"Apathy is a sort of living obligation." - Horace Greeley
I have nothing against Barack Obama, I even supported his bid for the presidency two years ago, but I do feel as if his latest push to elongate the school-year for American students is extremely misplaced. Personally, I feel as if the school-year is long enough - and if anything else: It should be shortened.
True, I haven't been in school in over a year.... but guess what? A big part of my apathy towards the school system comes from the fact that it's hard enough as it is just to get ahead in the school system which we've got in place already. If I could say one thing to the President about his recent urge for longer school terms, it would be this: It's better to focus on what you already have and make it work, opposed to creating something bigger and less efficient which doesn't work at all.
Bottom line: Kids are swamped with way too much work as it is nowadays. I remember coming home from school one day in the seventh grade and while I was doing my homework, my mom made an off-handed remark about how the work that I was doing that night was actually stuff that she'd only gotten up to when she was in college. I mean, what does that say?
Mr. President: Work on lowering college tuition for American students before even thinking about a "longer" school-year.
As for Bono who's asking the U.S. for six billion dollars to help fight AIDS in Africa at the U.N. this week: Priorities start at home, man. The U.S. doesn't have six billions dollars for it's own citizens, let alone for citizens in other countries who won't even end up receiving the on-ground relief because of the corrupt regimes which they've found themselves living under.
In conclusion: It's easy to stand up to the people who you don't like, but sometimes you have to stand up to those you admire also - no matter how out-of-touch they actually are. Anyhow, with all of that being said: I digress....
I have nothing against Barack Obama, I even supported his bid for the presidency two years ago, but I do feel as if his latest push to elongate the school-year for American students is extremely misplaced. Personally, I feel as if the school-year is long enough - and if anything else: It should be shortened.
True, I haven't been in school in over a year.... but guess what? A big part of my apathy towards the school system comes from the fact that it's hard enough as it is just to get ahead in the school system which we've got in place already. If I could say one thing to the President about his recent urge for longer school terms, it would be this: It's better to focus on what you already have and make it work, opposed to creating something bigger and less efficient which doesn't work at all.
Bottom line: Kids are swamped with way too much work as it is nowadays. I remember coming home from school one day in the seventh grade and while I was doing my homework, my mom made an off-handed remark about how the work that I was doing that night was actually stuff that she'd only gotten up to when she was in college. I mean, what does that say?
Mr. President: Work on lowering college tuition for American students before even thinking about a "longer" school-year.
As for Bono who's asking the U.S. for six billion dollars to help fight AIDS in Africa at the U.N. this week: Priorities start at home, man. The U.S. doesn't have six billions dollars for it's own citizens, let alone for citizens in other countries who won't even end up receiving the on-ground relief because of the corrupt regimes which they've found themselves living under.
In conclusion: It's easy to stand up to the people who you don't like, but sometimes you have to stand up to those you admire also - no matter how out-of-touch they actually are. Anyhow, with all of that being said: I digress....
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