lives. Work, diet, family life, childhood, education, etc, etc, etc. What they found was a direct correlation between what they termed “Adverse Childhood Experiences” and people’s health later in life...."
http://emphaticasterisk.com/2013/11/19/why-school-demographics-make-me-break-down-in-tears/
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