Wed, May 25 2005

9-Year-Olds In Gilroy: True Educational Experts

It really bothers me when our educational system is so hard-up for money that children are sent door-to-door selling candy and magazine subscriptions. It just seems that we pass the buck to children in so many ways already. This should not be their burden. But I have to say that the story of these kids, who took their own birthday and Christmas money and turned it into a project that raises money for their school, hits me right in the heart in a nice way. These little girls aren't waiting for the grown-ups to come to their rescue. They're not whining and they didn't wait for politicians or school board members or educational analysts to wake up and smell the coffee. They looked around and saw a need and decided to work on a solution with what they had at hand. They've actually accomplished more for their local school than all the grown-up professionals making billion-dollar decisions for schools. If we're worried about the state of education in California maybe we should arrange to replace some of the adult political talking heads with 9-year old students. Their no-excuses-just-get-the-job-done attitude would get my vote in a heartbeat.

posted at: 09:58 | category: /Politics | link to this entry

But No Hugs--He's Contagious

If you read fellow blogger Wil Wheaton's posts on a regular basis you know he's feeling a bit under the weather. The poor dear has mono, and I don't mean this kind of Mono. If you haven't done so already, please go over and cheer him up with a caring comment.

posted at: 09:09 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry