Educating our Children, our most precious natural resourse..
Our children not receiving a diploma for high school
I found the news regarding
What I’ve noticed about the press is they sensationalize, tell the story and then it seems to disappear. My daughter and many other parents who are able stay with the problem and work through the system while many parents are working full time and are barely able to make ends meet. Therefore the high school diploma problem is sometimes passed over when parents are struggling to keep their homes, put meals on the table and their cars filled with gas. How can they be in both places at the same time? So who looses. Many times it’s our children. What can we do to help the often frustrated parent with their children?
I’m disturbed as I see presidential candidates’ speak of the three am phone call, when many parents and friends are wondering how they will get through next month financially. Add to the current issues our children not receiving a high school diploma and you wonder how will they earn a living when they go out into the real world to start their lives as adults? What will their future be and are they prepared?
Even more provoking, as I listen to all three candidates, it appears we are plagued with how to get through Iraq and our being in that country while its costing us billions of our dollars which could be spent on our youth. You and I paying a bill we resent for a place we know little about while our children continue to be let down with our academic system. How can we help them prepare for their future, when it seems they are not able to get past high school?
My husband casually made a statement to me the other day and it hit me like a ton of bricks. He said for the last five years it seems like the focus of the news and our government is only
This I know, we must figure out how in a global nation we are able to preserve and create more oil and gasoline to survive however, our most valuable and precious resource is our children. Something we should seriously reconsider placing the focus on. It starts with our schools and their teachers beginning in kindergarten. Not waiting until they are further along. Creating a new system where parents and schools work together to spot the learning issues and getting each student placed where they can achieve their best. Our children become the future generation of the survival of our country. What will it take to get all of us to work harder for our children? How many more lost children will there be before it’s too late?
I don’t even want to vote, and I suspect more secretly feel like I do, as we find ourselves thinking it’s hopeless. These candidates promise you the world and when they get into office forget their promises and its business as usual. Our middle class is disappearing, and the rich seem to be stronger each year. More and more millionaires and billionaires who seem to carry the most clout with media. Our kids, struggle, parents wonder if they’ll meet the next mortgage and our candidates continue to babble. I also wonder are they being paid their salaries while they campaign. Are you and I giving them their usual salary while they run around the country trying to be elected president? We give them money to get elected while we pay them for a job they cannot do as they travel the country. Meanwhile our children are struggling to get an education. Isn’t something wrong here?
Any suggestions as to how to get the priorities of our nation changed. Aren’t you concerned about your children’s future? As bloggers and readers, is there something we can do together? I’m old, sick and tired; however, if you have any ideas, I’d jump on board to the best of my ability. My family is the most important part of my life. I just don’t know what to do next? Do you?
My best, Dorothy
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Wow! Some very great points…and I agree with you…what about all of us (or most of us) who are struggling financially just trying to buy groceries, pay the mortgage, and fill the gas tank???
As far as the schools go, I think half of it is the parents…it all starts at home. Those whose parents value education (NOT necessarily educated themselves) most times do okay. Too quickly we look to everything else but ourselves as to why we’re not doing good. We’re so quick to attribut ADHD, the teachers not reaching the student, not enough resources, and yet how did we all get through school without technology and such? I see things getting a bit worse before they get better….it takes hard work to be a good student and a good worker.
Wow, I could go on but I won’t…I see so much LAZINESS from students everyday!!! On a positive note, there are many GOOD things happening in our schools and homes…we need to focus on that (and find some new presidential candidates!!!!) ha ha ha!
Love you Dorth….
Today on my drive into work i heard that 3rd graders about ten of them in Georgia were going to injure there teacher because she scolded a student for standing on a chair. They found that the kids had a broken steak knife, handcuffs, ect. Three of the students have been arrested, but to think that ten 3rd graders were going to do this is very upsetting. It makes you wonder where were there parents? Why did they want to do this? Why the violence? Why to a teacher that is trying to help them learn?
Alot of kids today dont care about school, they want to watch TV and play there video games or go on the computer.
I can say that it is very hard working 40 hours a week and also trying to do things at the school. You miss out on so much trying to provide for your family and if you do take to much time off (and you dont have an understanding boss) they you could lose your job and then what would they do for money?
Nothing is cheap these days, you have all the bills, gas, clothing, ect. It adds up quick.
The thing about Iraq, i am greatful for the military, but when is enough, enough?
My children are in Kindergarden and Head Start, my son gets speech therapy 2 times a week and i am hoping that he will be able to catch up to the other children his age and be able to acheive anything he puts his mind to.
When i graduated in 2001, and my father told me i wasnt going to, I was the child that went to summer school 3 times and didnt want to do anything, but when my dad said to me.. Your not going to do it, i made sure that i did. I wanted him to be proud and wanted to show him i was able to do it. He knew in his mind that i would (or so i hope..lol) but when he said that something in my head went off and i made sure i graduated the year i was suppose to. During my school years my dad was in and out of school for me, fighting his way to make sure that i had a chance at things, i am very greatful for that.
I think that for students to get there High School dipolima is an achevement.. It takes time, effort, help from the school and the parents and williness from everyone that wants to help.
Robin, it does take a team approach with our kids today. Parents and the school to help them understand the importance of their education. I hope as things go, we are able to re stress the need for more communication between the student, teacher, and parent. All three need to work together for the better of the child. It has to start at a very early age. With our latest incident in the news today..the third graders and their revenge tactics obviously we need to start younger then I previously believed.
Thanks for your comment Love you….Dorth…
Jodi, I think it helps to hear how you reacted to what your parents believed. Perhaps as we find out how it affected you we can adjust our comments to our children. Giving them a different approach to why we want them to learn as much as they can in school today. Listen to our hearts and recognize time is flying by and our children need help today. More then before as there is so much going on we never had to deal with while we grew up. Thanks so much for giving us your point of view. I hope it helps other young parents. And in the end you are grateful for your family who always stands behind you…no matter what. Its great to hear.
hugs..Dorothy
I think that it’s the parents responsibility to enstore the values of an education on their children. If the parent doesn’t pay attention to their child’s school work, help and encourage them with it why should they think it’s important. It’s just my opinion though.
As a parent, when my children were young, I lived by the credo, “Make every moment a teachable moment.” This meant that I had to be responsible for my actions all of the time. Even when I screwed up, it was up to me to be honest about that and make amends. When they began school, that was their job, their responsibility, just as we adults had jobs.
To demonstrate how important their education was, I volunteered many hours at the school. I arranged my schedule so that I could. I observed excellent teachers, doing the best they could, with the skills and tools available. I had friends who had very different experiences with the same teachers. I can’t answer why to that.
I was blessed with great kids who loved to learn, so it made my experiences better than many.
Please, please vote! Your vote is one of the strongest weapons you hold.