Postby WildcatOne » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:49 pm
Thanks, y'all. I am very proud of my boys. They are nothing whatsoever like the kids I'm teaching in that class. I could say I'm blessed with well-behaved children and I suppose I am...but I worked hard to help make 'em that way. The kids in this class for the most part are full of all the latest technological toys and gadgets, they are dressed in high-dollar outfits, their folks bring 'em up in well-to-do SUVs and sedans or sport cars...and they are the most ignorant, uncultured, unmannered and arrogant people I've ever met...and I just spent 48 hours on a bus trip...they may have all this superficial material that their parents thew at them, but what they lack is an inner sense of worth and purpose in life. It comes with being loved, of being nurtured and cared for and of being taught from birth the fundamental values and ideals of being a lovable person. Of being a centered, anchored individual. They have no love. Not a trace of it. They are a collective product of the junk-culture I have grown to loathe. So they react to a serious attempt to change their world or make them consider stepping out of the herd and doing something meaningful with contempt. I've learned a lot more from this class than they have. I really don't want to teach kids their age anymore. 10% of the class does not fit the stereotype I described above. They are wonderful kids and my compliments and best wishes go to their parents. But they are stuck with the other 90% that make life miserable for everyone around them, and in 90% of the class, they are the ones with the most privilege and prejudice. It has left me with a feeling of "What is this world going to be like when these larvae take over? I, for one, hope I'm not around to see it, and I hope my kids can get away from them..." One more class to go. Cheers, WC1
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