Sam Richards is a sociologist and award-winning teacher who has been inspiring undergraduate students at Penn State since 1990. Every semester, 725 students register for his Race and Ethnic Relations course, one of the most popular classes at Penn State and the largest of its kind in the country.
Through his natural ability of seeing a subject from many angles, Richards encourages students to engage more fully with the world and to think for themselves - something he did not do until his third year in college. Because of his passion for challenging students to open their minds, an interviewer recently referred to him as "an alarm clock for eighteen-year-olds."
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Those who don't 'get it' here in the U.S.A. about their fellow citizens!
This article is a good example of this... [Link]The quote starts off on the 2nd page with empathy:
'...The largest age group at more than 92 million Americans is heavily dependent on their parents' money -- and underemployed. A recent Pew Research study found that a third get financial support from families and only four in 10 work full-time jobs.
As a result, the only investing for many younger adults involves retirement saving plans, such as 401(k)s, often automatically created by employers.
Even with those, Generation Y is the least likely of all age groups to invest in stocks or bond funds, according to a Vanguard Group Inc study of its retirement investors.'
The article demonstrates NO EMPATHY starting here; Christine Fahlund and wealth managers have 'designs' on these kids future resources - Lack of Empathy by design for profit????:
'..."There is a very important message that's not getting through," said Christine Fahlund, retirement planning expert at mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price.
"The biggest challenge is how do we get people to stop being affected by complete paralysis and despondency."
The good news for wealth managers is that Generation Y is ready to listen.
"They do actually want to learn; they just don't know how to start the process," said Todd Romer, founder of financial education initiative Young Money...'
This reminds me of the Wall Street campaign more than a few months ago, to get / encourage retirees and small investors with a substantial nest egg to invest in Annuities. I haven't heard too much lately, I guess, and hope, this plan to steal even more from the people was a dismal failure, I hope.
It seems to me Generation Y 'gets it', at least about the financial future of the U.S.!
Per the Empathy experiment, this video should go viral because the people of the U.S. have been brainwashed for well over 100 years, e.g, profit over well being of others, fantasy versus knowledge, acquisition of wealth versus actual needs...
This is a short and sweet presentation that can reach a lot of people in a very few minutes, possibly resulting in a few changes of perspective for some people.
This article is a good example of this... [Link]The quote starts off on the 2nd page with empathy:
'...The largest age group at more than 92 million Americans is heavily dependent on their parents' money -- and underemployed. A recent Pew Research study found that a third get financial support from families and only four in 10 work full-time jobs.
As a result, the only investing for many younger adults involves retirement saving plans, such as 401(k)s, often automatically created by employers.
Even with those, Generation Y is the least likely of all age groups to invest in stocks or bond funds, according to a Vanguard Group Inc study of its retirement investors.'
The article demonstrates NO EMPATHY starting here; Christine Fahlund and wealth managers have 'designs' on these kids future resources - Lack of Empathy by design for profit????:
'..."There is a very important message that's not getting through," said Christine Fahlund, retirement planning expert at mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price.
"The biggest challenge is how do we get people to stop being affected by complete paralysis and despondency."
The good news for wealth managers is that Generation Y is ready to listen.
"They do actually want to learn; they just don't know how to start the process," said Todd Romer, founder of financial education initiative Young Money...'
This reminds me of the Wall Street campaign more than a few months ago, to get / encourage retirees and small investors with a substantial nest egg to invest in Annuities. I haven't heard too much lately, I guess, and hope, this plan to steal even more from the people was a dismal failure, I hope.
It seems to me Generation Y 'gets it', at least about the financial future of the U.S.!
Per the Empathy experiment, this video should go viral because the people of the U.S. have been brainwashed for well over 100 years, e.g, profit over well being of others, fantasy versus knowledge, acquisition of wealth versus actual needs...
This is a short and sweet presentation that can reach a lot of people in a very few minutes, possibly resulting in a few changes of perspective for some people.
He is very good at bringing it across
Sam Richards is giving a useful example of what a teacher could do to help students develop understanding of what other people think and feel, provided they even wish to know and are able to.
Sam Richards is giving a useful example of what a teacher could do to help students develop understanding of what other people think and feel, provided they even wish to know and are able to.
he hasn't been fired yet?