Nov 01 2007
Edjumacation
I’ve thought more and more about the state of education in this country (no pun intended) lately as my children creep toward school age. And my thoughts often migrate to a particular event several years ago. My wife and I were on a house-hunting trip in North Georgia as we were offered jobs in the northern Atlanta suburbs. While we were at a restaurant having breakfast one morning we were sitting beside a father with his two teen-age sons. Not that we were eavesdropping (we were) but here is how the conversation went down:
Son #1:Â I can make a lot of money driving a truck.
Son #2:Â How much?
Father:Â grunt
Son #1: I can make 100 bucks a day, and if I work 10 days that will be…. (counting on fingers, 1, 2, 3, …) I dunno, a lot of money!
Father:Â grunt
Me to my wife:Â Our kids will go to the same school as those idiots
My wife:Â Shit
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Well, your kids won’t have too much competition for jobs. One thing to keep in mind, is that you can do a lot to improve public education by attending occasional school board meetings and requesting appointments with the superintendent of schools and building principals to discuss problem areas. Most teachers have the students’ welfare as their priorities, but some school administrators only want to keep the boat from rocking.
I’m frightened for the future…