I’ve been listening to my high school daughter telling me about the kids in her classes who are not doing the work. Not passing the class. And even worse, not caring about it.
She asked me, “What are they going to do after school?”
My thought is “How have we gotten here”?
Parents are so concerned that their kids are rewarded so they don’t feel left behind . . . even when they don’t earn it. How many times have you sat through a ceremony for your kids and the ones who made honor roll get as much recognition as the ones who “improved”?
These kids are not getting a view of the real world.
Do they think they will get an award for going to class? If you want to succeed, you need to work. You need to find where your passions lie. You need to look at high school as a starting point.
That’s why I believe in Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H, etc. These program expose the kids to the world. They get to try things that are not available through a traditional education. They get to find out what they like, what they’re good at and an idea of what to do with their life.
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