Thoughts for the Day!

I once read a post to an online group asking for the opinion of whether we would ever have a universal health care plan in the United States. This questions caused me to think about more than just asking the question, but coming up with solutions and answers to these thoughts. Most of the responses were "no," and the explanation of the reasons why, however, there were a few who thought it would be possible with constraints. I did pose a question as to how do we resolve this issue and get our voices heard especially since we have this wonderful tool of techonolgy available to us.

After much thought about my post I began to think about a question I have been asking myself and others lately. With the state of public education in America and the apathy that children have towards school, what can we do as educators to make the learning environment a better place? As a teacher, dean of students, and administrator I have been pegged as a person who listens to the kids over the adults, or that I always side with the children. This is true to every extent in that I believe that the words that children speak are just reflections of their hearts. They believe that they need to be nurtured by the very adults that are responsible for them. They want the same love and consideration that many of the adults I work with desire for themselves. Many of my adult colleagues have similar child-like desires and needs that remind me of children.

My solution or answer to this question is multifaceted in that I challenge each and everyone that is responsible for the life of a child in any capacity to find a way to connect with a child and provide them with the love, care and concern they deserve to feel whole. Put aside your ego of being the adult and knowing more than what a child can offer you to really hear their desires and how we can make this world a better place. The same children that you fail to connect with will be responsible for helping to make sure that the world we live in is a better place. It is time we start treating them as capable beings instead of society rejects.

Remember to take time to help someone to become a better person. In doing so you will make a better you!

Enjoy!