We Need More Competition in Our Schools - And More Competition Between Those Schools
I've always said that competition makes us better, but it seems we have some challenges with that line of thinking in a world where everyone is to be considered equal and we give a leg up to those who can't perform or compete at optimum level as to not wish to damage their self-esteem.
Unfortunately, those who are not as good as others soon learn the truth, that they aren't good enough and then the big let-down comes, as their world is shattered with that reality.
How cruel and unusually to lie to kids like that.
Okay so let's talk.
If you are not good at something then you need to work harder, practice more, and rise to the occasion, and the more often you do that, the better you get until you have so much strength of character that you can essentially do anything.
How do you suppose I know this? Experience of course.
Thus, we must let our children experience competition, not try to shield them from it, especially if we want them to grow up and compete in the world.
We need more competition in our schools, not less.
The Council on Foreign Relations has produced a report and you can watch the video on YouTube titled; "U.
S.
Education Reform and National Security: Report of a CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force," which you may wish to watch to get the essence of the report, and I'd recommend doing that even before you decide to read/scan through it.
Also, you might like to read a Wall Street Journal editorial on this topic published on March 20, 2012 titled; "School Reform's Establishment Turn" which stated; "the Council on Foreign Relations endorses choice and competition.
" Good this is a start, each school competes against other schools, both public and private.
But just as this is stellar advice for the schools; as in race to the top, the same is true within.
You see, the kids themselves must also compete, with each other, and then against others in other schools, then against adults, and schools and students in other nations, and at some point they will be able to take on the world.
That's not as hard as it seems.
In fact, after all the competition I've had growing up, I personally have no problem challenging the world in my areas of endeavor.
Competition is a good thing, and what a fitting place for competition to thrive - the United States can compete, and win in the future.
Of course we can, how do you think we got to be the greatest nation in human history anyway - clue: it wasn't by accident or through political correctness my friends.
Please consider all this and think on it.
Unfortunately, those who are not as good as others soon learn the truth, that they aren't good enough and then the big let-down comes, as their world is shattered with that reality.
How cruel and unusually to lie to kids like that.
Okay so let's talk.
If you are not good at something then you need to work harder, practice more, and rise to the occasion, and the more often you do that, the better you get until you have so much strength of character that you can essentially do anything.
How do you suppose I know this? Experience of course.
Thus, we must let our children experience competition, not try to shield them from it, especially if we want them to grow up and compete in the world.
We need more competition in our schools, not less.
The Council on Foreign Relations has produced a report and you can watch the video on YouTube titled; "U.
S.
Education Reform and National Security: Report of a CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force," which you may wish to watch to get the essence of the report, and I'd recommend doing that even before you decide to read/scan through it.
Also, you might like to read a Wall Street Journal editorial on this topic published on March 20, 2012 titled; "School Reform's Establishment Turn" which stated; "the Council on Foreign Relations endorses choice and competition.
" Good this is a start, each school competes against other schools, both public and private.
But just as this is stellar advice for the schools; as in race to the top, the same is true within.
You see, the kids themselves must also compete, with each other, and then against others in other schools, then against adults, and schools and students in other nations, and at some point they will be able to take on the world.
That's not as hard as it seems.
In fact, after all the competition I've had growing up, I personally have no problem challenging the world in my areas of endeavor.
Competition is a good thing, and what a fitting place for competition to thrive - the United States can compete, and win in the future.
Of course we can, how do you think we got to be the greatest nation in human history anyway - clue: it wasn't by accident or through political correctness my friends.
Please consider all this and think on it.
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