Daily Helping:
Week 12 (March 19 - March 25):
During this 7 day period, consider the perspectives which can be unpacked from that which pertains to the typical attitudes toward education among youth in 21st centruy America. It is true that apathy and ignorance are characteristics of many such attitudes surrounding. Why is it that many students don't care and don't know about the value of earning an education? Today, students will quickly research and master concepts involved with playing video games; yet, few will make an effort to apply the same level of commitment to school-related work for the sake of pursuing good citizenship with grateful hearts. Could it be that American educational philosophy has veered off from the road of traditional cultural absolutes which considers the earning of a formal education to be a privilege and not a civil right? In other words, do you beleive as an educator, and an American citizen, that students in our publc schools should interpret their working toward a formal education as being their privilege, which they do not deserve, or as their right, even though they may define this right as a license to perpetually disrupt the learning of others and cause unnecessary stress for their teachers? Don't confuse the civil rights statement, previously mentioned, as being used in the context of our society and government having a lack of committment in providing every child with a quality education. We ought to believe that an education is a right in terms of opportunity; however, students must see this opportunity as a privilege and not a right which they can despise. As we will see next week, this is a dynamic concept and the most vital need is to intercede and intervene for the sake of our students and their families in society so that this truth is appreciated and embraced for the benefit of all mankind, particularly in our great nation of America.
During this 7 day period, consider the perspectives which can be unpacked from that which pertains to the typical attitudes toward education among youth in 21st centruy America. It is true that apathy and ignorance are characteristics of many such attitudes surrounding. Why is it that many students don't care and don't know about the value of earning an education? Today, students will quickly research and master concepts involved with playing video games; yet, few will make an effort to apply the same level of commitment to school-related work for the sake of pursuing good citizenship with grateful hearts. Could it be that American educational philosophy has veered off from the road of traditional cultural absolutes which considers the earning of a formal education to be a privilege and not a civil right? In other words, do you beleive as an educator, and an American citizen, that students in our publc schools should interpret their working toward a formal education as being their privilege, which they do not deserve, or as their right, even though they may define this right as a license to perpetually disrupt the learning of others and cause unnecessary stress for their teachers? Don't confuse the civil rights statement, previously mentioned, as being used in the context of our society and government having a lack of committment in providing every child with a quality education. We ought to believe that an education is a right in terms of opportunity; however, students must see this opportunity as a privilege and not a right which they can despise. As we will see next week, this is a dynamic concept and the most vital need is to intercede and intervene for the sake of our students and their families in society so that this truth is appreciated and embraced for the benefit of all mankind, particularly in our great nation of America.
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