Our 3rd in-class session involved a full agenda of things to do. We began by discussing our site visit to Casa De Manana next week. Though we visited this site last quarter, this time it will be a little bit different. Rather than being given a tour and presentation by the residents and staff of the retirement community, we will be presenting to them. Our presentations will include a short summary of our results of the neighborhood assessment projects we did last quarter. In class, we all did a mock run through to gauge our time and refresh our memory of what we observed. After we finish our presentations, we will be able to engage in a shared writing activity with the residents, and also enjoy a social time to be able to chat and ask questions. I look forward to being able to visit Casa De Manana next week.
Once we finished our preparations for our site visit, we then moved on to our continued discussion on the writings in World of Difference: Inequality in the Aging Experience. These discussions we centered on the Social and Psychological Contexts of aging. The stories shared were diverse in their content and messaging, ranging from ageism in the workforce to wanting to be different, to understanding chronic homelessness of the aged. We had a rich and filled conversation about these various writing, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to listen and share my thoughts. After having our discussions, we then shared an update on our Healthy Aging Project. In regards to our, we were able to procure an art instructor for the event at Bayside for a reduced fee, and are now working with Bayside on a set date. We hope to have the event during the first two weeks of May and look forward to seeing it all come together.
Lastly, we were able to finish the class with a moving discussing aging and retirement, and possible solutions to the social security crisis that faces future generations. I found this movie to be refreshing and motivating as it helps bring to light a different solution to ensuring social security benefits last for many years to come. Rather than raising the age of retirement, the movie discussed over the life course introducing times of leisure and rest, as well as benefits which would encourage people to work longer. It further detailed that those who are retiring at 65 still have a lot of skills and life to live that would be beneficial to the workforce. This would help reduce the strain on social security that is causing it to run out. This is a film that everyone should watch to better understand the social security funding issues and how it can be resolved, besides simply raising the age requirement.
I look forward to next week and sharing my experience at Casa De Manana.
Once we finished our preparations for our site visit, we then moved on to our continued discussion on the writings in World of Difference: Inequality in the Aging Experience. These discussions we centered on the Social and Psychological Contexts of aging. The stories shared were diverse in their content and messaging, ranging from ageism in the workforce to wanting to be different, to understanding chronic homelessness of the aged. We had a rich and filled conversation about these various writing, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to listen and share my thoughts. After having our discussions, we then shared an update on our Healthy Aging Project. In regards to our, we were able to procure an art instructor for the event at Bayside for a reduced fee, and are now working with Bayside on a set date. We hope to have the event during the first two weeks of May and look forward to seeing it all come together.
Lastly, we were able to finish the class with a moving discussing aging and retirement, and possible solutions to the social security crisis that faces future generations. I found this movie to be refreshing and motivating as it helps bring to light a different solution to ensuring social security benefits last for many years to come. Rather than raising the age of retirement, the movie discussed over the life course introducing times of leisure and rest, as well as benefits which would encourage people to work longer. It further detailed that those who are retiring at 65 still have a lot of skills and life to live that would be beneficial to the workforce. This would help reduce the strain on social security that is causing it to run out. This is a film that everyone should watch to better understand the social security funding issues and how it can be resolved, besides simply raising the age requirement.
I look forward to next week and sharing my experience at Casa De Manana.