New ILLUMINATION-Curated Writer — Introduction Greetings literary, educational, and parental colleagues as well as members of our global village. I am honored that you chose to read my introductory story. …

… just a quick peek — Family engagement is a critical issue in education today. It refers to the mutual dedication, cooperation, and support that educators, parents, and other caregivers share as students are being educated. …

And parents are the offender As a family engagement influencer and YouTube content creator as well as subscriber, I recently reached my breaking point. I will now devote some of my efforts to stopping the exploitation of physically disabled and severely ill children on social media platforms by their parents. Introduction My heart goes out to…

I predict this will impact many students for years to come Introduction The pandemic has caused many educational disruptions to prevail. While I am not a demographer nor a sociologist, I am a highly experienced educator. I am also a mom. These factors have enabled me to build my capacity to analyze circumstances related to students and learning as I forecast relevant…

These Haikus help to understand why they make their journey. — UPDATE: Regretfully, the death toll rose to 53 lives lost in San Antonio, Texas after this article was published. The United States and the world have been gripped by the most horrific incident of migrant smuggling recorded in modern national history. The somber scene was discovered on June 27, 2022…

Since some novice content creators don’t understand why they are used, here is a brief overview. — The purpose of this non-technical story is to help content creators who do not fully understand the purpose of #hashtags increase their knowledge. This is one of the ways I am paying it forward. Do you ever wonder why some creators, especially on Facebook, use such erroneous and individualized #hashtags…

My story must be shared again. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned by the United States Supreme Court and autonomy has been given to states, those who are anti-abortion must truly and authentically be willing to be pro-life, too. There is a sad reality among all the debates that now prevail and surge about…

And it makes me very angry. — I am blessed to live a comfortable life. But the incident that I describe in this story made me have more empathy and compassion for those who struggle financially. I received a financial rebate in the mail the other day. It was in the form of a prepaid debit card…

Then my new social media platform will launch. — Giving up on a dream is easy. Persevering to embrace the destiny that belongs to you is much harder. But, in the end, wonderful and life-changing rewards are released through endurance. I recently wrote about the challenges associated with competing for amplification on sometimes overcrowded social media platforms. …