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Sunday, August 30, 2009
THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN
PART 2/2 THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS
ATTENDANCE
AT SCHOOL IS THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR STUDENTS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND CO-OPERATION OF THE PARENT IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST.
IT IS THE PARENT WHO ULTIMATELY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILD TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND ON TIME, ALSO, PARENTS MUST TAKE
A HANDS- ON APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM AND IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT THIS RESPONSIBILITY THEY MUST DESIGNATE ANOTHER PERSON
FOR THIS DAILY TASK. A SYSTEM OF SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE FINES SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON THE PARENT
IF THE STUDENT IS ABSENT OR LATE WITHOUT A SATISFACTORY EXCUSE.
ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY IS A MUST FOR EVERY STUDENT SO THEY DO NOT MISS TIME FROM
CLASSES.
PARENTS MUST INSTILL, IN THE STUDENT, THE VALUE AND NEED OF AN EDUCATION AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE STUDENT TO OBTAIN IT AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THEIR FUTURE.
ONCE IN SCHOOL IT IS THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCES THERE PLEASANT
AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL. THE STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE FRAME OF MIND THAT THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO GO TO
SCHOOL AND LEARN EVERY DAY AND THAT IT WILL BE A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. THE STUDENTS
MUST BE ENCOURAGED TO LOVE AND RESPECT THEIR SCHOOL AND TEACHERS AND THEIR FRIENDSHIPS WITH OTHER CLASSMATES. REWARDS
FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE CAN BE GIVEN FROM THE FINES IMPOSED FOR LATE OR ABSENT STUDENTS.
THE
PRACTICE OF PERMITTING STUDENTS TO LEAVE SCHOOL AT AGE SIXTEEN TO WORK MUST BE STOPPED AND STUDENTS MUST BE REQUIRED TO STAY
IN SCHOOL UNTIL THEY GRADUATE OR REACH THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS. TANDEM VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO PREFER, OR ARE ADEPT
FOR TRAINING FOR A TRADE TO ENTER THE WORK FORCE. IN ALL EVENTS THEY MUST GRADUATE FROM ONE
SCHOOL OR THE OTHER.
WITH THE PROBLEM OF SINGLE OR BOTH PARENTS WORKING AWAY FROM THE HOME, IT IS TIME TO
CHANGE DATES AND TIME THE SCHOOL IS OPEN. FIRST, IT SHOULD BE A FIVE DAY WEEK 8:00 AM TO 6:00
PM, TWELVE MONTHS A YEAR.
OF COURSE PROVISIONS MUST BE MADE FOR FOUR, ONE WEEK VACATIONS ON THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL LEGAL HOLIDAYS. STUDENT
WILL BE REQUIRED TO STAY IN SCHOOL DURING THOSE HOURS, WITH A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS OF ACADEMIC CLASSES AND THE BALANCE OF
THE TIME TO DO TWO HOURS OF HOMEWORK OR STUDY WORK, ONE HOUR FOR LUNCH AND THREE HOURS OF SPORTS, MUSIC, HOBBY, OR EXTRA CURRICULAR
TIME IN SCHOOL OR A NEARBY SPORTS FIELD OR FACILITY, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROCTORS OR MENTORS OR TEACHERS ASSISTANTS,
INCLUDING SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE CLASS WHO MAY BE PAID OR VOLUNTEER. BY KEEPING THE STUDENTS IN CLASS ALL DAY, YOU ELIMINATE THE CHANCE THESE
STUDENT REMAIN UNSUPERVISED WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE AT WORK WHILE DISPENSING WITH THE HOMEWORK PROBLEMS WHILE GIVING THEM
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTAKE OF GOOD WHOLESOME ACTIVITIES WHILE AT SCHOOL. THIS WOULD ALSO ELIMINATE OUTSIDE
INFLUENCE ON THESE STUDENTS SUCH AS GANGS AND BAD COMPANY.
PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ARRANGE
TO HAVE THEIR VACATIONS COINCIDE WITH THAT OF THEIR STUDENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, OR TO MAKE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE STUDENT
TO ENJOY THEIR VACATION. SINCE IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE AND KEEP A FRIENDLY ATTITUDE AND RE-PORE
BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, ANY REQUIRED DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A STUDENT MUST BE DECIDED UPON BY THE SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION
ONLY. CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENT MUST BE ELIMINATED ESPECIALLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHER
STUDENTS TO AVOID SHAME AND THE BELITTLEMENT OR BULLYING BY FELLOW STUDENTS.
ALL SCHOOLS
MUST HAVE ADEQUATE AND CLEAN CAFETERIAS FOR A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND A WHOLESOME LUNCH ABOUT NOON, WITH SNACKS AVAILABLE BECAUSE
OF THE EXTENDED DAY. THE COST OF THESE MEALS SHALL BE CHARGED TO THE PARENTS ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
EACH STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A ONE HALF HOUR BREAKFAST AND A ONE HALF HOUR LUNCH PERIOD EACH DAY. THIS
WILL INSURE EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE THE NOURISHMENT NECESSARY TO BE IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND FOR LEARNING.
ALL TESTING OF STUDENTS MUST BE HANDLED BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND PREFERABLY ON FRIDAYS.
TEACHERS SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE OR HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEST QUESTIONS, BASED ON THAT WEEK’S TEACHING SUBJECTS.
THIS WILL AVOID ANY PROMPTING OR TEACHER TIPS AND GUARANTEE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE CLASS.
THE ATMOSPHERE AT SCHOOL MUST ALWAYS
BE PLEASANT, INVITING AND FRIENDLY BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS MUST BE
AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES, TO HANDLE ANY SOCIAL OR ACADEMIC PROBLEMS OR CONFLICTS, ALSO BETWEEN STUDENTS. STUDENT
MUST BE INSTRUCTED AND ADVISED TO TREAT EACH FELLOW STUDENT WITH THE SAME RESPECT THEY WOULD EXPECT THEMSELVES FROM ANOTHER
STUDENT. BIG BROTHER STUDENTS, FROM UPPER GRADES, SUCH AS SENIORS, SHOULD BE MADE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP
YOUNGER STUDENT WITH SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SINCE EVERY STUDENT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAS UNDERGONE SOME SOCIAL
PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS, CONCERNS, ATTITUDES AND/OR MISCONCEPTIONS, BETWEEN STUDENTS,
CAN BE RESOLVED WITH PEER GUIDANCE.
THESE SUGGESTIONS ARE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO PRODUCE THE RESULTS NECESSARY FOR THE STUDENT
TO LEARN AND ENJOY THEIR SCHOOL TIME WITH THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS. IT WILL PRODUCE AN
ATMOSPHERE OF CALM FOR ACADEMICS, SPORTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN WHICH EVERY STUDENT WILL FIND INTEREST TO DEVELOP THEIR SPECIAL
TALENT. EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE THE PERSONAL ATTENTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT NECESSARY AND NEEDED TO BE
ACTIVE IN LEARNING AND ENJOYING THE DAY IN SCHOOL IN THE COMPANY OF FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS. WITH THE TIME
SET ASIDE FOR LEARNING AND REST AND RELAXATION DURING THE DAY A STUDENT WILL HAVE THE BALANCE OF ACTIVITY TO KEEP THEIR INTEREST,
WHILE THEY ALSO ENJOY THE DAY AT SCHOOL.
OF COURSE,
THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND CITY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE AND ATMOSPHERE FOR STUDY AND ADVANCEMENT
TO BECOME MATURE AND ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO BE FUTURE LEADERS, IN WHATEVER FIELD OF ENDEAVOR THEY CHOOSE. YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT THIS PLAN WILL SPARK A
FIRE OF CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THE CITY OR TOWN, THE TEACHERS, THEIR UNIONS AND EVEN THE PARENTS AND
THEIR STUDENTS. EACH HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION AND EACH SHOULD BE HEARD, BUT IN THE
FINAL ANALYSIS ALL WILL AGREE THAT A DRASTIC CHANGE IN NEEDED IN THE TEACHING OF OUR CHILDREN. THE IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATION IS THAT THIS CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT MUST BE MADE VERY SOON OR WE WILL HAVE LOST THE HELP OF OUR NEXT GENERATION
OF AMERICANS WE SURELY WILL NEED TO SOLVE THOSE FUTURE PROBLEMS WE HAVE FAILED TO RESOLVE IN THIS GENERATION.
AS A FINAL NOTE, AN EQUALLY CHALLENGING CONTROVERSY HAS ARISEN IN THE LAST DECADE, DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF EDUCATION
IN EVERY STATE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT SHOULD BE PAID. OST STATES HAVE THE COST OF EDUCATION
INCLUDED IN THEIR EVERY LOCAL CITY AND TOWN’S OVERALL ANNUAL BUDGET, AND THE REVENUE IS OBTAINED FROM THE TAXES ON THE
REAL-ESTATE, WITH A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE STATE VARYING IN AMOUNTS. BECAUSE OF THE VARIANCE
IN VALUES BETWEEN MOST STATES A MARKED DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS DEDICATED FOR EACH STATE’S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
SOME STATES PAY FOR PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPENSE THROUGH A LOTTERY SYSTEM OR SALES TAX IMPOSED ON CERTAIN ITEMS
SOLD. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO THE STATES FOR EDUCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
TO HELP THEIR OVERBURDENED LOAD.
RECENTLY SOME STATE’S
LEADERS HAVE ARGUED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS THE INITIAL OBLIGATION TO FUND A NATIONAL AND EQUAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM BASED ON
THE POPULATION OF EACH STATE OR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL EACH YEAR. THIS ARGUMENT HAS AS
ITS BASIS THE PREAMBLE TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WHICH STATES THAT THE CONSTITUTION WAS ESTABLISHED, AMONG OTHER REASONS TO,
“PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE” OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. THERE IS NO QUESTION
THAT IT WOULD BE PERFECT IF A TRULY GOOD OR EQUAL EDUCATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERY CHILD IN THE U.S., REGARDLESS OF THE
STATE THAT CHILD MAY LIVE IN. WHETHER THE US. GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR EACH CHILD’S EDUCATION
RAISES EVEN MORE QUESTIONS AS TO WHO HAS THE RIGHT AND OBLIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CURRICULUM, HIRE THE TEACHERS, AND CONTROL
EACH CHILD’S EDUCATION THROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL.
ADD TO THIS QUANDARY THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF PARENTS OPTING TO HOME SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN
AND YOU HAVE A MONUMENTAL PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED, SOONER THAN LATER.
SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION.PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY
Thursday, August 27, 2009
THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN
SCHOOL
IS IN SESSION IN MANY STATES
Part 1 of 2 Parts FOR AT LEAST THE LAST TWENTY YEARS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE
U.S. HAS FALLEN BEHIND THAT OF MOST PROGRESSIVE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. SCHOLASTICALLY, OUR STUDENTS RANK
CLOSE TO THE LOWEST IN SCORES COMPARED TO OTHER NATIONS. THERE ARE, OF COURSE, MANY REASONS FOR THIS PREDICAMENT.
IN THIS ARTICLE, I INTEND TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE MOST URGENT REASONS.
A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF INNER
CITY STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY BLACKS AND HISPANICS, QUIT SCHOOL AS EARLY AS THE NINTH GRADE. WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE
REACH SIXTEEN THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY AND BECOMING INDEPENDENT OF THEIR PARENTS. THEREFORE, THEY FEEL IT
NECESSARY TO OBTAIN WORK, TO HAVE THE MONEY. WE HAVE YET TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP CHILDREN INTERESTED IN LEARNING,
BECAUSE OF THOSE DISTRACTIONS.
PRESIDENT BUSH AND SENATOR TED KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS DRAFTED LEGISLATION CALLED
“NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND.” DESIGNED TO PERIODICALLY TEST OUR STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE AND THEREBY ARE FOREWARNED
OF STUDENT’S DEFICIENCIES, HOPEFULLY IN TIME TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PLAN REMAINS
UNFUNDED AND TOO MUCH EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON PASSING TESTS RATHER THAN TEACHING STUDENTS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING ISSUES WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM YOU NEED TO ONLY TALK TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
THE TEACHER COMPLAINS THAT FIFTY PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS ARE NOT MOTIVATED TO LEARN AT SCHOOL WHILE SOME JUST DON’T
BOTHER TO ATTEND SCHOOL ENOUGH. IN OUR MODERN SOCIETY WITH BOTH PARENTS AND SINGLE PARENTS WORKING, THERE
IS LITTLE TIME OR INTEREST LEFT AT THE END OF THE DAY TO ASSIST IN THE CHILD’S EDUCATION. THEY
LEAVE THIS TASK TO THE TEACHER, WHO CANNOT DO IT ALONE. A SIMPLE “GO AND DO YOU’RE HOMEWORK”
OFTEN FALLS SHORT. MOST STUDENTS ARE ON THEIR OWN FROM EARLY MORNING WHEN THEIR PARENT
RUNS OFF TO WORK. THIS LEAVES THE CHILD TO ARISE, HAVE BREAKFAST AND GET OFF TO SCHOOL ON TIME.
IF THE CELL PHONE RINGS, BREAKFAST IS USUALLY DROPPED. MOTIVATED STUDENTS CAN ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS
BUT SOME LANGUISH IN BED HAVING STAYED UP LATE WATCHING TELEVISION OR STAYING OUT UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT. THE
PARENTS, THROUGH FEELINGS OF GUILT, FRUSTRATION, DISINTEREST OR SELFISHNESS, DO LITTLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, WHILE THE
STUDENT FEELS NEGLECTED AND HARBORS RESENTMENT FOR HIS PARENTS. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO
MAKE OR EAT THEIR BREAKFAST ALONE, AFTER ALL ISN’T BREAKFAST THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY? USUALLY
KIDS ARE SATISFIED TO GRAB A COKE OR ENERGY DRINK OUT OF THE FRIDGE AND SLOG OFF TO SCHOOL WHILE MEETING THEIR CAFFEINE REQUIREMENTS.
ONCE IN SCHOOL, THEY FEEL NEGLECTED AND RESENTFUL TOWARD EVERYONE THEY MEET PARTLY DUE TO THE CAFFEINE CRASH AND MOSTLY
DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR PARENTS DIDN’T JOIN THEM FOR A FAR MORE HEALTHY BREAKFAST, WHICH MAKES FOR A BAD DAY FOR
HIM AND THE SCHOOL. THEY ARE WALKING TIME BOMBS, READY TO EXPLODE AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR HATE INDISCRIMINATELY
TOWARD ANYONE AND EVERYONE THEY ENCOUNTER ESPECIALLY PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY. THE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED BOOKS TO READ OR TEXTS TO STUDY
ALONG WITH THEIR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.
SOMETIMES TEACHERS EVEN HAVE E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR THEIR USING BY THE CONSCIENTIOUS STUDENTS.
USUALLY, ASSIGNMENTS NEVER MAKE IT HOME OR ARE LEFT IN BACKPACKS BECAUSE THERE IS NO PARENT HOME AFTER SCHOOL TO SEE
THAT ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMPLETED, TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TO GUIDE THE STUDENT THROUGH A TOUGH SPOT. KIDS
ARE QUICK TO FIND EXCUSES FOR THEIR FAILINGS BUT DID YOU EVER HEAR A CHILD SAY I COULDN’T DO MY HOMEWORK BECAUSE MY
PARENT WASN’T HOME TO HELP ME? NO, THEY JUST FEEL JUSTIFIED IN MAKING EXCUSES IN AN EXPRESSION AGAINST
CONFORMITY AND REGULATIONS. THEY THINK THEY ARE PUNISHING THEIR PARENTS BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE PUNISHING
THEMSELVES AND RUINING THEIR FUTURE. TEACHERS TODAY DO NOT HOUND THE STUDENTS FOR MISSED
ASSIGNMENTS ANYWAY. SOMETIMES A COMPUTERIZED LIST OF MISSING PAPERWORK MAKES IT HOME, HOWEVER, USUALLY
IT DOESN’T. NOT ALL SCHOOLS EVEN BOTHER TO ADVISE THE PARENTS OF THESE EVENTS. THEREFORE,
UNLESS THE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE IS ADDRESSED, AND HE/SHE CAN BE MOTIVATED TO LEARN, THERE IS NO HOPE TO SAVE THIS STUDENT
FROM FLUNKING GRADES. TO LEAVE SCHOOL WITHOUT A COMPLETE EDUCATION IS A TRAVESTY NOT ONLY FOR EACH
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT BUT FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION AS A WHOLE.
WE ALL PAY TAXES TO EDUCATE THE UP
AND COMING GENERATION, WHETHER WE HAVE STUDENTS OR NOT. WOULDN’T IT MAKE SENSE TO SEE THAT WE GET
THE MOST OUT OF OUR MONEY? WOULDN’T IT BENEFIT US ALL? IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE
U.S. HAS NOT SEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS. THAT WAS WHEN WE ABANDONED THE ONE ROOM RURAL SCHOOLHOUSE
WITH ONE TEACHER FOR ALL GRADES. STUDENTS WERE ALL CRAMMED INTO ONE ROOM AND TAUGHT AT THEIR INDIVIDUAL
LEVELS. CHILDREN WERE GIVEN THE SUMMER OFF FROM SCHOOL IN THOSE DAYS BECAUSE WE WERE
IN AN AGRARIAN SOCIETY WITH FAMILY FARMS. EVERYONE WAS NEEDED TO PLANT AND BRING IN THE HARVEST AND PREPARE
FOR THE COLD WINTER AHEAD. TODAY WE DO NOT HAVE THAT SITUATION GENERALLY, BUT IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, IN
MOST CASES WITH PARENTS WORKING AWAY FROM HOME, FOR AN AVERAGE OF TEN HOURS A DAY. CHILDREN’S SCHOOL
HOURS ARE IN CONFLICT SINCE THEY ARE SHORTER THAN THE WORKDAY. AS A RESULT, CHILDREN ARE LEFT ALONE AT
HOME FOR FOUR OR FIVE HOURS A DAY. HOMEWORK IS NOT FOREMOST ON THEIR MINDS SINCE THEY ARE ALONE AND THERE
ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SEEK OUT OTHER INTERESTS SUCH AS COMPUTER PLAY OR THE COMPANIONSHIP OF FRIENDS OUTSIDE THE
HOME. BOTH OF THESE ACTIVITIES, LEFT UNMONITORED CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR CHILDREN. YOU
WONDER WHY CHILDREN ARE DRAWN TO STREET GANGS AND BAD COMPANY BUT THE REASON IS THE ABANDONMENT OF CHILDREN DURING THE DAY
WHILE PARENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE A LIVING AND PAY THE MOUNTING BILLS.
IF ONE WOULD TAKE THE TIME
TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM OF EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN THEY WOULD REALIZE THAT DRASTIC CHANGES MUST BE MADE TO TURN
THIS TREND AROUND. WE NEED OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO SUCCESSFULLY PREPARE KIDS FOR LIFE AND A HIGHER EDUCATION.
HIGHER EDUCATION IS NOW NOT AN OPTION BUT A NECESSITY TO COMPETE IN THIS VERY COMPETITIVE WORLD.
THE
MINUTE WE START TALKING ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN AND THE NEEDED CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS THAT MUST BE UNDERTAKEN, WE
RUN INTO A BRICK WALL OF OPPOSITION FROM JUST ABOUT EVERYONE INVOLVED. SUDDENLY THE TEACHERS AND THEIR
UNIONS FEEL SET UPON AND CRITICIZED FOR PAST PERFORMANCE WHILE THE PARENTS WAKE UP FROM THEIR LONG SLEEP OF INDIFFERENCE,
DISINTEREST AND NEGLECT AND BECOME VERACIOUS OPPONENTS OF ANY PLAN THAT DOES NOT FIT THEIR PARTICULAR FAMILY NEED. THERE IS NO QUESTION
THAT METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT MUST BE FOUND, ESTABLISHED AND IMPLEMENTED TO TURN THIS URGENT PROBLEM WITH EDUCATION AROUND IN
ORDER TO HELP OUR STUDENTS. IT IS ALSO OBVIOUS THAT SAID IMPROVEMENTS WILL REQUIRE INNOVATIVE
CHANGES, SOME DRASTIC BUT ALL QUITE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PLAN SUCCEED. THE QUESTION
OF WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, HOW, WHERE AND WHEN, IS DIFFICULT TO ANSWER IN ONE FAST SWOOP. THEREFORE,
WE MUST BREAK THE PROBLEM DOWN TO ITS’ PRINCIPLE BASIC PARTS AND BEGIN WITH ITS SIMPLEST PART, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
ITSELF AND ITS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENTS BEING TAUGHT. A STUDENT IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND,
YEARNING TO LEARN IS A PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO LEARN. THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT MUST BE CORRECTED IS THE STARTING
POINT, THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT AND THEIR PARENTS ARE THE OBJECT AND MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SYSTEM
OF EDUCATION, WHICH CANNOT SUCCEED WITHOUT THE CO-OPERATION OF BOTH.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
CONGRESS’S AUGUST VACATION
JULY 25, 2009
DEAR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA,
MOST AMERICANS,
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, ARE SURPRISED AND DISMAYED THAT, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR; CONGRESS WOULD EVEN CONSIDER INTERRUPTING THEIR
SESSION AND WORK IN CONGRESS TO LEAVE ON VACATIONS, WHILE THE COUNTRY IS IN SUCH DIRE AND DANGEROUS STRAITS.
IT
WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THAT AMERICA CRITICIZED THE IRAQI LEGISLATURE, WHO WERE WRESTLING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF A NEW CONSTITUTION,
FOR TAKING A THREE WEEKS VACATION WHILE AMERICAN AND IRAQI SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WERE FIGHTING AND DYING TO SAVE THEIR COUNTRY.
THESE
AMERICAN SERVICE PEOPLE ARE STILL FIGHTING AND DYING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES WITH RISING
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, AT AN ALARMING RATE, PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES, WHILE CITIES AND STATES CANNOT PROVIDE THE SERVICES
PEOPLE NEED TO BE SAFE IN THEIR HOMES.
CONGRESS IS OBLIVIOUS TO THESE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUES TO WORK ONLY THREE DAYS A WEEK
AND REGULARLY TAKE AT LEAST FOUR VACATIONS A YEAR, WHILE NEEDED LEGISLATION TO HELP THE COUNTRY’S PLIGHT IS LEFT UNATTENDED,
IN SPITE OF THE URGENCY. THIS IS A SERIOUS NEGLECT OF THE DUTY CONGRESS HAS UNDERTAKEN WHEN THEY WERE ELECTED
TO OFFICE. INSTEAD,
IT IS A “BUSINESS AS USUAL” ATTITUDE IN WASHINGTON, WITH THE USUAL BOGGING DOWN OF THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS BY DEMOCRATS BICKERING WITH REPUBLICANS AND WITH OTHER, AS EVIDENCED BY THE INACTION FOR YOUR PROPOSED
HEALTHCARE REFORM BILL, RECENTLY.
IT IS QUITE EVIDENT THAT CONGRESS IS THE PROBLEM, HERE, AND THE ANTICS OF ITS MEMBERS
HAVE CRIPPLED THIS COUNTRY, OVER THE YEARS, BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITY OR NEGLECT TO PASS THE MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION NEEDED,
IN SUCH FIELDS AS SOCIAL SECURITY, UNEMPLOYMENT THE SAGGING ECONOMY, REAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PLANS, THE TRADE IMBALANCE, HOME
FORECLOSURES, THE EXORBITANT COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND NOW, YOUR HEALTH CARE PLAN.
IT IS TIME FOR
CONGRESS TO WORK A FIVE DAY WEEK, AT LEAST EIGHT FULL HOURS A DAY, AND TO STAY IN SESSION UNTIL THE PEOPLE’S BUSINESS
IS ATTENDED TO AND COMPLETED. IF CONGRESS DOES NOT DO IT VOLUNTARILY, YOU, PRESIDENT OBAMA,
HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT AND DUTY TO KEEP THEM IN SESSION DURING THIS ECONOMIC EMERGENCY.
I URGE YOU, SIR,
TO ENCOURAGE EVERY AMERICAN TO CONTACT THEIR CONGRESSMEN, AND TO INSIST THAT THEY TAKE THEIR OATH OF OFFICE SERIOUSLY,
BY WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK, AS ALL WORKING PERSONS DO AND TO STAY IN SESSION UNTIL ALL THE NEEDED LEGISLATION IS CONSIDERED
AND VOTED ON, WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
THIS IS THE JOB THEY ACCEPTED AND OATH THEY UNDERTOOK WHEN THEY TOOK OFFICE IN OUR GOVERNMENT AND THIS IS THEIR SOLEMN
OBLIGATION TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHOM THEY SHOULD REPRESENT, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
THEIR REWARD
FOR DOING THEIR JOB IS THEIR ASSURANCE OF RE-ELECTION. WHEREAS, IF THEY DO NOT PERFORM THEIR JOB AS THEY
ARE REQUIRED TO DO WITHOUT DELAY, THEY CANNOT EXPECT TO BE RE-ELECTED BY THEIR CONSTITUANTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUTNITY
TO VOICE MY VIEWS. MY CONTINUED BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS IN YOUR DIFFICULT TASK, ON OUR BEHALF.
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