The Impact of Violence on Learning

Reflections

 Quotes     Stories

These reflections talk about the interweaving of different impacts of violence on learning and tell stories of learning journeys.

Quotes

Students Reflect: Visual Tales
Some students in the Assaulted Women and Children’s Counsellor/Advocate Program at George Brown College took part in a research project where they reflected on the ways they saw violence had an impact on their own learning. Some of their words and visual creations are included here. Many more of their words are included to illustrate each impact.

Violence years   Kari's Story	Reports (JPEG)    Fumi's Story
Thinking back (JPEG)  Marlene's Story	Collage (JPEG)  Asha's Story

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Stories

I Remember, Now I Know ( - 42k)

“I know
Sometimes I walk into the future looking backwards
Unable to see beyond my past.
I need someone to hold my hopes
…Like a child crossing the road…
As I write my Ph D thesis of self”

A reflection on the impacts of violence in the home and psychiatric institution.

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I'm a Survivor, Not a Victim ( - 28k)
“I am an Ojibway First Nations woman who had a very rocky start to learning about life.” A reflection on the impact of violence in the street.

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