One of the most amazing things to me is that nature of education being offered to children across the country is being challenged on many fronts. School districts, like never before have been challenged to manage or cut their budget in uncharacteristic fashions. Yesterday, I was listening to CNN on Sirus Radio, and learned of a school district that was going to a four day week, simply because that was the only solution that would have the least amount of impact on the students, classrooms, teachers etc. I thought to myself, wow, all of this to manage rising fuel costs, budget restrictions and the decline in the per pupil monies, teacher salaries, all while there is a rising costs of living. The list is certainly a lengthy one but it seems to be one bursting bubble that education law makers are attending to fix while others are busting, graduation rates, school interest, fighting, teasing, bullying, test scores. In all, I often wonder is the concern in our nation really education, health care or is it something more foundational then that.
I would venture to say that as a nation we must return to morality, having ethics and amplify values. What happened to love, integrity, citizenship, humanity, loyalty and the like. School is important but for hundreds of years people didn’t go to school for 180 plus days, so thats cant be the answer~ A nations growth, and prosperity hinges on this very truth, “A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society,” as stated by Thomas Jefferson.
I personally would have a call to morality. We have accepted largely as a society the perverse and the ungodly. To think that the love of money has effected, every decision and everything that we do as a nation. Whatever happened to the concepts of Freedom, Liberty, and Justice. Grapple with these thoughts for then and only then will we be able to truly educate our children.