I had a Book!

I had a Book!

I am interested in talking about Life Skills & the well health promotional benefit they offer. Having work with youth in different settings: my private office, a youth staying for 3 weeks in a step down–away from Hospital Mental Health Unit; youth crisis – 6-week program, and; a youth suicide unit-acute 3 day –it is time we talk about what works.
For me working with them– it was all of the above. I used (like all of you) different techniques & they all worked-well.
I am not a Social Worker –Just a Professional Counselor- Conditional. I had passed a State License and was sent a LCPC license but sent it back. My interest was in well health only. With that kind of motivation—it did not take me long to figure out what the child might benefit from-just by the setting.

Mostly like working with 8-10th graders but also help those in Middle school who were experiencing bullying or were the bullies. So many issues, so little time. As I said–I like Life Skills. The beauty of this work is in the definition.
I want the kids to live well. And I make it happen.
I often do not talk about what brings them there-that is old news. I just watch them and see what they gravitate to. TV, Phone are gone–so these kids are bored–most can not read past 3rd grade so they are not going to pick up a book–most books on the units are gone if they have pictures. So nothing else to do but talk— they do not want to talk to me. No problem. I was not paid staff—I was an observer-research student/asked to develop a program and no one knew any of that. I did this for 8-9 months. Staff loved me–“oh she’s here–we will have a good day!
The Psychologist—thought it was a good idea I was there-the kids I sent to other staff LSW, LCPC really talked. (  On Campus: Hospital Clinical Lab Director by day— an Adult sitting on a couch on a youth suicide unit (with a Book-trying to read a page) by evening and weekends) .

I sat on a community couch on a suicide unit under a sign that said–no spitting, no throwing, no yelling….etc. I read my (Large Print) book–maybe a few pages a week but I turned pages. It always brought them closer to me. By Day 2 (on suicide) I had their attention —sometimes they sat on me. I just moved away and asked if they wanted something. They could not figure me out. I talked to kids who saw me sit there & talking to a child in the hall for an hour or so, or walking out to the patio for a few minutes and laughing with another. They saw me for Day 1 -talking a lot with Day 2 kids-so they knew I was safe and humorous. Kids stopped crying–I brought the Kleenex.
By Day 3–they were doing fine…or better–they had lived through their experience and enjoyed an hour with me. Then they went to be peer equals or to talk with a Social worker–I had sent them on their way with new Life Skills.
I was asked if I could teach this stuff. Yes, was my answer.

Here we go …the same Educ. issues decade after decade

THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDIXED TESTING—every year we cycle through the same issues for Education Managers on these tests as they largely show failure in the Educational System & those have remained unresolved for decades:

Author: D. Parker Pres. FVYD with the answer

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY WITH OPEN EYES AND COLLABORATION-15 min. and life changes for all!

Those test show time and again for decades– THE INCREASING FAILURE OF Reading  Standardized Testing.  Today 40% (1991: it was 12%) of students do not read past 3rd grade. Now Teachers are leaving their classrooms in droves due to unruly & abusive students ( who are only protecting themselves from peer scrutiny & gossip). It is all connected.

Those Standard tests also tell us a lot more. 

In the past 25 years we- a Nonprofit 501c3 have had the reading solution–it is a tool that works on physics and mechanics. While Literacy & labels are what school Educ. Management has used —to perpetuate and expound upon manipulating what they have no answer for.

We ALL have spent decades of time and tons of money –to WAIT-while nothing successful addresses the one issue that can change Education for ever. AS YOU SAY…standardized testing has not changed for decades- IN THAT TIME WE WENT FROM 12% TO 40% of Kids who can not read. 

Again this cyclical topic is discussed by Education Managers—to what end? (HIDE)

Lets instead,  get together and add a simple “single” course up front for grades 3rd to Adult–so all finally have a chance to a greater future. Because….WE CAN! And cut school costs…and students labels i.e., dyslexia, add etc. too. Just let us in then keep those “standardized testing going” and so soon—YOU WILL SEE, just how quickly what OUR FVYD simple solution can do FOR ALL. Watch how fast this changes illness to well health in our schools:

Teachers will want to STAY with this support– they sorely needed for these decades. This path will LET OUR TEACHERS TEACH– never to be blamed again—Nor were the students guilty of laziness or not trying hard enough. (They truly NEVER STOPPED TRYING)! Wait & see HOW SMART THEY ARE! Again…

because WE CAN!    Go to www.myfuturevisioninc.com READ ALL The Testimonials–this could have all be over and done with decades ago…HOW MANY KIDS HAVE WE LOST MEANWHILE…. way too many to count….it did not have to be this way.

Join our GANG—with your name (and profession) or interest only!

We have 75 voters…from 11/2024—lets add 1000’s more.  Thanks together we will get there!

Discipline in the Classroom

Blog-June2026 

Want to see a MIRACLE?  ..by Deborah Parker Pres. FVYD

Was just reading a post on ever increasing student discipline problems for our teachers—as their reason for leaving schools!

Do not fool yourself. Our discipline crisis started decades ago- teachers tolerated it. In 1999 the reading failure # in students was 12 %. Now it is 40% we need to get the message. When they can’t read what do that do in class??? First they do not want to be “called on” –so to fail in front of their class. So teachers quickly learn not to call on them. Then soon they move back in the class & hope not to be seen. Be aware a gang is forming in back- 2 rows of a 18-member classroom & be ready for anything to come out of there all day long. Then there are those back there also bored who simply cannot read the board fast enough “to get” what is written on it. This is not a medical 20/20 Acuity problem. It may just be their millisecond reading skills timing is off–so it takes seconds instead. They are always left behind & very smart but oh so tired of trying to do the work and failing and failing and failing. If you want more of these FACTS just ask me !–But rather than talking with you all for these past decades. I would like to fix the problems & SAVE our KIDS….Because WE CAN—we have the READING SKILLS TOOL. We can not get in! JUST GIVE FVYD a School Contract for 2 District one level schools & we will show you a MIRACLE–

Olga

WHERE DO BAD KIDS GO!

Written by D. Parker in response to another’s Linked in post/ 

Truly, there is no place to send them- So lets STOP and FIX the problems they have.  Here are the symptoms of bad kids in our classrooms. 

TEACHERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH, Counselors are no longer in school, Ed-techs have taken enough VERBAL BEATINGS FROM THEM with no solutions & have no pathways developed to refer these youth to for help. 

So last resort…call the Parents–they will take hours to pick them up if they do. Or when they come they will be “loaded for bear” because they cannot control their own kids either. 


So, WE fix this problem for all of you–because we can!
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME!  LOOK AT ALL THE HAPPY HEALTH PICTURES ON OUR WEBSITE- MANY FROM PARENTS, TEACHERS & PRINCIPALS TOO. And the kids speak there also about how good an experience we have for them.
WWW.MYFUTUREVISIONINC.COM

 

When 40% in a classroom do not read past 3rd grade–they are not easy to control. They are bored, troubled, and too often troublesome. They want Peer Equality is ALL but cannot get it, alone.
–We can get them much closer to that with Reading Skills Recovery. I have plenty of testimonials from parents to that end. So here is the beginning. 

Get Schools to consider our simple 15 min. program as an Essential Program and with a State Contract we put this in all Districts, at each level of school ONCE. It will be enough. To change life in our classrooms and open the eyes of our Education Managers & all others to be enlightened to the Solution that they have needed for decades. IT IS THAT EASY. 

Olga

 

YOU ALL KNOW I AM RIGHT! Let’s all work to get this in one simple program into Public Schools. I am in Maine now…. banging on their doors for decades. Education Managers have no answers, but they do not want to even look at this SUCCESSFUL PhD Research study done SY19-21 in Maine 8th grade schools–124 pieces of Data. 

I also have 25 cases of Success before we were asked to leave due to HIPPA, then in the next 10 schools it was the Hubble Telescope lens that line item on the Fla. Governor paid for – that lens instead of saving students in 10 schools. Then it was…. the Rotary International member who invited FVYD to Maine–and left due to health problems to Fla….then a fraudulent University…

 

Our answer has not changed and is right here–while the problem in schools has grown to epic proportions in the past 2 decades and they do not want our ESSA; OBAMA 2015 supported Nonprofit 501c3 help either. 

 

Dumb and blind they are NOT so what is the reason for their denial. Education does not have the Solution to Reading problems yet.    WE,FVYD DO!

 

So the original question remains…. WHERE DO BAD KIDS GO!

They MUST go to a school that has the FVYD Reading Skill Recovery program in it as an Essential Program. And…that should soon be with all your help—Every American Public School!

I think you will all find—when we fix this ONE PROBLEM many others go away also!

Thanks for your donations-they help!   And  if you truly want to help- Call your State Commissioner Dept. of Education and ASK—they put the ONE AND ONLY  essential program in all their State Schools. We will be there for them.  Thanks. We will build the Template for all there.

Time for Parent and Taxpayers to CALL FOUL!

Lets SAVE ALL- Teachers are leaving…..they need support and we FVYD Will DELIVER!

That is right! –Teachers should NOT have to wait! She knows her kids-that she can call on without a eruption in the classroom. She knows the kids that can read. Also she knows 40% in her classroom can not. Or, she may want to develop the thinking process aloud with her classroom? Why take 5 minutes to ponder when they do not have the answer! ..and teachers knows all.
Love our teachers, support them! Do not point fingers in ignorance.
Lets fix this instead!

When STATE Education Managers says Evidenced based -START LAUGHING! For Pre-k there was none. There is $$$$ in Special service…or used to be- now US DOE is closed. This is now on Taxpayers. Lets reduce our cost in school instead!… when we get moving with FVYD! We have data, tools & 10 page of References too! And 15 min is all it takes in school.

Education Managers can not deliver what the struggling students need. FVYD has the only curriculum program that can save the classrooms today.
ITS WELL HEALTH
Future Visions Youth Development, Inc. FVYD 501c3 Non profit
Reading SKILLS RECOVERY–physical skills recovery -simple platform program.
SAVE OUR KIDS & TEACHERS!
For our Public– time to CRY FOUL!
Remarkable data & Non profits 501c3 cannot get in—LOCKED DOORS

Olga