At,
I do believe the problem begins in the homes, and the schools, and the
communities. When one is ridiculed, put down or instructed to shut up and
listen except to answer tests for the first 17 or 18 years of their life,
how are they to be expected to feel comfortable and confident in
communication events real or virtual? If we take a learning community
approach in our schools and encourage, model, teach and coach
communication skills, emphasizing the tremendous value of the
contributions of each and every person, we would realize a significant
difference in all spheres of living.
One parting thought- at not too distant a time in the past- to have too
many people capable of communicating, thinking, creating etc., was
regarded as a threat to the status quo.
Cheers, Conrad Braun
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