Michaela Burbank
Chris Smith
Tunisia Bey
Stephanie Acosta
Comm 304- Conference and Group Leadership
While
bringing my brother to school yesterday I saw something that did not settle
very well with me. I looked around the
room and saw young students waiting for class to start and realized the
generational gap that is slowly killing the success of our society. I observed students teetering away on
frivolous technology. One students was
watching an Iggy Azalea music video.
Another was playing a game that I can only guess that they outcome was
how many people you could shoot in 30 seconds.
These students were glued to their iPhones and tablets. So often we here about teenagers and adults
being addicted to their phones, but these are 8 year olds. Not a single child in this classroom had a
book. I saw a bookshelf in the corners
that was full of literacy. Unfortunately,
it sat there solemnly collecting more dust than an antique shop. “Why weren’t
these students reading?” I thought to myself.
I reminisced on the days that I spent countless hours with my nose in a
book. I’m not sure at what point
childhood pastime switched from reading to texting, but I knew one thing for
sure, lack or reading was becoming a huge problem.
It has
come to my attention that the education system is lacking in many ways. Graduation rates are plummeting. Students are dropping out of high school and
college like it’s the Huger Games. Lower
graduation rates lead to a less educated workforce. How can we expect our economy to thrive if we
don’t have well qualified professionals in important fields?
Reading
does more than just entertain children.
It teaches the basic fundamentals for critical thinking and applied
analysis. Reading books provides children
with the building blocks of becoming self- aware, competent members of society.
We cannot expect our children to learn basic communication skills and rational
thinking if they spend their days filling their spongent minds with crap.
Psychologist stress that young children are very venerable to the world around
them. They observe everything and apply
it. Therefore, if they see crap, they
will learn crap. If they see knowledge,
they will learn knowledge.
1. Putting books in the hands of
children is one of the best things that we can do for their future and our
own. By educating children at a young
age and teaching them critical thinking skills, we will be giving them the
tools that they need to successful future members of society. It has also come to my attention that not all
students have access to the resources for education. That is why my group members and I
participated in a book drive. To help
guarantee that all children have access to educational materials. Below is a link to a video that my group and
I created to showcase just how important books are to our children. If you have any questions or are looking for
ways to get involved please comment below.
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