The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
ADORA SVITAKWe should all be more aware of what’s going on in the world around us and less ignorant.
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And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
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But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.
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Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook ’til the cows come home.
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If school is preparation for the real world.
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We’re ignorant of our past.
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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Because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to ‘this costs too much’ or ‘that’s impossible.’
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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History is made every day.
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CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
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So in that respect I could be called one, although I don’t think I’ll go off the rails.
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Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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