Education Impersonalized

The debate will rage on as long as there is life on earth as to what a proper education is all about. Juxtapose the education systems of any two countries and you will see clear differences. Everyone will think that their system is better. I have even heard this one... "We grade harder in Belize than in the good old 'United' States... but they have a better education system." Ask me again what it all means and I'll be as befuddled as you are.

In my humble opinion, education must be as unharnessed as possible and timeless. The grandmother going the college to get a degree whilst being an octogenarian tells a revealing tale. Those that hold the reins of educational institutions are to provide that unharnessed pathway in an unbridled fashion. Do not get me wrong. The very word education already spells its own limits so why corrupt it in any way by institutionalized or personalized petty censorship.

Our town is moving into the mode of town democracy where we will figure who should keep our town clean and healthy. There is so much attached to these two words. Our youth must be given a chance to listen to what many call "both sides of the story." I actually think there is only one--the truth. What they need to hear are two versions so that they can make up their minds. When administrators state that it is not policy to accept candidates to visit their schools, they are uttering a rejection of their students being educated in a rounded fashion. This would be excellent hands-on alternative type learning.

One thing is clear education cannot be impeded. Students are soaking in censorship and the basic abuse of position. They will make up their minds as to who is right and who is wrong; that is one thing that cannot be domineered. Schools are paid to be guides in education not indoctrination. I know of a certain school that seems to have missed the chance to educate wholesomely.

On another note: We the citizenry, bar none, should be given the chance to vote. I want to push in a couple of opinions here. The voting age is way too high. We are all equal... what happens at 18? In our age of technology and incredible thinking, there must be way to give more access. The second opinion it might take constitutional amendments but, the color thing is not doing it for me. I want to vote for people not for a color. I think we are more intelligent than that. What about placing the pictures of the candidates on the ballot? Anyway, I said that for the record.

I do not usually write TWO blogs in one night. But today is special. Let me call the next 14 days ELECTION MODE here at OWInsight.

Look out for the basic poll for the projected winners here in OW.

Look out for my prediction and, if you want to call it, endorsement. Not today though, there is still time to really do things intelligently.

Moh time!...hasta mañana!