Luca lazy legs biography
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Luca 'Lazylegz' Patuelli
Founder
ILL-Abilities
"Adapt, stay positive, and learn to do things your own way."
Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli has lived by this motto his whole life. Born with Arthrogryposis, a neuromuscular disorder affecting the bones and joints of the body, he has undergone a total of 16 surgeries since he was 7 months old to support his legs, hips, spine, and shoulders. Despite facing physical challenges, Luca learned at an early age about the power of adapting positively to any situation. Always wanting to stay active and join his friends in any activity, he devised creative adaptations that enabled him to participate activities such as soccer, football, and baseball. He also succeeded in learning how to rock climb, surf, and ski. He found ways that enabled him to join his high school swim and dive teams. As he explored the full gamut of physical activities, skateboarding developed into a particular passion for him. At 15 years old, Luca was introduced to breakdancing (Bboying/Bgirling). Immediately, he was attracted to the
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NOTABLE RESEARCH FINDINGS
Only 2 studies out of 102 studies on teacher wellbeing conducted in the last 5 years were in low-income countries; this report offers findings from 2 additional low-income countries. People who study teacher wellbeing recommend improvements to the school atmosphere, but no studies of school-level or policy interventions were found.
Engagement:
When on the cusp of burnout, some teachers said that getting more deeply engaged in their work, for example by leading the school-wide IT team or serving on a district-wide committee, prevented burnout.
Successful students:
Teachers experienced wellbeing when they saw their students win awards or achieve their goals, and liked this as much or more than receiving awards themselves.
Relationships affect each other:
Teachers, principals, students, parents, and policymakers’ behaviors and attitudes intertwine. Improving one may help them all. Teacher wellbeing across these actors was related to respect, praise, motivation, and hard work.