My son attends an elementary school in Las Vegas, NV while I live in Oklahoma. The school teaches that mediocrity is ok! They are telling these impressionable kids they don’t need to be the best at anything to succeed in life. I feel they are giving up on my son before he even has a chance to excel at anything. My son is very smart and analytical about everything; when he asks why I can see the knowledge flowing and being actively processed when I answer and look in his eyes.
I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up and he said, “I want to work at McDonalds.” I was flabbergasted and instantly enraged. When I asked him why, he said his teacher said it was a worthwhile career goal; a “CAREER GOAL!” I then asked him why he didn’t want to be an architect, lawyer, doctor, astronaut, or engineer. He told me he didn’t know he could do that. Christ, where do these so called teachers get off!? They don’t make the sky the limit, just the deep fryer.
Even when I was in school, this type of discouragement was apparent. My teachers condescendingly told me “good luck” when I told them I wanted to be a data analyst or computer programmer. Well, I’ve made it. I pray I have the strength and fortitude to push my son in the right direction.
~peace~
