WHY SHOULD WE CARE?!!!

For the duration of the class period I tried in vane to find some comfort in the brutality of his response. Without any decent answer I began to ponder the question very thoroughly. Why should he care? Why should any of us care? Why do we even bother to come to class and hear the teacher ramble on about something that even he isn't enthused about? Is this what we've become? Is this the grand future we all have to look forward to? Is this what our predecessors will receive as payment for their toil?

The sad reality is yes. I'm not trying to throw a lampshade over the last bit of light, but it's true. This is what we've become. This is our fate that we have sealed upon ourselves and our benefactors with little hope for an easy improvement. We have betrayed ourselves, our parents, our own future for this country, and in turn the world, as well as our children and their hopes and aspirations for a better world. What are we going to do? We can't just sweep this under the stove and expect pleasing results to arrive within the week. We must take action NOW!!!

Get students involved by promoting school activities. Open up programs for possible career opportunities so students can visualize their futures and set goals for themselves, all the while being able to recognize their improvements and associate school with success. Create an environment where students can see the results of their labor and continue to challenge themselves in a productive environment. So what if this takes more funding? I can't think of a better place to begin changing our world than by investing in the leaders of tomorrow and their education today.

"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." -Samuel Johnson