Eliminating School Daze…

School doesn’t necessarily wait until after Labor Day in September to begin like it once did.  Nor does it mean what it once meant and, while school remains mandatory through the age of sixteen, learning appears to be mandatory for life, if we are interested in the quality of our experience expanding.  Why are we “schooling” ourselves and our children?  It’s worth asking ourselves what is our goal of learning in this digital age where information is available at our fingertips 24/7 and employment does not necessarily follow closely on the heels of knowledge?

I suggest that it is more important than ever to make that inquiry for ourselves and discover responses that inspire and enliven us.  Responding to that inquiry also allows us to provide leadership that our children can choose to follow because our answers are constructed from thoughtful reflection and address the real and easily frightening issues of our time.

The old pat answers like “education gets you a good job”, “education makes you more valuable in the workplace”, “it’s your job as a kid just like mine is to ….”, “it’s the law”, don’t seem to hold true today.  There are multitudes of people who are well educated with years of valuable experience with no jobs or little or no job security. Plenty of kids don’t make it through high school.  Less and less young men are enrolling in colleges, and if enrolled, remaining through graduation. If I heard that line of logic in this day and age I would wonder what hole the adult that was telling me it was sticking his head in.  We have the opportunity to get authentically clear about why learn, and what learning provides beyond a paycheck, just in case the paycheck is long in coming or quick in disappearing!
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Utilize the opportunity to reach inside your heart and mind and discover what it is about education that nourishes and empowers, especially when a job isn’t guaranteed. Reflect on what aspects of the education you’ve experienced, in school or out, that has been of infinite value to you.  Be open to your children’s questions of why, and be ready to answer them from your heart rather than some script you heard growing up that is less and less meaningful in today’s world.  Instilling an empowering and evocative story about learning and an experience of learning as vital and rewarding can be the inspiration that keeps the learning mind open even when the delivery system may be less than stellar.

I invite you to step out of the box of how “it” should be and explore learning that has the capability of empowering ourselves and our children to live lives that are spiritually, intellectually and emotionally rewarding, regardless of the financial rewards or lack thereof.  Be open to researching, discussing, and visiting alternatives to the local district school or eventually, the four year college route at the tune of $20,000 – $60,000 per year.  While those may be the choices you make together there are also charter schools, alternative schools, home schooling, and eventually two year county or city colleges, trade schools, making oneself valuable being involved in something for which deep passion is felt through volunteering, and other learning environments you will discover if the intention is there.  You can create wisdom, power, and prosperity from knowledge and so can your children, even if how isn’t immediately obvious.