Are we doing a good job of educating our children? if you listen to the media and certain politicians you would be lead to believe that our educations system is failing and in dire need of attention. My experience as a parent, board of trustee and mentor with big brothers big sisters would differ. I do not believe that our system is perfect but to make blanket statements that our education system is failing is not helpful. When I observe most of the teachers teaching, and the various people at the school attending to the children, I see very committed and passionate professionals doing a great job.
What would be helpful would be a more supportive community. To drive my point home I would like to firstly define what I mean by community, it involves everyone both as individual citizens and secondly as business owners, teachers, professionals, trades people, politicians and volunteers in charities. As a community citizen we could step up and with personal evolvement at our local school, maybe you're retired and could assist with metal class or turn up and mentor an at risk child, maybe we could lobby government to consider establishing a ministry of children and de establish the ministry of racing! And secondly as professionals, business owners, skilled workers and leaders we could be encouraged to share our good fortune and resources to maintain & tool our already high quality teaching profession.
In summary until we
all take responsibility for our children and their well being placing them higher than whales, money, and horse racing we won't see much change other than political tinkering. Thank goodness that the National party last week backed down from their thinly valed effort to cut costs.
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