Teachers’ continual battle over the ever present power of apathy
Somehow it appears we are losing the battle…
“Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism… Adults under 30 are essentially evenly divided: 37% prefer capitalism, 33% socialism, and 30% are undecided.” - April 9th, 2009 Rasmussen Report
These are absolutely staggering numbers and should frighten the socks off anyone who sees them. We should all be asking ourselves, “How could this possibly be happening?”.
Is this a result of consequential disgust over the behavior of the wealthy and what can essentially be seen as the monopolizing stranglehold of a financial industry on the nation? Or perhaps is this a result of teachers who haven’t an idea why America provides the most opportunity and highest quality of life than any other country in the world?
Somehow a sense of entitlement mixed with a lack of interest has permeated through our younger generation, and most likely, a large portion of teachers have encouraged this mentality either by being too frightened to express that greed is a necessary evil when living in a system that encourages innovation and the pursuit of the “American Dream” or simply, are morons themselves.
However, as these facts are truly frightening, some school districts are taking steps to encourage students to look at the world in a different light. The way to do this is to begin opening students’ eyes to possibilities of being creative, to being involved with some form of innovation and free thought. Essentially, this is what’s missing for most young people who believe socialism is better than capitalism or access to a free market economy. They simply have not had the opportunity to dream big for themselves or to have had a vision of how they could be a spoke in the wheel of a fast moving, global economy.
In New York, a handful of schools are requiring seniors to complete senior projects. These projects can be in essentially any field, but what they all similarly represent is the value of hard work, adaptability, and problem solving abilities.
Perhaps this is the area where teachers and administrators should be focusing. Somehow connections need to be drawn between students’ creativity, potential and the infrastructure our economic system provides.
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It’s very interesting. Maybe you can compare with my country in Indonesia. In our country, we have difficulties in teach how can we do to leave our poor country predicate.
I appreciate with yours, maybe i must study hard to tolve this problem.