Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I have a Dream.
As Obama would put it "I Have A Dream..." that every kid in the United States has a right to education and SHOULD stay in school to get somewhere in life. I do agree with that statement he made, but that just got me thinking even more. Most of our parents/grandparents barely had any education years ago, some didn't even attend college, which would include my parents, and yet they made a living raising us, getting a job, supplying the everyday needs for us, etc. They received no speech that was addressed from the President of the United States to tell them to stay in school, once they finished high school they thought about marriage, and moving out, and living on their own, and so on. Times have really changed, I suppose the world expects you to have more education to accomplish the simple tasks now. I mean in a way its good, so it gives kids a reason to actually stay in school and not flunk out. Yet, some of us just choose not to listen and fail out of school either way. I know some people who just don't care about school and others that do, but remember some of our parents didn't go to college and just had a high school education. In the end who's the right one?
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I think since time has changed, the successful jobs we want have higher standards. Nearly every job requires an education but the very successful ones require an education beyond high school.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there is a right or wrong - they are just different. American used to be an industrial nation - which means we had industries, we produced things: cars, tractors, planes, furniture...everything. Americans could get lots of jobs without college working in these industries. We are no longer an industrial nation - we are now an informational nation: we need people who understand information like finance, law, computers, software, etc...One needs college for this now. Make sense?
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