Monday, January 15, 2007
MLK - fighting for abolilition of Slavery? WTH? (also titled, our kids are f*ing stupid)
Monday, January 15, 2007 | Original Musings by
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Today on MSNBC.COM is an article and I think the subtitle sums it up the best :
"College survey shows some think he was advocating the abolition of slavery"
yes folks, college students, NOT 3rd graders.
as you read the article, yes, you can blame it on "No Child Left Behind" (which is a whole other rant, oops, I mean blog)... but can we blame it on....
THE PARENTS??????
Hmmmmm.... it's MLK day, yes you're off school. How many parents ask their kids, "honey, do you know why you're off school today?" How many parents take their kids to MLK celebrations over the weekend (our church is having community service projects, but I'm stuck at work)?
Again, you can blame the education on the schools, or where it squarely belongs, on the parents.
As for not knowing who MLK is..... WTH?
"College survey shows some think he was advocating the abolition of slavery"
yes folks, college students, NOT 3rd graders.
as you read the article, yes, you can blame it on "No Child Left Behind" (which is a whole other rant, oops, I mean blog)... but can we blame it on....
THE PARENTS??????
Hmmmmm.... it's MLK day, yes you're off school. How many parents ask their kids, "honey, do you know why you're off school today?" How many parents take their kids to MLK celebrations over the weekend (our church is having community service projects, but I'm stuck at work)?
Again, you can blame the education on the schools, or where it squarely belongs, on the parents.
As for not knowing who MLK is..... WTH?
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ~~~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I like running because it's a challenge. If you run hard, there's the pain----and you've got to work your way through the pain. You know, lately it seems all you hear is 'Don't overdo it' and 'Don't push yourself.' Well, I think that's a lot of bull. If you push the human body, it will respond." ~~~Bob Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers general manager, NHL Hall of Famer. (Will-Weber's "Voices From the Midpack" chapter.)
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.~~~Denis Watley
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly. ~~~Thomas H. Huxley (1825 - 1895)
1 comments:
Smile. This is kind of funny because my daughter was giving me facts about Rosa Parks, who she learned about this week - and sensing a parental oppurtunity, I tried to engage her in a talk about civil rights. She listened for a little while, offered a few bits of 7 year old wisdom and then ended the discussion. But I felt good about it- Education might begin at school for a lot of things, but I think that every chance you get with your kids should be enriching them with whatever knowledge/love/experience you can.
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