GET RELEVANT EDUCATION

Pursuit of academic excellence within the ability of every child is important to reinforce need to help children get their priority right. As individual differences impact talents and abilities it means the child must be guided at own pace to be the best they can be. So children thrive right from onset of education or bloom later like bamboo shoots with delayed growth spurt. These difference in levels of achievements can frustrate children and parents who finds school difficult to cope with. The lack of support to help slow learners or gifted children causes them to implode, misbehave or disrupt the class. Compulsory education society has not succeeded in personally tailored education still. Therefore children find it extremely hard to adapt or adjust to the impossible standard imposed on the children. Worst of all is the unnecessary exams forced on children to grade them on league tables to prove which schools are the best in the country. However, a child in a privileged class private school is sitting exact exams with the deprived in society. This pressure compels some of those children unable to do so well to look for ways out of difficult impossible challenges they face daily in school. And some experience difficult circumstances at home, bereaved, or a divorced family, supporting sick or disabled parents or it is domestic or physical abuse, violence. With such backgrounds in some cases a child faces these extreme problems of a combination of all at the same time. On other occasions the language difficulties also compounds these problems. And its still expected of a child to be A* pupil or student in college and university later. These complex problems of the children can include poverty and starvation if in a deprived community but required to do well. Indeed some do well but most of the children facing these challenges cause them to react by rebelling with peers in similar situations for support. At times some parents are too busy and overwhelmed to realise what is going on a child’s lives before it is too late to help them. Meanwhile children’s look and appearance has become a welcome diversion for not doing so well. This is a major trend whereby their competitive urge to be the best dressed in the most expensive  clothing brands and hair dos become the centre of focus. To belong to a peer group, their friends will not play or interact with them if the appearance is not deemed fit to be in their group. It is a serious issue causing fights and the attacks of those beaten for dressing less or more than peer group. Children are attacked for trainers, iphones, iPads or designer handbags or clothes. Most of the children dress better those working hard footing the bill for their designer wears. To fuel this hierarchy status turf wars, most resort to drug selling and a lifestyle beyond their means. Pressure to conform means whatever means can be used to accomplish demands is used. Not focussing on home work to keep up with their academic education means unachievable grades and poor results. The cycle is repeated after not achieving good grades becomes more frustrated with career options. Due to their tastes and expensive lifestyle some find it hard to work a daily job or keep up with stable employment. Some are now used earning thousands of dollars in the streets so continue that way. But it gets complicated as they face threats of attacks of turf wars and gang fights. It is interesting the millennial generation with every abundant material wealth in modern times beyond past generations are also the most unhappy, stressed and miserable ones. On top of all these is an addiction to games, drugs, alcohol and a risk taking dare-devil lifestyle cutting short-lived in their prime. The children have becomes victims of superabundant society more interested in profits or the value of property than emotional needs of these children. Year on year statistics show things are getting worse for these generation trapped in cycle of external appearance and look more than content of their character. Superficial egotistic fleeting looks and clothing labels seems more important to them than priceless God-given natural life. Superabundance around lure them to think only external material things and looks count most. In the process create anger, envy, jealousy, hatred and fights some willing to kill peers for. And yet the root of this problem is not addressed to guide these children to find fulfillment in real value of life preservation. Pressure to get rich quick to get the most expensive gadgets, games and physical looks overrule desire to study hard. Most find academic work too frustrating but remain in school as the las demands. So disturb the class or attack dedicated children working hard and excelling. The solution is not simple but pressure to attain league tables is a part of the cause of frustrations of some those children. In addition, the families have very high expectations of them so also pressurize them to work harder. If a child becomes overwhelmed, look for support from friends and peers to help them rather confide in parents. So the cycle of frustration, is numbed by TV watching, games or playing out with the friends. They cannot stay at home alone so go out on the streets among the drug dealers and grooming paedophiles who take advantage of their naivety. Is there any way educational purpose becomes imparting knowledge to children to gain information relevant to their lives and not merely business for exam boards to grade them on the exam league tables. There is direct connection between the compulsory pressure knowledge power uses to control people. Millions are even more frustrated after university when they realise not many human jobs are available to do. With higher standard of living and surmounting debts now face even more challenging circumstances after graduation. These global millineal generation cannot farm, eat from home-grown produce or survive with money spent several a day. It is a generation revolving around money and material things while tons of food and clothing are thrown away daily by privileged. It sends wrong message about capitalism as acquisition of global resources for a few. Children watch and yearn for such luxury goods at their doorsteps so often above their means. They crave their cut in these illusive wealth they see but do not attain despite academic success. It is gets worse as the system set up frustrate them to turn on each other by hanging around others than value their families. Parents under pressure doing several jobs need to set time aside each night to be with their children and talk to them. The support of families in the lives of the children makes a great deal of difference. Sacrifice a personal selfish comfort at expense of children to nurture them and spend quality time with them. Get to know your children to be the first person they talk to rather than a wrong friend putting them under peer pressure to get into trouble. At the end of the day him life is the best gift in life God gives so treasure children and teach them go value their lives. Yes it is good to look good and dress well but it must not becomes a cause of conflict in school education. A decent moderate appearance with excellent grades often helps gain exceptional opportunities to accomplish great things. Just take a look at photo of old clothes and hairstyles to ask yourself is this the reason one could not study hard to build a career? Unless in the fashion industry business clothes change with colours of seasons so worth asking yourself if its better to invest in books, educational gadget, school needs to enhance academic achievement. And parents must not condone with children to argue with schools over hairdo and designer clothing than grades in school. A lot of children waste time on dressing up, make ups, changing their looks for Selfies and preoccupied with vanity. So do not study and hope for quick bucks making money by unrealistic methods. It is necessary to help children study at home, supervised and checked without fibs of assignments done on the school computer. This generation is so smart parents need to be aware to help them. Some play away their youth and pay for it by having to suffer in middle age. And the gifted embark on success sacrificing youth to pave way to rewarding future but feel lonely and isolated. Recently, David Graeber, LSE anthropologist and author, said 37-40% of people feel their jobs are pointless; worse still, they are generally correct. The career they chose did not fulfil them as school subjects were forced on them to meet criteria for grants. The chance of feeling valued in society after emerging from strains of final education is challenging for those who struggled in school or the gifted who made it with excellent grades. Can education meet realistic needs of pupils and students? Others adopt the extreme measures of taking their lives when it was too much to deal with challenges of life. What is the purpose of education if it creates casualties than fulfilled adults.

A SOCIAL GOSPEL OF JESUS

Jesus preached a social gospel typically to diverse audience of religious leaders, governors, media, officials, the masses, to reach their heart, mind, body, soul to relate with others on Godly terms. This theme King put in historical context as part of social justice to bring awareness to each other. Especially with regard to God’s superabundant human resources provided and entrusted to all as stewards. Reverend King, the prophet, theologian, scholar, preacher, pastor dwelt on these social gospel themes analysing society’s lifelong struggles for economic justice, empowerment of the poor working-class people of all colours. King described himself as “profound advocate of social gospel” who tried to teach the capitalist system not to put profit, property rights ahead of basic human rights demanded people have adequate food, education, housing, decent job, well paid income. His more revolutionary quest for social justice, society above racist poverty, prevention of war not celebrated as his peaceful civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. emphasised there is no intrinsic difference between workers. And King told American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) an American important trade union in 1963, that skin colour, ethnicity must not divide those working for a living, he said. “Economic justice,” King said, required land so men must not take all the basic necessities to give luxuries to the few,” and “where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity.” Same year, King called on President J. F Kennedy to honour emancipation of African-Americans from slavery in 100 years before. King said, a new freedom agenda is necessary. This agenda was not only about civil rights so 28 August demonstration culminated in King’s “I Have a Dream” speech publicized 4th April Washington for Job Freedom. It was result of many years of organizing by black workers and their unions. In his speech, King said nations gave former slaves a “bad check” promise of freedom that did not materialize. And generations later, his dream is for equal rights for substantive change in people’s economic and social conditions. Though country’s adoption of Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act completed “first phase” of freedom movement King said. The “second phase” was for “economic equality” so everyone could have a well-paying job or basic level of income with decent levels of healthcare, education and housing. In October 1966, 100,000 copies of the booklet A Freedom Budget for All Americans, with introduction by King distributed by unions. Freedom Budget proposed a second New Deal to promote job growth of living wages for public spending on social goods. After 50 years since Martin Luther’s demand for equal human rights for all people, it is sad go say things have gotten worse. Although it is true that great strides are achieved since 50 years, some of these issues got worse for working classes. So many are suffering although they built the country and their labour, resourses or blood sacrificed as veterans to fight and defend country they do not receive the due entitlement. As a matter of fact society has shifted from human centred needs of Marlow’s hierarchy to selfish few depriving the majority. The divide of haves and have nots intensified and so many thousands now homeless and without food daily. It is scandalous tons of perfectly good food, clothes, items are thrown away instead of giving it to poor starving and dying daily. Government issued final warning to the businesses to report gender pay gap by midnight it emerged Conservative party did not plan to file its own figures until a day after the deadline. Amber Rudd, the minister for women and equalities as well as home secretary, said there was no excuse for businesses not to be transparent as deadline on Wednesday 4th approached warned them refusing to report is breaking law.  Those with 250 or more employees had until before midnight to meet the legal requirement to report a pay gap data to government or face enforcement action by Equality Commission. 50 years after Martin Luther King’s pleas for the social and economic system justice still society seems worse off. Jesus said the rich are getting richer while the poor get poorer due to greed of those in charge of God’s resources misallocated. Hardworking people are poorest dealing with lack of resources, hunger, poverty inspite of challenges keep their heads up high with dignity. Those in charge label them “lazy” underclass not worth same equal treatment. Those entrusted responsible to provide equally for them hurt them by their unfair policies. The world sees more wealth and more resources than ever before limited exclusively to those few privileged at the top. They ensure all their needs and luxurious wants met but despise other’s needs and refuse to provide for them. Many suffer and die needlessly because of such treatments and unfair policies. #Paymetoo women’s platform seeks justice from boardrooms exclusively run by men without realistic knowledge of women and family needs. Society is still run by draconian policies that treat women as inferior weaker sex not competent as male counterparts. So refuse to recognise great talents and the achievements of women globally in all spheres of life. Some men literally think paying women well diminishes power over them use pay gap to bully women. Interesting colleagues trained by same experts, graduates of same universities, employed by same company refuse to pay them equally because is male and other female. Gender is used to punish career women working twice to run the home, family and gender discrimination at work. 21st Century women in space contribute to all aspects of life. Behind every successful man is a woman and men need women’s input so pay well. It is important macho policies recognise a need to provide to help working-class children’s life chances and wellbeing as they are introducing policies actively to make their lives worse. Look at anti-welfare measures like cutting “in-work” benefits freezing housing and children’s benefits. So education system scrapped education maintenance grants, stripped school budgets so teachers are unable to afford paper for their pupils. Closure of local youth clubs and children’s centres as research from Barnardo’s this week finds funding to early-years children’s services has been cut by 50% in some areas since 2010. Families now choose between eating and buying medicines. People gather at the end of Poor People March on 19 June 1968 in Washington DC. Photograph: Arnold Sachs/AFP/Getty Images Before travelling to Memphis in 1968 to participate in garbage-workers’ strike King had been criss-crossing the country for weeks, promoting a multi-racial coalition to pressure Congress to reallocate money from Vietnam war to money for human needs. King called it Poor People’s Campaign so promoted an economic bill of rights for all Americans including five pillars of meaningful jobs at a living wage; a secure and adequate income; access to land; access to capital, for poor people, minorities; ability for ordinary people to play truly significant role in government. It was, King said, a “last ditch” effort to save America from the interrelated evils of racism, poverty and war. Historians constantly search for and reshape knowledge of the past, based on challenges faced in their own times. Public awareness focus on King’s “first phase” of the movement, for civil voting, rights, a plethora of scholarship sees King as inconvenient hero who led a movement beyond civil rights to more fundamental economic or social change.Everything decent and fair in American life is under threat, King said in his time so all must do well to remember a fight for economic justice as King’s dream for better encompassing American society. Remembering King’s economic justice, broadly conceived helps understand the relevance of his legacy today. It helps us to realize King’s moral discourse of the gap between “haves and the have-nots” from his role in labour movement and civil rights movements. Remembering eloquent man in the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, remembers King as man on the streets, sitting in jail cells, or as a man rousing workers at union conventions and on union picket lines. Remembered as nonviolent surrounded by a violent police, screaming mobs, and physically assaulted by white racists sometimes. It is essential all nations remember King’s crusade seeking justice and fairness for all alternatives to America’s exploitative racial capitalism. King is remembered as a pioneer helping to understand the agenda for modern times. Exploitative capitalism will come to an end as Bible warns in the book of Revelations.

• Adapted from To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice by Michael K Honey. Copyright © 2018 by Michael K Honey. With permission of the publisher, WW Norton, Inc. All rights reserved

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COMMONWEALTH BRITAIN?

A Professor of a Commonwealth institution discussed championing of multiculturalism changes after Brexit takes place. Global affiliated countries of colonial master colonies from 1965 elected heads after independence to be leaders. Some want a conferred leader by an automatic birth as empire head to change after Brexit. Some use ‘racism’ xenophobic anti immigration sentiment as reasons for complete separation of long term friendships. Intergenerational commonwealth nations tested querying the Commonwealth post-colonial club of nation’s relationships with past empire. Decolonising conversations around the world, from Rhodes Must Fall to Black Lives Matter, think the Commonwealth must “decolonise” their relationships to the former colonial ruler Great Britain. The divisive Commonwealth members question privileged leadership of a post colonial institution headed by a colonial master. Commonwealth inherited crown head from a single country they want to change. The Commonwealth headquarters in London shows history of empire’s best convenient geography. Commonwealth power flows through London conferred by the monarchy to former colonies. Centre of periphery of dynamics of empire is the Queen, head of Commonwealth’s power associated with monarchy’s friendship of nations. Commonwealth of Nations is a group of countries. Originally, called the British. Commonwealth of Nations founded in 1926 when the British Empire began to break-up. The 53 member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations except Mozambique were part of the British Empire. Changes have taken place many years in terms of these Commonwealth relations. The people’s Common wealth belong to colonial masters like natural resources drained by Western countries to survive. Though the West depends on Commonwealth resources the colonial nations do not prosper as their colonial masters for generations. So negotiations must be reconsidered for fair treatment.

Is Brexit time democratic approach to Commonwealth nations?

Perhaps strong association with crown made sense in the early years, when the Commonwealth’s goal of bridging their economic gap between “developed” and “developing” countries as coloniser and colonised envisioned north-south flows. But is this the case? The world has more complicated needs of a Commonwealth secretariat established in 1965. Global economy flows emerging in economic power of members of Commonwealth nations supporting the Queen as head.Commonwealth nations led by a British Commonwealth Queen is symbolic of a relationship that endures to adjust to a postcolonial world of people. Real issue is Commonwealth countries completely interdepend on the West for economic development. Relationships developed need each other more as their natural resources flow from these post colonial regions to the Western world. Processed goods sold to nations are indispensable as manufactured goods, essential foods, medicine, services, computers, modern gadget lifestyles of postcolonial nations. Like Brexit, sentimental hatred of some people causes them to start “race wars” by a chaotic association. They want to detach for individualist selfish racist goals. No one is an island, people need to co-operate as nations for good success. Politics needs diplomacy and a deeper understanding of implication of consequences to build bridges of unity.

Is Brexit opportunity to reconsider roles and functions on new terms?

Refusal to contribute millions requested to EU triggered the Brexit but departure equally demands payment. Question is, is contributing to protect international interests abroad by union members as a united front better than paying without same privileges a new reality unforseen in advance? The complex set of Brexit is new grounds negotiated through trade deals with individual nations as part of consequences of Brexit. Some wonder if leaders realise that inciteful statements without proper research or homework makes their nations suffer. Their lack of understanding of practical issues of the basic necessities: food, water, medicines also hits the postcolonised nations most. Often the innocent women and children bear the brunt of macho policies flexing muscles to prove their point. No perfect alternative is possible to counteract the effect of policies imposed on all. Living history repeats itself showing 70 years of relentless wars of all past years linger on today causing more sufferings to all.  Peaceful long-term friendship is a better choice option than bitter vitriol hatreds of racism sown by the few. Ignorance is bliss so some who demand change lack knowledge of past history consequences of damaging effects on some nations. Its NOT WISE to get rid of the post colonial friends in need of each other. So its best Commonwealth headquarters REMAINS in London as the Queen is the life head. Interdependence of nations is essential to stop divisive worst alternatives. This is true as all nations on earth need each to learn to listen and value differences, God created nations for HIS GLORY. The former Canadian prime minister Lester Pearson remarked, the Commonwealth went from having an emperor to a king to a head by upheaval of decolonisation. The Queen is the best head as excellent leader of Britain, has best experience of Commonwealth nations for generations used to diversity in serving as head. The organisation’s diversity is represented by position of secretary-general, which provides the real leadership on a world stage. Shridath Ramphal of Guyana, the longest serve Commonwealth secretary general (1975-1990), championed these Commonwealth as the family of nations that fosters community relationships. Kings and Quuens are ordained by God by birthright as heads, so international aspiration of the Commonwealth must remain Supremacy of community above selfish greed and racism.” Sounds nice, but possibly not truthful in terms of the realities of all these members. Ramphal embraced Commonwealth represented by values of fairness and anti-racism. Its inherent contradiction: Commonwealth exploitation, violence, deeply ingrained racism makes such a perfect existence impossible. If Commonwealth members want change this opportunity to infuse institution with MATURED COMMITTED new leadership structure. Young naive are so impressionable in universities so the queen must ensure they are led by a stable emeritus experienced academics. Is United Kingdom’s extension of British crown capable of such moral leadership required to fulfil this role? Is monarchy facing current exploitation from former colonies using megawatt ‘racism’ liberal views try to undermine monarchy not aware of their underhand tactics? Since Brexit vote revealed Britain’s nationalist isolationist position in the world affairs, their leave sentiment campaigns fuelled by xenophobia impacts Commonwealth nations to force for change for control. Politicians campaigning for Brexit did so with imperial nostalgia mixed with the white man’s burden; the alternative proposed for Britain is special status in Commonwealth is first among equals. Is this questionable if Britain cannot be trusted to champion internationalism and fair multiculturalism? Cameroon’s struggles of relics of British colonialism as Eliza Anyangwe wrote in Guardian is this opportunity to reconsider rotating a democratic approach to Commonwealth leadership? Refreshing organisation for relevancy to the majority of members is an idea peddled to elect the titular head from outside Britain’s royal family? But look at OAU among others, did increase in international spirit of the “family” of Commonwealth nations without Britain as head succeed? Most nations lack the adequate resources or security to host a large gathering of nations consistently. Some divisive people want to capitalise on post colonial sentiments to use their own selfish agenda by using “racism” to incite a race war. Their evil motive is to spread hatred and division to portray the Commonwealth nations as “victims.” Some Commonwealth people are pliable trained to submit to authority so can be manipulated through universities. Most military coup de tats in the third world countries start on university campuses, in conjunction with naive students. The changes promised by using harsh forces maltreat people’s assets they take. They kill elected leaders, topple governments sponsored from abroad to gain access to natural resources. Nations remain poor and people suffer while military enjoy luxury. Structures of Commonwealth is not ideal but practical for the involved nations. Head of Commonwealth is best Royal and invest funds in modern states or reparations. History shows monarchs destroyed by tyrants who took over are worse than sovereign. Power shifts into hands of vying liberal maxist groups or military who enrich themselves in their offshore accounts. Naive young leaders influenced by powerful forces destroy monarchy. Beware, enthusiastic people demanding an “alternative progressive” Commonwealth flaunt themselves at the centre of photo opportunities, promote “soft Business” agendas. Commonwealth dedicated team of leaders committed to duty first help the poor get basic needs. Most villages need bicycles, motors for emergency health care workers, food or suitable walking shoes in hot climate. So stop the lavish waste jet flying in luxury hotel blocked off for exclusive use while depriving people. The rich enjoy as the people suffer. Royalty is more STABLE so unites people but the lavish excesses depriving hospitals, schools or essential lifeline services must change. Ensure a fair share of resources to many working people starving, dying in countries due greed of watching leaders flaunt wealth in their faces. Giving relentless speeches of meaningless word salad to common people. Commonwealth citizens under economic colonialism struggle to pay IMF loans borrowed from the colonial masters. Post colonial masters ensure a firm grip on resources to stunt growth of past colonised nations “institutionally racist” what would Jesus say about uses of resources provided by God freely for all mankind to enjoy?

Mankind cannot inherit bitter grudges of hatred injustice of perpetrators. They feel angry forced slavery or colonialism that built Western countries deprive the post colonial nations. Are forming their “alternative progressive” alliance of the Commonwealth of citing racism hatred to whip up dark emotions to members by “forces for change” agenda. Obsessed by dominance of the world feel entitled to rule because ancestor’s blood and toil built the West. Want “forces for change” of enmity hatred through envy jealousy to spread to 53 Commonwealth nations. Plan upheaval sentiments to whip anger rebellion to take place among nations to emerge as their head. This delusions of grandeur is driving them to portray the monarchy as “archaic” and irrelevant to modern generations. Descendants of the slaves want to rule the world because it is their ancestors who built it. Planning to incite hatred so naive people will join their agenda to destroy the royal family. So Commonwealth royal family head is targeted as their ‘enemy’ to achieve the liberal goals of perceived injustice for a future rule by them. British monarchy is seen as obstacle to achieving black head of the Commonwealth they feel entitled to rule because their ancestors earned it so must take over. Monarchy must wake up to underground liberal view of woke naive people who lack understanding of proper leadership protocol or decorum but strongly want to rule the world. The “forces for change” use racism hatred to recruit naive antimonarchy sentiments to create “alternative progressive” ruler. This is going on behind the scenes so as to incite Commonwealth Universities or academics for reparations of injustice of slavery and colonialism. Their error is a past generation of enmity hatred cannot be the excuse for selfish motives to rule. Commonwealth must be preserved and a transparent working agenda must not vilify any race war to promote divisions. Commonwealth community of nations must continue by mutual respect for all because rebellious mutinies never last. The toxic divisive people always destroy others to prove their superiority to rule but genuine people who care preserve Commonwealth as the only best option.

Reblogged & Updated Article By: Nalini Mohabir: – Nalini Mohabir is assistant professor of postcolonial geographies at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

WOMEN EARNING LESS PAY

Women are rewarded less for loyalty and are paid up to a quarter less than their male colleagues in the most male-dominated occupations according to an analysis of gender gaps. While the UK’s overall gender pay gap been steadily shrinking over the years, the median salary for men working full-time is still nine per cent higher for women. And so defenders cite the fact that women tend to do different and less well paid jobs than men, earning less on average. New figures from the Office for National Statistics show the big discrepancies in pay between men and women engaged in similar job. The unequal occupations in terms of pay are skilled trades roles with the pay gap standing at 24.8 per cent among these jobs. Chief Executives and Senior Officials came in a close second with a gender pay gap of 24.7 per cent. Same jobs % pay gap for full-time workers different occupations found the Chief Executives and Senior Officials Managers and Directors Other Managers, Proprietors Professional Associate Professional and Technical Administrative, Secretarial Skilled Trades Caring Leisure, Services Sales and Customer Service Process PlantMachine Operatives Elementary 12.5% all receive much higher pay than their female counterparts. So no coincidence that these roles are the ones which are the most male-dominated 92 per cent of employed in skilled trade occupations are men. This is known as occupational crowding. Whether through personal choice or discrimination during hiring process, women are less likely to enter these heavily male-skewed occupations, thus affecting pay.

Women rewarded less for jobs

In addition to finding a wide range of discrepancies on an occupational level, the ONS analysis also found that women’s pay peaks earlier than men’s (45 compared to 48 for men in the private sector) and that the gap accelerates sharply when workers enter their 40s. While the ONS ascribe this acceleration to women taking career breaks to have children necessary to multiply and replenish the earth. The analysis found women are rewarded less for job loyalty than men are. For example, a woman who has been in the same job for between five and 10 years earns an average of 8.7 per cent more per hour than a woman who has just started the same job. A man in the same situation earns 13 per cent more than a man with no experience in the role.

Discrimination in pay gap

The goal of this analysis from the ONS was to ascertain how much of the gender pay gap could be explained by examining characteristics such as age, occupation and job tenure. In the end, this model could only only account for 36.1 per cent of the variation found in the data, indicating that there are a lot of other factors could be biased against women. The report states:

“The analysis would benefit from information on family structures, education and career breaks; without these the unexplained element is over-stated. “Factors such as the number of children, the age of children, whether parents have any caring responsibilities, the number of years spent in school and highest level of qualification achieved are likely to improve the estimation of men’s and women’s pay structures and consequently decrease unexplained element of pay gap. “As a result, unexplained element interpreted as a measure of discrimination, although it is possible that this plays a part.”

SCHOOL OPENS OWN BANK

Pupils save over £100 in new school bank!

 

Students at Walthamstow School for Girls have thrown open the doors of their very own bank.

11-14 year olds have been trained by MyBnk to get fellow pupils into good financial habits by offering accounts and loans of up to £40. Using real money, their MyBnk-in-a-Box scheme opens once a week at lunchtime and is also accessible online.

“I opened an account today with £2 and I think it’s important to save so you don’t have to worry about your parents spending all of their money on you! I would like to buy things for myself and be independent”. Amy 12, young saver.

Also opening accounts on launch day were the Mayor of Waltham Forest, Saima Mahmud and our patron, broadcaster and campaigner, June Sarpong. Scores of young people deposited over £100 in a single lunch break.

The young bankers now will also run incentivised saving and enterprise start-up drives for their fellow pupils. This is backed up with financial education workshops covering everything from tax and pensions to student finance, supported by Prudential.

“At WSFG we believe that our girls should understand how banks work and understand how to manage their personal finances. We try to build in transferable and lifelong skills that they will use in their everyday lives, as well as ensuring that they achieve the very best academic achievements they can”. Marianna Philippou, Maths teacher, Walthamstow School for Girls.

 

Soon, Walthamstow will be joined by another London school bank, run by young people for young people. Savers bank on average £3.64 a week, 59% of their pocket money, an adult would bank £295 a week on an a £26,000 salary!

“The sooner young people are familiar with banking, the better they can develop sound financial habits like saving and navigate the system. We’re going all out for a generation that will have to make smarter financial decisions and create their own opportunities”. MyBnk CEO & Founder Lily Lapenna.

If you are interested in running the MyBnk-in-a-Box financial education programme in your school, get in touch via info@mybnk.org or 0207 377 8770!

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ENDURANCE & FORTITUDE

Chinese boy with frozen hair reignites poverty debate. Pictures of eight-year-old Little Wang were shared tens of thousands of times. An eight-year-old Chinese pupil, dubbed “Ice Boy” by social media users after the images emerged of him arriving at school with swollen hands and frost on his hair and eyebrows, has sparked renewed discussion online about child poverty. Many users say the pictures of “Little Wang”, who went viral on Monday, highlight that not enough is being done to help children from poor, rural families in China. They sympathise with the harsh journeys that Little Wang endures in order to get to his school in Ludian County, south-west Yunnan province. State-run China News Service agency says the boy walks 4.5 km (2.8 miles) to get to school, a journey that takes him an hour. On the day the picture was taken, the temperature was -9C, the agency says.One picture that circulated thousands of times shows Wang received 99 out of 100 on a test, despite swollen hands. A photo of the boy, which has been shared by tens of thousands of people, shows him with swollen red cheeks dressed in thin jacket laughed at by classmates. It is seen in another image the boy’s dirty and swollen hands, next to the near-perfect work in his school exercise book. Wang’s teacher took the pictures on 8 January and sent to headmaster and a few other individuals, according to reports in state media. But they soon came to the attention of local and then national media, and the images went viral online. Thousands of users of the popular Sina Weibo microblog shared the pictures, using the hashtag #IceBoy. One post by People’s Daily received more than 277,000 likes. Many Weibo users posted messages praising Wang’s fortitude and perseverance. “This child knows that knowledge can change his fate,” says one. But others voiced their concern, saying that their hearts ached for him, especially seeing his swollen hands and threadbare clothes.

“His frozen little red face and he’s wearing so little, he really looks pitiful,” another user commented. Some have responded by posting angry comments targeted at the government. “What is the local Yunnan government doing about this?” one asked. Others urged fellow users for their help in contacting the boy so they could donate money and clothes. ‘His home is made of mud and brick’ Journalists from the popular Pear Video website visited Little Wang to see how he lives. “His home is made of mud and brick and is very dilapidated,” Pear Video said. The site found that the boy is a “left-behind child” – one of tens of millions of Chinese children who rarely see their parents, who have moved to the cities to find work to support them. Little Wang lives with his grandmother and sister. He rarely sees his father, a migrant worker who is able to return home only every four or five months. The boy tells Pear Video that his mother left him when he was very young.The Communist Youth League donated clothing and improved heating system to Little Wang’s school. Wang’s story has prompted an outcry in Chinese media for more to be done to help left-behind children. Some local companies have already responded. State-run CCTV says the provincial Communist Youth League has donated 100,000 yuan (about $15,350: £11,350) so that each child at the school can have better clothing, and for the school to improve its heating system. Influential news website The Paper shares the contact details of the Zhaotong City Youth Development Foundation, a charity that supports children in north-east Yunnan. Many social media users say they hope Wang’s story helps raise issues of social awareness of the poverty facing other children in poorer, rural regions. But some note poignantly that Little Wang’s case is synonymous with many other children’s. ‘SurblueDu’, received 2,000 likes for their comment: “No-one knows how many poor children there are, helping one is only helping one.”

President Xi Jinping vowed to eradicate rural poverty in China by 2020

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GUILTFREE WAYS TO SAY NO

10 Guilt-Free Strategies for saying no is discussed here to help avoid awkward situations. From party you want to skip to a loan you shouldn’t lend, how to say no to life’s relentless requests. Amanda Hinnant and Greg Clarke say that some may think you are a ‘bad’ person for saying no to them so is symptom of ‘disease to please.’ Saying yes when you need to say no causes burnout. You do yourself and the person making the request a disservice by saying yes all of the time, says author Duke Robinson. Here’s how to do the right thing for yourself and others in 10 common scenarios where you know opting out is your best option. Don’t feel guilty take tips from experts on etiquette and communication and a cue from favorite 2 year-old to say no.

Saying No for the Sake of Your Wallet

Request: A friend in need asks for loan.
What you should say: “I wish I can but as a rule, I don’t lend money to friends.”
Why it works: So its clear you did not single out this person as untrustworthy.

You shouldn’t feel guilty: Lending any amount of money can cause problems, says the communications trainer Don Gabor. It changes nature of relationship if the person doesn’t pay you back.”
Avoid the situation in the future: Never lend money to friends, you won’t get reputation as a Mobile Bank ATM. 

Request: A coworker wants you to chip in $25 for gift for colleague you would not recognize at the watercooler.

You should say: “Oh, I’ve never really had a conversation with Ian. I think I’ll wish him a happy birthday in person.”
Why it works: Chances are, the person taking donations has no idea how close you are (or are not) with the intended recipient. By clarifying nature of your relationship emphasises intention to get to know the person better. So you come across as thoughtful rather than cheap.
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: A gift is not a gift if an obligation, says etiquette writers Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh.
Avoid the situation in the future: If workplace gift giving is getting out of hand, take the lead in restoring sanity by circulating a card before someone can break out the gift-donation plate. Make sure others know you don’t expect anything on your birthday.Request: Your third cousin asks to bring her boyfriend-of-the-month to your $150-a-plate wedding reception.

What you should say: “We’ve already had to make so many tough decisions to get the guest list down to size. We really can’t squeeze in/afford another guest. But I would love to have you two over for drinks sometime so I can meet him.”
Why it works: If you illuminate some of behind-the-scenes planning, cousin may get clue of inappropriateness of request.
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: It’s your party and your pocketbook, says author Patti Breitman.
Avoid the situation in the future: Make calls before you put together the guest list to see the new additions you should consider as you plan.

Saying No for the Sake of Your Time

Request: You are offered a promotion that you don’t want. Though it means more money, it demands more hours or more of what boss calls responsibility and you call tedium.
What you should say: “I’m flattered that you want me, but for personal reasons I’m not in a situation where I can take this on. Perhaps in a year from now things will be different. Can we talk again if my circumstances change?”
Why it works: If in enviable dilemma boss will understand you have personal priorities that take precedence.
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: By saying no to more time at the office, you’re saying yes to other things you cherish, long walks alone at sunset or evening time with your children.
Avoid the situation in the future: “If a position opens up at your workplace, you could let it be known that you are not in the running,” Breitman suggests. Being forthright saves your manager the trouble of pursuing a candidate who isn’t interested.

Request: You are asked to coordinate bake sale again at your child’s school.
What you should say: “I know I am going to disappoint you, but I’ve decided not to volunteer this year, because I will feel stressed. Is there any way to get some of the other parents to step up?”
Why it works: People feel manipulated into doing something like The ice cream social won’t happen without your help! If address the problematic pattern of one person’s doing all the work, you sidestep manipulation. If you say no, it force others never get asked to say yes.
You shouldn’t feel guilty: “You’ve done your fair share, and now others can do this job,” says Robinson.
Avoid the situation in the future: Encourage school leaders to present the problem to all parents,” says Robinson. “If people know an important program may fail, usually remedy situation.Request: If invited to distant relative’s annual Lobster Lua, 14th year in row.

You should say: “I’ve really had fun in the past, but I can’t make it this year. That week is already packed for me.”
Why it works: “You’ve explained it in a way that doesn’t sound like a personal rejection,” says Robinson. “And you’ve asked for understanding, based on your need to take stress out of your schedule. Everyone can identify with that.”
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: You have only so much free time―and so much tolerance for flying lobster goo. “Don’t R.S.V.P. yes, then back out at the last minute or, worse, not show up at all,” say Izzo and Marsh. “That is the least decorous way of handling invite.”
Avoid the situation in the future: In a note, thank the relative for thinking of you and explain that because you tend to be busy at this time of year, he should feel free to take you off his invite list.

Request: Boss asks you to supervise this season’s intern last seen with feet up on a desk, iPod on, Gameboy in hand.
What you should say: “Wow, that’s an interesting project. I’m really busy with the ABC assignment right now, so let me know if you want me to re-prioritize.”
Why it works: “Asking boss to prioritize tasks for you means so do not have to actually say “no,” Breitman says. If told to just squeeze the new task in, then do it. But keep a list of all the extra work you’ve done for your next review.
You shouldn’t feel guilty: You really do have enough work to do as it is.
Avoid the situation in the future: If extra tasks keep getting dumped on your desk, ask your boss for a meeting. Explain that the added assignments are making it hard to do your primary job properly. Ask if she wants to review your job description and renegotiate your salary while she’s at it.  

Say No for the Sake of Your Sanity

Request: A friend asks to borrow car because own in shop to repair dent got while driving, talking on phone, and unwrapping juice-box straw.
What you should say: “I do not lend anything worth more than $1,000.” Try to avoid “I don’t have insurance for a non-family member, insurance policies cover the car, not specific drivers. If friend got into accident, it could make your premium go up. If you have time, offer her a ride instead.
Why it works: “Avoid blame on you,” explains author Patti Breitman. “Don’t indicate you don’t trust the friend.”
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: “Your car is probably the first or second most valuable thing you own,” says Breitman. “You’re protecting a big financial asset.” Plus, if friend gets accident relationship might be totalled, too.
Avoid the situation in the future: Let your friends know that while you’re typically a generous lender (“Of course you can borrow my snorkeling gear!”), your car is off-limits. 

Request: A guest offers to bring seven-layer dip to party. But doesn’t really go with Greek theme you planned.
What you should say: “What a kind offer thank you. I have already planned the menu, but do you have any dietary restrictions I should know about? Be nice and ask to bringing something, like bottle of wine or a loaf of bread.
Why it works: Acknowledging the offer of generosity let person know did all they could. If the person has dietary restrictions so cooking difficult for you, relent and let bring a dish to eat.
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: Person offered to be courteous. Saying no, you gives license to relax, enjoy hospitality.
Avoid the situation in the future: When you invite people, ask if there is anything they don’t eat, because you want to make sure your menu works for everyone. Emphasize the word menu, so people know that you have a plan or a theme for the meal (and so they won’t try to upset it).

Request: Future sister-in-law wants to throw baby shower you don’t want fuss.
What you should say: “I really don’t want a party, but thank you so much for offering. Why don’t we splurge on visit to a day spa instead?”
Why it works: “Not everyone likes a party in honour or wants to be center of attention with a paper plate of bows on her head,” says etiquette writers Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh. Unless she has her own agenda, she should understand.
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty: “If you decline, you are taking away pleasure from the people who care about you, but it is occasion to shout about or be quiet about,” say Izzo and Marsh.
Avoid the situation in the future: Announce what you would prefer to do instead of a shower before anyone offers to throw one.

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BAN HOMEWORK PETITION

Schoolboy launched petition for homework to be banned so he has ‘more time to socialise. Lee Sibley has said enough is enough and is demanding that his school, local MP, the PM and the Labour Leader back his petition to change the rules as Sarah Ward’s report titled: SCHOOLBOY LAUNCHES PETITION FOR HOMEWORK TO BE BANNED. The 15-year-old boy wants Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May to back his campaign to have homework scrapped so he has ‘more time to socialise.’ Lee Sibley has so far amassed 160 signatures for his petition calling on the two biggest party leaders to put aside their differences and ban homework in UK secondary schools.

The GCSE pupil wants the political rivals to look past their differences, and help make sure he has a spare evening to play outside. Lee, who is studying GCSE in Politics, History, English, Maths, Geography, and Science and does three or four hours homework each night. Lee has asked the fierce political rivals to support his cheeky petition. Lee says that the four hours of homework means he has less time to spend with his mum and his friends (Image: Glos Live / SWNS.com) Overworked teen has asked Jeremy Corbyn to back his plan to end homework. The Severn Vale School, pupil says too much homework and he would rather be playing badminton or tennis, or out fishing. “Students go to school about 30 hours a week and spend more hours doing homework. “They should be able to relax their brains and have a break, not work all the time. “I can’t socialise with my friends and family because of all this homework. “I haven’t been able to play tennis or badminton as much recently, or go fishing.” During his half-term break in October, Lee was given ten pieces of homework to do which he says is too much.

Lee raised the issue with his local MP Richard Graham on a school trip to the Houses of Parliament, but was told he should discuss it with the school. The petition is addressed to his local MP, the PM, Labour leader Jeremy Corbin and Severn Vale School head teacher Richard Johnson. Lee also asked the Prime Minister to back his campaign for no more homework.School says the homework is much-needed revision for his GCSEs. Lee, who has learning difficulties, muscle problems and hypermobile joints, lives in Hardwicke in Gloucestershire. Lee’s mum Nicky, 43, said: “When I got home from school, I couldn’t wait to get out and play. “Now they have stress and too much homework. Lee suffers from anxiety. “He gets very anxious about it. He is committed and willing to learn but sometimes it is too much.” Are millennials expecting no pain without gain but want good success and a good life. It is true all work without play makes Jack a dull boy but all play without work is not a wise either. So a balance is required to do work hard, play reasonably, safely and sensibly.

A spokesman for Severn Vale School said: “We have extremely high expectations of our students as learners and expect them to take personal responsibility for their learning as well as benefiting from the expertise of our highly skilled staff. “Extensive academic research – from the Sutton Trust amongst others evidences regular completion of homework increases levels of both attainment and achievement across all subject areas.”Much homework for GCSE students is revision which is an ongoing process given the demands of the new GCSE subjects. “A recent feedback session with a panel of students from across the school showed that this is extremely popular.

“We have two rooms available after school for students to complete homework in and these sessions are well attended and are open for all students to use.” Modern education is commercialised with many companies setting and marking exams. So results are from different boards with extensive details justifying cost of exams and fees. Years later, many graduate with an excellent academic knowledge but under employed. While the few in jobs relevant jobs are over tasked with too much work similar to homework overload. There is a misconception that any studies too simple, easy and straightforward is cheap and low standard. Hence the long years set aside for education and associated homework.

So employed people similarly take home work that should be done by two or more employees even during weekends. There is need to recognise that human well-being is far more important than the stress, pressure, panic attacks and lacking practical social skills. A win win situation is ensure academic achievement enhanced and enjoy healthy social interaction and integration. Overwhelming children not academically able is torture and does more harm than good. One academic size does not fit all so assessing genius gifted children with same league table exam is unfair on the ones unable to do so.

Billions of dollars earned by competitive exams is income generating source so children study for exams they pass but never get the desired universities restricted to privileged few. It means the stress, pressure becomes futile waste of time because there are too many candidates chasing few places. Some children are naturally more talented than others but a compulsory system of education demands all children sit the same exams. Or will not be able to meet the criteria for standards required to go to university to train into life’s calling. Talents, abilities still require training and the experiences necessary to quality in any chosen career and profession. And continues after employment for personal development to upgrade for promotion.

THE ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS

Malachi 3:5 says God’s will quickly deal against those who defraud workers of their wages, who oppress employees so deprive people of renumeration due to them. Slick employers commit crime of failing to pay deserved due wages and benefits employees guaranteed by law. God records mistreatment by zero hour and deprived pensions require account from employers. Despite good academic degrees people in zero hour jobs using skills but paid no decent salaries.  The 2:1 degree to zero-hours contract is commonly now an issue with people compelled to take jobs unrelated to their expertise just to earn money to support themselves. It is interesting companies that can afford to pay well seem to prefer machines which do not have family to provide for above humans. Such graduates cannot find the most suitable jobs that helps to combine family needs with professional roles. It is such a problem most graduates live below poverty line with huge mounting debts. One case is Issy Mason’s degree counted for little in her job hunt as she needed to work part-time. As a report finds having a degree offers young women little help in the jobs market if they are also mothers needing flexible working hours, one young mum explains her frustration. Money is so tight you never really know how much you are going to get paid each month,” says Issy Mason a 26-year-old graduate, from Nottingham, who also happens to be a single mother. She has an upper-second class degree in languages and international business from Sheffield Hallam University, and speaks fluent Spanish and completed two internships in marketing, one of them overseas. She achieved all this alongside having become a mother at 19 but her skills and qualifications seem to count for little in her hunt for graduate job because she needs a flexible work pattern. She says the only jobs open to her flexible enough to fit around school pick-up for her six-year-old daughter offer zero-hours contracts.

‘Minimum wage’

Throughout her degree, Issy always worked part-time. She thought this, alongside unpaid internships, would make her more employable as graduate. But the reality has proved “dispiriting” and she feels shut out of the graduate jobs market. She applied for graduate schemes but not lots of flexibility,” she says. “You can’t negotiate start times and finish times for school pick-ups. “There is scope in senior roles for part-time and flexible working, but there’s less flexibility in entry-level jobs. “I feel a lot of opportunities out of my reach. It is incredibly frustrating and depressing. “At times, I really took it personally. It really hit my confidence.” But she still hopes “for a job that pays salary rather than minimum wage.”

‘Too little support’

The Institute of Student Employers, which represents leading companies that hire and train young staff, said it was not aware of any of its members running part-time graduate schemes. But Issy believes employers who write off or fail to support young mothers are missing out on talent. She fears being thought “unreliable” because of her caring responsibilities but says young women who complete their degrees as parents “have already shown tenacity and motivation and commitment for good careers.” “We’ve shown we want to make a contribution to society,” Issy says. “We just need a bit more support.” “It’s not just about the grad schemes though flexibility should be available across board. “There’s definitely scope for government to help businesses to understand how to be more flexible and welcome more well qualified mums into their employment.”

A master’s in hope

Issy’s zero-hours job as a receptionist in one of Nottingham’s sport centres offers more regular hours than her previous work. “Sometimes they call on the day if they need me,” she says. Life is difficult as money is precarious and fluctuating.” The Young Women’s Trust supported Issy with career coaching, counselling, and in January, alongside her part-time job, she will start a master’s degree in branding, advertising at Nottingham Trent University. She says there have been times when she has felt “quite negative” about herself and also her capabilities but now she is cautiously optimistic. “I realise that I do need to get a graduate position but I am a little bit more positive because by completing a master’s degree, I will show that I still have enough drive to develop my career.” 

What does government say?

A government spokeswoman said a record number of women were now in work and legislation gave all employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service and the right to request flexible working. “We are determined to support women into work so we have expanded access to high-quality affordable childcare and earlier this year fulfilled our promise to double the free childcare available to working parents to 30 hours a week, saving them up to £5,000 a year,” she said. “We also recently announced £5m to support people returning to paid work after time spent caring many such people will be parents with childcare responsibilities.”

The research

The most recent Higher Education Statistics Agency figures show 3,665 female graduates were on zero-hours contracts six months after leaving university in 2016. And analysis of long-term data from the University of Essex’s Understanding Society Study, for the Young Women’s Trust, indicated young women with degrees likely to be jobless as men with no qualifications, because they were parents. “Young women are working hard because they want to be financially independent. But instead, many are getting stuck on low pay, in insecure work and, in many cases, shut out of the jobs market altogether,” said YWT chief executive Carole Easton. Dr Easton called for more support and mentoring to ease their transition into work, a commitment to invest in jobs and skills for women and more access to affordable childcare. “There should be a ministerial champion to oversee progress,” she said “Giving young women the support they need to find secure, well paid work will help them to become financially independent to gain businesses and the economy too.” Above all, if all women decide not to have any children in the world, the whole world will be worse off and unreplenished. It is in the interest of nations to value role of motherhood to stop treating parents as lazy villains who refuse to work and want to be parasites. A mother’s work is never done and more than 24/7, day or night with no breaks in between. It is a least rewarding duty of care for life still involved in adult children’s lives. The sooner society values motherhood to ensure mothers as primary carers take care of children the better for society. Many children in latch key, after school club barely know their parents and vice versa. Yet society blames their parents if the children are not successful in life. The foundation of education from early years must be examined to value input of mother and fathers. Head knowledge is great but life consists of wisdom and practical living skills from experience in life not just merely the taught academic information in books. Brain use is good but the most genius brains some times cannot function without support of the family to navigate life. Academic life is wonderful but education alone is not good enough to be productive in family real life needs juggling with business. So the family must be valued more.

Produced by Judith Burns, BBC News education reporter

GOD’S SEED REPRODUCE LIFE

Jesus the Seed from God is first fruit harvest and Lord of the Sabbath in Matthew 12 and Mark 2:23; 3:6. Jesus said corn gives new life because cornseed sown has life from God to reproduce itself in cornfield. In Mark 2 Jesus walking in a cornfield with His disciples  on Sabbath plucked fresh corn to eat but was confronted by the Pharisees and Sadducees. Accuse Jesus plucking corn to eat considered ‘work’ for ‘breaking’ Sabbath law of rest day to worship God. Jesus Lord of Sabbath and creator of corn, answered, ‘Sabbath is made for man, not man for Sabbath. Jesus fulfills the law expanding a deeper meaning to help understand God. Jesus created an extra mile action faith to feed hungry because God says can enter cornfields, wheat fields and fruit orchard farms to eat as much as needed but not sell a produce of farm entered. Leviticus 23:22 says leave food grains for the poor, travelers and the foreigner residing among you. Leave it for the foreigner, fatherless and the widows so the LORD God will bless you for you are all aliens on earth once strangers in slavery. Be kind to all the fatherless and the widows, so the LORD your God will bless you, your town in Deuteronomy 28. God the owner creator of whole world and cattle on a thousand hills says share food with others. People are the stewards of God’s resources and in fields Ruth gleaned from Boaz as an amiable landowner. As she gleans Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the best and leave some more deliberately. Jesus, co-creator with God has the right to enter fields any time for food. People on trips, sojourners take food freely any day or time to save life of the hungry person’s life as priority imperative and is more important than keeping law or millstone around necks.Jesus teaches people, company’s policies to factor in charity, generosity, kindness to all human beings created by God. Do not bury tons of food and throw away the perfectly good foods in excellent conditions buried in ground. Jesus says to humans be flexible, compassionate, be generous to all fellow human beings. Jesus taught His lesson on soul food life for believers to feed hungry at all times whether it is Sabbath day or not. Jesus challenged Pharisees and Sadducees for their querying of feeding Himself and disciples on Sabbath day. Greeks asked to see Jesus one day He told them about corn reproducing life. Jesus told them a corn grain dies to germinate or remains single seed. Christ meant when He died and resurrected His believers transform and renewed are fruitful, multiply and yield a bumper harvest of souls for God as He is the Spiritual Farmer for God.Farmer save their best golden seed grains of corn to replant in the new farming season to regenerate life. Jesus multiplies yielding an abundant harvest in believers to help Godly faith multiplication process. By encouraging seed faith to grow person saved in Hands of God. The Holy Spirit changes their hearts to become a child of God. Christians adapt to a modern soul farming methods and keeps up with the times as Jesus and His disciples did. The natural process of corn growth miracle is God’s single corn in good soil reproduce to yield increased crop harvests. God’s corn is supernaturally multiplied to more seed life. So God uses believers to win more souls in God’s Kingdom. One seedcorn yields harvest so believers sow seeds by faith watered by the Holy Spirit grows increase harvest from God. By hardwork prays to God to preserve  souls to control and influence good harvest.Challenged by Pharisees and Sadducees for plucking corn on the Sabbath Jesus said its better to feed hungry people than to starve them due to a bureaucratic man made laws. Corn maze fun times used to play in or for a wedding ceremony. The farmer assured of a good soil replants and harvests if weather is good as a season permits. Farmers work the land, till, sow, water in drought expect their best yield. Jesus told wonderful parables of farming and crop yields from fields. Some of the soil produced hard bumper harvest of a hundred fold at end of season. Best yield is preserved by traditional farmers from God kept dry at the top of a fireplace in barn for a next planting season is used as a seedcorn.Christian believer farmers dedicate the best yield to thank God for the crop growth with blessings of rain and a rich organic soil and sunshine and gift of strength for hard work. The farmer assured replant and harvest the  seed during next season. Farmers work the land, till, sow, water in drought expects the best yield. Jesus told parables about farming crops, good soils, resilience, good yields and to help work hard for bumper soul harvest at end of life season. Jesus said, Sabbath is made for man during crisis so it is alright to harvest corn to eat not to let people starve to death because of the man-made law. Jesus encourages believers to have consideration for fellow human beings by sharing surplus food if possible at all costs to help poor out.Farmer store corn harvest in safe tanks used depending on demand and supply. So a land planted is allowed to fallow seven years to replenish soil to regain nutrient. A previous year’s harvest lasts for years stored in silos is extra increases supply for seedcorn crops. Companies buy grains  for corn processed as chicken feed and income increase in a year by good harvest. Farmers lose if no harvest in due to climate changes, drought, storm in shock by loss. Discover fake seedcorns sown do not germinate despite all hardwork, cost, farmers do not recover input. A farmer pays high prices in using tractor to till land, plant, but without a harvest. Farmer  need to feed family lose income so no business. The corn genetically modified fertilized by children of a certain age or height hired to remove male part of corn. Grain not resown by farmer must buy seedcorn so depend on Monsanto.Seedcorn planted is not wholeseed God gave containing life to replant sustains regrowth. Excessive greed for unfair profit by nations starved are sold chaff deadcorn to stop them fending for themselves. Capitalist mindset of agricultural seed companies keep the large-scale farmers to be dependent on Monsanto. Farmer learn the hard way about changes to Godly to the traditional methods of farming. Replaced  by the fake tampered hybrid seed corn is not harvested in cornseed preserved use by a previous generation. The abundant harvest depends on hardwork of farmer so God expects kindness as Boaz allowed Ruth to glean in barley fields. Greedy rich farmer enlarged own barns but pay poor not wages worth of workers. The barn preserves crops from rain elements provide for their family and corn buyers but the poor starve and die.Technology uses electronic crop processing silos of stainless steel or aluminum attached to computers to process the corn. Means loss of jobs for the farm workers affects whole communities so farmers struggle. Fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, contaminate natural organic corn field. Christian need changes to cruel methods. The Gospel remain authentic God as word of God the same as yesterday today and forever. Traditional farm method is farming cornrow fields ripe for harvests. Jesus in discourse of cornfield said mankind must not become slave of the selfish human  laws be it a Sabbath day or other actions to  put mankind in bondage. Jesus delivers and saves lives feeding people. The good news is feed the poor as Jesus did not kill, deprive or starve them. Watch greedy live in avaricious gluttony. The corn rows processed to variety of tasty delicacies is available to all equally.Variety of corn planted belongs to God. Jesus shows God more than enough food for all to feed people with good health spiritually and physically and emotionally. Spiritual Soul food from God, the Greatest Farmer is freely abundantly available to all people. Ancient gleaning law provide wisdom on how to feed the poor. To care for them gleaning fields to leave food for poor on edge of field. Crops if  gathered falls on ground left for poor grapes in vineyard left for the poor and stranger. I AM the LORD God of fatherless and widow. the LORD God so will bless you. In House of God people give  help there by choice to feed clothe and care for them. As Cornflakes taste experience uses sweet corn, savoury, mixed depend on poor circumstances of life. Those with sweet tooth love corn product much as savoury love theirs. Choice is endless and so more than enough to feed all in the world without wasting food. Some processed corn eaten fresh on the cob, shredded or grinded.
God has provided more than enough food as Jehovah Jireh to feed the whole world. But greedy selfish wicked people destroy God’s seed by hybrid genetic modification damage to kill seeds. Christ Jesus first fruit gives life eternally to resurrect after life. Empowered by Holy Spirit, goodwill, faithful, dedicated born again believers work hard, share food to feed the hungry. All over the world, God’s faithfully supplies seedcorn from His riches in Glory through Christ Jesus to farmers to replant. But the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy what God give all to enjoy. So God’s salvation plan is for all to be saved. Farmers get excellent harvest depending on the corn yield. Farmers for centuries replant seeds in fields sown from harvest. But selfish people want total control of food to dominate use food as weapons of colonialism and slavery. Monsanto sells dead seeds that grow once with fertiliser and pesticides destroying the soil. Corn flakes, pop corn, green giant, corn bread, beverage delicious nutrition varieties keep people alive among millions numerous businesses but natural seed destroyed. Food is chaff to the body lack nutrient or mineral essential for good health. People have illness from hidden chemicals damaging the body. Hidden carcinogens deliberately kills people to reduce population by Rockefeller and Bill Gates playing God to cull life here on earth. Harvest Music by Stephen Schwartz is the “All Good Gifts” song is perfect to celebrate and thank God to celebrate abundant supply to thank God our Father for all things bright, beautiful and the good corn house in China. 

Lyrics for “All Good Gifts”

We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land..
But it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand..
He sends us snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain…
The breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain…

All good gifts around us
Are sent from Heaven above
So thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love…

We thank thee then, O Father, for all things bright and good,
The seedtime and the harvest, our life our health our food,
No gifts have we to offer for all thy love imparts
But that which thou desirest, our humble thankful hearts!

All good gifts around us
Are sent from Heaven above..
So thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love..

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