Tiffany shlain, the power of unplugging one day a week. I am so happy to be here. Tiffany, its an interesting time to think about unplugging during this moment, the coronavirus pandemic, many of us find ourselves even more tethered to screens because we cant do things like meet people in person, go to our workplaces or schools or hang out at a cultural venue. So first, well hear more about the book from tiffany and then well have a discussion. Thank you. Its great to be here, i am from the bay area im glad we are still able to make it happen this way. Adapting literary adapting to this experience we are living in. This moment we are in feels very similar to a moment i was personally in around 11 years ago. Monday, 11 Year Anniversary of my fathers death and what happened was my father died of brain cancer, he is also an author. He loved bookstores and anyways, we are very close. He died of brain cancer within days of my daughter being born and it felt like a moment where life was grabb
Welcome to booktv and in depth. This is our Monthly Program with one author talking about his or her book and we are pleased this month to be joined by wes moore, the author of three books, plus a Childrens Book and novels. His first book came out in 2010 the other wes moore, and the other in 2015 and his most recent book is about baltimore during the arrest and death of freddie gray that just came out. In your book you write that the military saved your life. What do you mean by that . Guest the military plays an incredibly Important Role in my life where some of the most important times inn my life are where i was wearing the uniform in this country. I was first introduced when i was aboutys 13yearsold. I was sent to a military school and i had gotten into some issues and challenges. My mom threatened to send me away to p military school, and every year i kept blowing it off. The first time i felt handcuffs on myrs wrist is that 11yearsold. My mother noticed i was intentionally hurti
Something else. Then the isolation of whoever the individual is then coordinating with the department of health to make sure that that person has access immediately to a covid test. That all goes to the nurse. Rory cullen from the National Association of School Nurses says the issue boils down to lack of funding. 77 of school nurse funding is from education dollars. And so theyre mandate is education, not necessarily health care. She says they are pushing the federal government for 208 billion as part of the safer return to school coalition, to provide the resources needed to make schools safe for opening. As a parent, would you send your child to school this fall if that school did not have a nurse . My community has a high rate of transmission, so probably not at this moment. Reporter the pandemic also presents new obstacles Like Mental Health issues, area nurses routinely help students with. They are life savers from a physical stand and then from a counselling and a Mental Health s
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Write that the military saved your life. What do you mean by that . Guest i think the military plate and a currently Important Role in my life where some of the most important types of my life have not been when i was wearing a suit that was when i i was wearing the uniform for this country. I was first introduced to the military system actually when i was 13. I was sent to a military school. I i had a mandatory year in military school, and i got into some issues, some challenges and when i was younger my mom was threatening to send the way to militaryy school ever since i ws eight years old and every year she said i will send you away at a cap on blowing her off. The first time i felt handcuffs on the wrist was when i was 11. My mother noticed i was intentionally hurting people that actually loved me. So i i could oppress people that could care less about me. Finally one day she said im going to send you to military school. And honestly i thought she was getting or exaggerating. And t