My youngest son , now through grade 11 , YEAH!!! got by with what I would call average marks. I know full well he could attain higher marks but he is a tough one to crack . Plus like me he flourishes well in subjects he has a passion for and not so well in others . Math being one that he does not like but he got the credit.
Now as I reflect on school and how the education is system is structured , I really think it is having a horrible effect on society . Bare with me . Most kids get out of high school at the age of 18 or so . Then off to college or university . From there they need to spend at least 2 and up to 7 years to complete their respective degrees. Then comes the financial burdens of higher education. Most that I know have come out owing between 40000 to 60000 dollars. Then they have to obtain a job in their respective careers and live life as well. This leaves them in a hole that can be overwhelming .
What has been the result ? More of men and women are putting off getting married , having children till they get their lives "together' , whatever that really means . What stabilizes a society is the family . Once that institution, given to us by God, is delayed or put aside , the net result is a country were a self centered , me first mentality thrives. Don't even talk to me about living together . That is shallow and empty way of saying , that the other person is nothing more than a sex friend and a money partner . Plus as they said in my grandmothers day , it is living in sin,shacking up . It erodes at a society .
Plus from what I have seen and heard colleges and university promotes more a life of debauchery and sin . Growing up is that thing you delay till the very last . But the net result is a whole slew of 20 something still acting like they are 14.
I think we need a whole reformation of how we educate and how we move our children towards growing up .The first thing is high school needs to become a place were kids can explore what their gifts are so that when they arrive at grade 11 , they have a real sense what careers to move towards . Grade 12 should become a place to begin to learn those skills. Then in college or university , they should cut out all the crap that has nothing to do with achieving that goal of getting your degree. Finally the cost of education is too high . For a person to come out owing almost a house before they can earn a dollar, puts them under a burden that will take years to get out from . Delaying having a family or considering marriage will have a huge cost if this generation does not change and grow up.
As my boys move towards careers in the world I do worry . I worry about my eldest son finding a wife because how how so many women are rejecting the God ordained roles of wife and mother , maintaining his integrity in a world saturated by sin and for my youngest , hoping that in a flawed and incoherent education system the gifts he does have can find a place to flourish.
Young people are putting off the seriousness of life to acquire things but in reality those things do not matter much . But I would argue the education system as it is , is the engine driving the changes we see . Teachers want to say they have played no part in what they see around us but who has our kids 5 days a week for 13 years . I'm no fan of the public school system . Never have been . So as far as I'm concerned I will scream with Coop for all the kids marginalized and getting taught by teachers going through the motions (not all , I do want to say there are many great teachers ).....Schools Out For Summer .......
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Attempt number two. Computers are wonderful until they lose an hour and a halves worth of ranting and raving. People think it's just my dearly beloved who is known for this. Nope, he just does it louder, more often and with more witnesses. Nature verses nurture, our poor kids are doomed.
When I was out on Tuesday, my friend and I heard a bunch of young girls singing this famous anthem. She thought it was the innocent little ditty, from our youth. You know, "No more teachers dirty looks..." The look on her face was priceless when I told her it was Alice Cooper. Then I had to admit, in my advanced years, that I had sung it in my youth. Oh the scandal.
I'm so glad offspring number two made it through. It's very frustrating. He's so talented. What a dude!! Now, to direct that gift into a place of higher learning and a job that'll keep him in food, clothing and shelter. Thank goodness for prayer.
Don't talk to me about young women today. Practicing for the "Girls Gone Wild" videos just leads to heart break, ladies. It's really hard to have a lot of sympathy, when your older son does not think marriage is a dirty word or think that women are just objects.
My last comment about this was six paragraphs long, before the computer ate it (probably a good thing). I pray that God looks out for our future daughter's- in-law and keeps them safe.
For the record, I've been very blessed to have the best teachers a person could ask for. If a bad one was coming up, we'd just move. There are pluses to being a preacher's kid.
I'd like to acknowledge my top three who went above and beyond. Mrs Webb, my first teacher in Grade 1. There is no Primary in New Brunswick because we're naturally smarter and can do the same amount in one year that it takes you guys to do in two. Thank you for teaching a very busy little kid to slow down and read. I still love it.
Mr Haley, in Grade 5, who had all the other kids write me letters and draw pictures before we moved to Nova Scotia. I was getting kind of huffy, because I was the last one picked to go to the Art room. But, he managed to keep it a secret. I was really touched.
Last but certainly not least, Mr Johnson, from my alma mater at North Queens in Caledonia, NS. The man I credit with honing my debating skills. "Support your reason for your argument." A good thing to know when you want to stay happily married. Plus, despite my now not so secret fondness for Harlequins, I do love and appreciate good literature.
To the rest of my teachers, who managed not to kill me for talking to much, thank you for that. You'll be pleased to know that it's a necessary job skill because there is no such thing as a quiet hairdresser. People perceive it as snobbery. Love you, Mrs Reg
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