Saturday, September 02, 2006

Teach Our Children Well

Thanks guys...there's definately a lean towards education, and that's along the lines I was thinking. What I see in the public school system is a need for assistance in the areas that are specifically lacking. At my sons school last year, he's at a new school that's better funded this year, was a physical education department that had no resources...no equiptment, no time, no participation from the administration, parents or board. We have an entire generation of children...specifically our boys, who are being medicated with stimulant drugs, while physical education programs are all but gone from the public school system. Twice a week for thiry minutes is the average P.E. program in public elementary schools...and only if you have a child in that age group are you aware of these cuts...and the devistating consequences they have on our childrens mental and emotional health. 30 minutes, twice a week...and here's a script of Ritalin to ease the pain. This is just an example. We absolutely MUST provide our children with the room, space, and RIGHTS to be children. We must stop medicating our children, rather than be fully present and aware of their needs. When I would pick my son up from school last year he was always unhappy...beat down. This year he is at an Arts Integration school, and so far his first two weeks at Wilson have been nothing but joyous. Every child deserves the right, DESERVES the right to attend a school such as Wilson. Wouldn't that be something if we could make it happen...create a learning environment through private funding, where every public school teacher at the very LEAST had access to what they needed in order to teach our children well. L.P.

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