The mainstreaming of crazy
If I sound angry, then, yeah, I am. I’m tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact.
It is things like this that really upset/scare me about the direction our country is moving. As a place that, in the last 50 to 100 years, has used science, technology, and intellectualism to become the strongest and most powerful of nations. Now when the fate of that strength is at such great risk, is the time to be encouraging our children to work harder, and question more, and study more. Now is not the time to be shutting them off and keeping them home from school, because of petty and unfounded arguments.
I don’t think Obama has all the answers and neither does he, but he is encouraging the children of this country to question and think, and those are two things that a lot of there parents, on both sides of the argument, are not doing enough of.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new. So find an adult you trust – a parent, grandparent or teacher; a coach or counselor – and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
