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Where to start?At a young age we are introduced to schooling. We are little, perhaps 5 or 4 and we are dropped off at the front door crying for our moms. 7 years later it’s our first day of middle school! We blow off our parents like they are embarrassing. This isn’t the first point I will be making, but I will get back to it.Their Creativity Is Lost: Thanks to schools, I feel that many many teens are lost when it comes to creativity. A project has been going around a middle school. The children are asked to change a famous logo. Half of them choose Nike. The other Adidas. The Nike lovers choose to change the color of the logo, while the Adidas fans chose to change the font. Teens have no sense of creativity. Another example: In a computer science class 8th graders are asked to create a lamp using a 3D printing program. They are not allowed to other sources except from the ones they have seen. The vast majority of the class designs a metal stick with a round lamp shade. So many children have no creativity! So many. Schooling, I personally think, has a big role in this. Schools do not engage in our imaginations. They do not encourage creativity like they should. Social media also plays a role.Their Brains are Focused on the Internet and Social Media: It’s a wonderful thing it really is, but it causes so many problems. For example: obesity, stupidity, but it can advance many people’s education, but it is not used for that. The Internet is no doubt, a staple in almost every American’s lives. It help kids and teens learn, but it also lets them look at anything they want, play games for hours, and scroll through Instagram pictures. This also concerns me because I feel like teens are so engrossed in the media and internet that we would go into withdrawals without it, that is the worrisome thing.Obesity: This is something that has been going around forever. However, when you look around at schools so many kids are overweight. We have many things to blame for this like unhealthy eating and inactiveness. Schools do not help kids stay active when they are teens. Recess has disappeared, some only having PE every other day. This can cause many problems like:Self-Image/Confidence: There was recently a commercial done where women were forced to enter through two doors, the one labeled beautiful and the one labeled average. The results are shocking. Many girls and boys do not view themselves as enough. Peer pressuring and the like. They are held up to standards or compare themselves to others and they don’t feel pretty or don’t have the guts to talk to a crowd because they do not believe they can. Hundreds to thousands of teens will say, “I am ugly.” They are too afraid of what people think about them.Independence: My friend at school always asks me “Kay, what are we doing? Kay how did you get there? Kay I don’t understand! Kay, help me I do not know what to do.” Our teacher in that class demonstrates things everyday. It’s the simple things she struggles with. I was on a site that lets people draw. I was using a certain tool clearly labeled “Webbing Tool” and she saw this, but still misunderstood. Sometimes we are given worksheets that give us direct instructions, pretty hard to miss when it says “Click on Wages”. She has a hard time doing things without my help, no she is not slow, no she is not mentally disabled. Another example is when my friends are to afraid to walk to the lunch line by themselves. Or when they are to afraid to walk to a class by themselves. A part of this, I feel, is that schools tell us what to do, how to do it, and why to do it. Teens never have the chance to do things themselves. The lack of confidence and independence mystifies and saddens my mind and heart.Suicide/Depression: As you all know, this is something very dangerous that has been going on forever. Recently there has been a boom in this area. Many teens think that they are worthless which goes back to the whole confidence and self image point. It breaks my heart that someone would ever consider this and if you are please call: 1–800–273–8255, for help.Expectations: This applies in many areas. When all three of them pile onto each other life gets to stressful.School: Their teachers expect them to reach a certain grade or remember all this information. It is difficult for many kids to try and remember this.Sports: Their team is expecting them to have certain skills or not screw up. They are supposed to live up to a certain weight for wrestling or the like.Parents: Their parents have expected to much out of them. Some want to please their parents so hard that this just makes life stressful.Universal: The length. The height. I have to be this, I have to be that, etc. Teens aren’t the only ones guilty of this.Influences:The music they listen to. Mostly pop, though not all songs in this genre are wrong or send the wrong message I feel that this is a very corruptive one. It’s about hate, killing themselves, loving for the wrong reasons, heartbreak, drugs, alcohol, and sex. The music we listen to daily exposes teens to things way to fast. Maybe not exposing, but certainly displaying a message. They are being told that certain things are ok in the songs that they listen to.The shows they watch. Wether it be porn or youtube teens minds are consumed by the stereotypes in TV shows and think that life follows just how reality shows do, they don’t.Their parent have a major influence on them too. Cursing parents=cursing kids, enough said.Their friends. Stoned friends=you’ll be stoned eventually.Bullying: Today, a bullied kid was pushed into one of his bullies on the stairs. The bully turns around, the kid says sorry. The bully then turns around and punches him. This, this right here, this is what causes kids to kill themselves. If one doesn’t live up to social standards they are bullied because they do not belong. But they do. They are called names, “Gay boy, fag, idiot, whore, fatty, nerd. Ugly, 4 eyes, pale boy, and racial slurs (sorry, if this offends anyone, but people still name-call).” This makes teens think they are worthless.The Future: Some kids are worried about colleges and what they are going to do with their lives. Everyone’s graduating, everyone knows what they are doing with their lives. It can put a mental block in a teen’s mind.Sex: How do I put this. Rumors also play into this. Many are already doing the deed, but exploring their bodies is important. Some become parents. Some don’t do anything but everyone is saying they are. Teens are introduced to dirty terms at young ages and then 8 years later they are doing what they thought was disgusting one time ago. I word this poorly, but what I am trying to say is that too many teens are messing around. I get being in a relationship and that sex is a part of that. However, at their age is it really needed? Of course knowing about that and exploring with it is normal and healthy, but I feel that some take it to far. I also feel that many are pressured or dumped due to the idea of sex, rejecting sex, or from thinking that sex in a relationship as a 13 year old is normal.Alcohol/Drugs: To many young lives are being destroyed because of using substances at to much of a young age. Of course there are school sessions and talks with kids about how they should not do drugs, but they don’t have any effect. So many lives are ruined or in the process of it because of these things and it’s not just teens.Respect/Manners: So many kids are not respectful. So many are not thankful. So many take their parents for advantage. They do not know table manners or how to properly apologize. It’s heartbreaking because chivalry is lost.There are so many things I didn’t cover. These are only the things that have popped into my brain this past hour. There is much more that needs to be addressed.

I’m a volunteer DMH (disaster mental health) supervisor for my local American Red Cross chapter in Michigan.Specific skills depend on what part of the Red Cross organization you’re applying to, for example, authorized American Red Cross and ERV (emergency relief vehicle) drivers must have a minimum of a valid driver’s license.Other organizational roles such as nursing, management, logistics, shelter operations, mass feedings, marketing, and communications need professional licenses and specialized skills.On DROs (diaster relief operations) DMH workers must present a valid professional license. Below is a copy of the American Red Cross DMH position description.Primary GAP: IDC/DMH/SAPurpose: The role of the Disaster Mental Health Worker is to serve as a member of a temporary work unit on a disaster relief operation to provide disaster mental health support to individuals and families who have been impacted by a disaster.Reports To: Primary GAP: IDC/DMH/SVResponsibilities:• Support the emotional health of individuals, families, communities and Red Cross workers through the use of disaster mental health interventions.• Assist in developing partnerships with local mental health agencies.• Facilitate long-term recovery for clients by providing disaster mental health support and connection to local resources.• Be available to provide disaster mental health support to staff as necessary.Qualifications:• CURRENTLY LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: At minimum, holds a Master’s Degree in one of the mental health professions listed below; and Holds a current, unencumbered license from, or is registered with, any U.S. state or territory as a social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or psychiatrist (any level license/registration, including non-clinical licenses such as Licensed Masters Social Worker or LMSW)• CURRENT SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS: At minimum, holds a Master’s Degree in school psychology or school counseling; and Holds a current, unencumbered license or certification as a school psychologist or school counselor issued by an appropriate state board.• CURRENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSES: Have a state license as a registered nurse; and Have a minimum of two years of experience working in a psychiatric setting, verified by a letter from a current or previous employer.• RETIRED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Meet the above educational criteria for specified profession; and Held a license (any level license) from any U.S. state or territory as a social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychiatric nurse or psychiatrist, or a certificate as a school psychologist or school counselor, within the five years* prior to on-boarding as a Disaster Mental Health worker; and maintained a license or certification in good standing upon retirement and without any disciplinary action taken by the issuing U.S. state or territory licensing or certification board.*If a prospective Disaster Mental Health volunteer has been retired for more than five years, the corresponding Disaster Mental Health Division Advisor should be consulted.• EXCEPTION: An individual enrolled in the Disaster Mental Health program prior to May 2010 who does not meet these eligibility criteria can continue to work in the Disaster Mental Health activity given good standing with his/her chapter and a positive performance history while working on local and/or national relief operations.• Good organizational skills, responsible and punctual.• Demonstrated active listening skills.• Demonstrated ability to implement Standards and Procedures and follow associated job tools including reporting requirements.• Demonstrated ability to interact with community members in a clear compassionate manner.• Demonstrated ability to involve appropriate others in managing problems and conflict.• Ability to acquire, evaluate and report information accurately.• Demonstrated ability to provide interfaith support while respecting the principles of neutrality and impartiality.• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency,high energy, and enthusiasm.• Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.• Ability to lift/carry 30 lbs multiple times per shift• Ability to stand and/or site for 2 hr. periods.• Ability to walk on uneven terrain and/or walk for two miles per shift.• Ability to bend or stoop multiple times per shift• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather.• Ability to spend hours writing, speak clearly on phone, read small print for extended periods and work for long periods on computer.• Climb two or more flights of stairs• Drive in daytime and evening.Relationships: Disaster Mental Health lead and team.Development Opp: Become proficient in Disaster Mental Health. Once proficient, career development to supervisory/management positions and ability to go to disaster beyond the region.Training:• Orientation to the American Red Cross• Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview• Disaster Mental Health: Introduction• Disaster Mental Health Fundamentals, Part 1 and Part 2Furthermore, if a DMH worker wants to volunteer for the International Red Cross they must fluently speak the language of the disaster country.Not everyone can be a American Red Cross worker. In DROs, volunteers are taking on responsibilities typically performed by professional or paid staff in extremely austere and stressful situations. In my opinion, the Red Cross provides a lot of good training but nothing compensates for strong job experience.Anyone qualified and interested in volunteering for the American Red Cross, please apply at your local chapter- Become a Volunteer.

David Gish already covered many bases in his answer. In my answer, I’m just going to focus on “as a foreign citizen” requirements, as these apply in addition to all the FAA requirements that apply to US citizens, and these requirements are already covered in plenty other answers.I’m also not going to cover immigration issues. I’m assuming that you have your immigration sorted out and that you have sources of funding to live on and pay for instruction.Even when all these issues are sorted out, obtaining flight instruction in the United States as a foreign citizen is, for lack of a better word, a shit show. My annoyance with the TSA alien flight student program is a prime reason for wanting to apply for US citizenship rather than remaining a mere legal permanent resident. I can tell you from personal experience, as I obtained my private pilot license last year as a foreigner, and I’m currently enrolled in IFR rating instruction as a foreigner.In short, before you start flight instruction, you must obtain approval from a TSA program called Alien Flight Student Program. This program is managed entirely online at www.flightschoolcandidates.gov. I encourage you to create an account within that system just to familiarize yourself with how it works.Also, refer to AOPA’s excellent page on the topic: Aliens and Non-U.S. Citizens Seeking Flight Training.Note that if you were planning to study ground instruction by yourself, or enroll into an online ground school, you can do it without AFSP authorization. If you are already enrolled in a flight school and you don’t have your AFSP authorization yet, you might be ok as long as you only receive ground instruction and no practical flight instruction.The AFSP online forms you must complete are divided in 8 steps:Part: 1--Candidate InformationStep: 1--Basic InformationStep: 2--Other NamesStep: 3--Citizenship InformationStep: 4--Document InformationStep: 5--Address InformationStep: 6--EmploymentPart: 2--Request For TrainingStep: 7--Training DetailsStep: 8--Request CategorySome steps are trivial (your name, other names you used); other steps require you to do some research, e.g., you need to provide all the addresses where you resided in the last 5 years. You need to submit a scanned copy of your ID documents, including passport green card, driving license, airman certificate if you have any.Step 7 requires you to select your flight instructor or school. An important point is that the school must be registered with the program as well. If they are not registered, talk to them as soon as you can. Many instructors may not be familiar with the additional requirements associated with foreign students. Some instructors may decide that they do not want to register with AFSP, especially if they have other businesses that are co-located with their place of CFI operations; registration might expose them to additional paperwork, burden and scrutiny by the Federal Government that might not be worth it for them. Ask them.Once you are done with the forms, you pay $130, because.(By the way, if you don’t finish your instruction within one year, you have to renew your authorization, and it’s $130 more, once a year, because. A certain song by Dire Straits comes to mind.)Once you paid your dues, the system will notify you that you need your fingerprints taken. The government could already use fingerprint in digital format that they already have, in digital format, of you (green card… hello?) but, because the TSA is involved, whenever there is a chance of doing something smart, you can rest assured that the opposite course of action will be taken.No, they need fingerprints on paper, taken the old school way, with greasy ink.Read all the requirements in the email below. One way to get your fingerprints taken is via NATA. The organization provides fingerprinting services, at least nominally. For me it did not work, as all their associates I contacted were not available or did not answer. It might be an issue with the people I contacted and you might be lucky.A second way to get your fingerprints taken is at a police station. Call a police station that close to where you live or where your instructor or a flight school representative lives, and ask them if they will offer fingerprinting services.Two caveats apply. First, you need to provide your own fingerprinting forms. The specific form you need is the FD-285. You can buy forms online (500 at a time), but if you just need one, you are much better off downloading it from the FBI: http://myfbireport.com/pdf/applicant_fd_258.pdf and printing it on appropriate heavy stock.Second issue is delivering the forms to the address they want. Because you are an untrustworthy foreigner (you, sneaky foreigner, you!), you can’t be trusted mailing your own fingerprints to the government… you could be tampering with them, or send them your grandma’s fingerprints instead. They can’t allow that. To guard against this, you must go in person to the police station with your CFI or a school representative, and a traceable envelope (a prepaid FedEx or UPS envelope). Your CFI will take the fingerprints from the police station and mail them to the TSA. Chain of custody.At the bottom of this answer I report a complete email from the TSA with the fingerprinting instructions.Once your fingerprints are received and your background information checks, TSA will send you an email authorizing you to begin instruction. That’s it.ATTENTION: THIS EMAIL DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BEGIN FLIGHT TRAININGIMPORTANT: A copy of this email MUST be provided to the authorized electronic fingerprint collector OR be included in all hard card fingerprint submissions taken by a local law enforcement agency, or a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.The purpose of this email is to notify you that TSA has accepted the documentation for the following training request:Student: Daniele Paolo ScarpazzaUser ID: …Provider: …Training Request ID#: …An AFSP Candidate can have their fingerprints collected at a NATA-CS approved fingerprint collector, a U.S. federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, or a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Follow the steps below based on your choice of fingerprint collection options.NOTE: Your submitted fingerprints will be sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in order to complete the required criminal history records check. TSA is unable to correct any other state or federal criminal history records information system. Applicants seeking to challenge the accuracy or completeness of any information on a criminal record should contact the applicable state or federal agency originating the record. For FBI criminal history records, pursuant to Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), section 16.34, please direct your inquiry to: FBI; Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division; ATTN: SCU, Mod D-2; 1000 Custer Hollow Road; Clarksburg, WV 26306.******************************INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE - Fingerprints may be rejected if instructions are not followed.The Fingerprint Collector MUST REVIEW below "Instructions to Fingerprint Collector" before collecting your fingerprints.**To use a NATA-CS fingerprint collector**Step 1: To locate a NATA-CS fingerprint collector go online to https://NATACS.aero/AFSP and select the Fingerprint Locations tab. Select a location from available drop down menus.STEP 2: Select from the list of available fingerprint collectors, then select blue AFSP Enrollment button.STEP 3: Enter your personal and payment information as required. You will be given an option to print your Custody and Control form or have it emailed to you. **The NATA-CS fingerprint collector will not take your fingerprints without NATA-CS Custody and Control form.STEP 4: On the date of your appointment you MUST bring the following items to the fingerprint collection location.a) This Fingerprint Instructions emailb) Your Passportc) NATA-CS Custody and Control formSTEP 5: When TSA receives your fingerprints, AFSP will send an email notification to you and your Flight Training Provider. If either party has not received this email notification within seven (7) business days of submitting fingerprints, you may check the status via email or call to the AFSP Help Desk. Provide the following details when inquiring on fingerprint submission status: training request #, fingerprint collector, date printed, where prints were taken, tracking information, live-scan or ink-rolled, etc.**To use a Law Enforcement Agency or U.S. Embassy/Consulate**STEP 1: If you go to a law enforcement agency, U.S. Embassy, or Consulate for fingerprint collection, there is no online enrollment process. You should contact that entity to determine:a) Will they fingerprint you?b) Do they charge a fee, separate from the AFSP fee? If so, what is an acceptable payment method?c) Do you need to bring the fingerprint cards* or will the card be provided?STEP 2: On the date of your appointment, you MUST bring the following items to the fingerprint collection location.a) This Fingerprint Instructions emailb) Your Passportc) Two FD-258 Fingerprint Cards* (Both cards will need to be completed in their entirety, and must be signed in the presence of the officer)d) A prepaid and preaddressed traceable shipping envelope (traceable: FedEx, UPS Next Day, etc.)*Your Flight Training Provider should have fingerprint cards for your convenience. If cards are not available the Provider may request them from the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), 1-800-788-3210, or at https://secure.natacs.aero/afsp/order_cards.asp.Any prints not on FD-258 card stock will not be processed by the Fingerprint Processing Center.STEP 3: A representative from your flight school will need to accompany you, if the fingerprint collector is unwilling or unable to mail the cards. Once the fingerprints have been collected, the officer must place the cards in the traceable mailing envelope and seal it. The LEO or Flight School Representative must submit the fingerprints to the Fingerprint Processing Center. A student may NOT take possession of fingerprint cards after fingerprinting is completed. If any unauthorized person is known to be in possession of completed fingerprint cards, the fingerprints will be rejected by TSA.STEP 4: When TSA receives your fingerprints, AFSP will send an email notification to you and your Flight Training Provider. If you have not received this email notification within seven (7) business days of submitting fingerprints, you may check the status via email or call to the AFSP Help Desk. Provide the following details when inquiring on fingerprint submission status: training request #, fingerprint collector, date printed, where prints were taken, tracking information, live-scan or ink-rolled, etc.******************************INSTRUCTIONS TO FINGERPRINT COLLECTORWITHOUT THIS EMAIL YOU SHOULD NOT COLLECT ANY FLIGHT TRAINING CANDIDATE'S FINGERPRINTS. ONCE THE CANDIDATE IS PRINTED, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE CANDIDATE TO RETAIN CUSTODY OF THE FINGERPRINTS. If anyone other than yourself or a representative from the candidate's flight school is ever in possession of the fingerprints, the fingerprints will be rejected by TSA. Refer to the instructions below appropriate to you.******************************INSTRUCTIONS TO NATA-CS FINGERPRINT COLLECTOR****************STEP 1: The candidate must present their Passport for identification. If they are an asylee or refugee, they may present their Permanent Resident Card or Driver's License.-- This identification should EXACTLY match the candidate's name = (…) and the passport number(s) = (…).STEP 2: Enter the necessary identification information. […]STEP 3: Each candidate must be printed twice. Do not just transmit the same fingerprints twice.INSTRUCTIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FINGERPRINT COLLECTORPrior to printing, the candidate should provide to you a prepaid traceable envelope for mailing prints to the Fingerprint Processing Center addressed to:ATTN: AFSP (…)MorphoTrust USA, 3051 Hollis Drive, Ste 310, Springfield, IL 62704A representative from the candidate's flight school should accompany the candidate and take possession of the fingerprints, then mail prints to the FPC.STEP 1: The candidate must present their Passport for identification. If they are an asylee or refugee, they may present their Permanent Resident Card or Driver's License. This identification should EXACTLY match the candidate's name = (…) and the passport number(s) = (…).STEP 2: Fill out two FD-258 fingerprint cards for the candidate as indicated below. All information must be legible.- Signature of Person Fingerprinted: Candidate's signature (missing will result in rejection)- Residence of Person Fingerprinted: Candidate's address- Date: Date the candidate was printed- Signature of Official Taking Fingerprints: Your signature (missing will result in rejection)- Employer and Address: Candidate's employer and business address[…]STEP 3: Each candidate must be printed twice. Two (2) complete and separate sets of fingerprint images must be submitted. The prints must be taken on two FD-258 fingerprint cards.******************************If you require help with the AFSP process, please visit the Candidate Frequently Asked Questions page at www.flightschoolcandidates.gov/afsp_faq.htmIf you need further assistance, please contact [email protected] or call (571) 227-1004Sincerely,AFSPThis is an automated response. If you have received this email in error, please forward it to [email protected]: A copy of this email MUST be provided to the authorized electronic fingerprint collector OR be included in all hard card fingerprint submissions taken by a local law enforcement agency, or a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.