I've been wrestling with the idea that great messages are rarely heard or heeded by the people that would benefit from those words of wisdom. Granted, I am a bit more aware of the usage of quotes as someone who does public speaking as an adjunct to the job. I have my favorites... Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson, George Carlin, etc. Unfortunately, people in general, but especially kids are now taking words of wisdom from people that are not wise or even remotely intelligent. (And I thought it was bad when I had to explain what was Led Zeppelin)
We've passed the point in the education of and for the masses when education meant something. In other countries all over the world, children and adults struggle to enroll in schools. Education is something that is earned, not something that is simply given. Here in the United States we have truancy issues: the children simply skip school for no reason. Parents and guardians will fight the school to keep their children from the best education possible. Most schools will lower their standards just to keep the students from not going through the system. I am fed up with children and parents not doing what they can to make sure their children get a quality education.
I've also heard the saying, " the world needs ditch-diggers too." I agree, the world need people for manual labor. I just want those digging ditches to be able to read the manual on how to operate the machinery. It is not too much to ask a parent to look out for their child. It is the job of a child/student to work for their education... not just glean information off Google and treat it as fact. We, as a country, cannot just stand by as our education system gets dumbed-down to meet the standards of the public. It is the job of the public to raise their standards to that of the learning institutions. I want to be able to have a conversation with another person in this country without having to explain all of my references that deal with the Constitution of the United States of America. Class dismissed!
We've passed the point in the education of and for the masses when education meant something. In other countries all over the world, children and adults struggle to enroll in schools. Education is something that is earned, not something that is simply given. Here in the United States we have truancy issues: the children simply skip school for no reason. Parents and guardians will fight the school to keep their children from the best education possible. Most schools will lower their standards just to keep the students from not going through the system. I am fed up with children and parents not doing what they can to make sure their children get a quality education.
I've also heard the saying, " the world needs ditch-diggers too." I agree, the world need people for manual labor. I just want those digging ditches to be able to read the manual on how to operate the machinery. It is not too much to ask a parent to look out for their child. It is the job of a child/student to work for their education... not just glean information off Google and treat it as fact. We, as a country, cannot just stand by as our education system gets dumbed-down to meet the standards of the public. It is the job of the public to raise their standards to that of the learning institutions. I want to be able to have a conversation with another person in this country without having to explain all of my references that deal with the Constitution of the United States of America. Class dismissed!
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