Say Whaaaattt??!!

The post before last was a jumble of words puked out by me, literally equivalent to literary vomit. I am my own worst critic though, so perhaps not.

HOWEVER, I need to form of train of thought. nnnnnnnnnnneeewwwwnnnnnnnnn....Big Bang Theory reference anyone? It's from the episode where Sheldon dresses up as the Doppler Effect for Halloween. Funny stuff I encourage you to watch. GOD I form weirdly construed bits and pieces of thoughts that somehow make sense to me.

I don't much like doing these blog posts. It would be much more stimulating to have conversations. Here I'm just in my own head arguing with myself about things I already understand or at least have some grasp of comprehension on. I don't find myself discovering new things, maybe I should do some research.

Bad idea. Education in the media makes me want to puke. 90% of the time when there is some new development in education, either locally or nationally, the media shows a bunch of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed over-eager students behaving like saints, (which is hardly ever the case) or pictures of teachers in friendly and nurturing poses, perhaps pointing helpfully at a piece of paper while the students gaze thoughtfully upwards, absorbing the infinite wisdom of their teacher. It's bunch of bogus. A lot of classrooms are talkative, off-topic, lazy, and generally not there to learn. Too many teachers are bad at what they do, too many students are dirt broke and involved in crime, drugs, or both. A new act or bill will not fix that, and when the media portrays schools as somehow magically fixed by actions of the government, it really sends the wrong message. It literally does make me nauseous when the news talks about how great things will be now that Suzy can have her own little crayon drawer, or how much better things will be when little Timmy doesn't have to say "Under God" in the pledge of allegiance. It's manufactured happiness. And it's false. When I watch TV there is this vibe that everything that is happening is made from a mold, produced by a machine, with no true human element. True events are unscripted, the greatest speeches are not written, or even drafted. Tom Robbins once said, "Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature." 


End post. Boom. Roasted,