Please respond to the following questions . . .
What is the story behind the evolution of educational expectations in our family?
What has your education meant to each of you; what is the value of education to women in today’s society?
Why should my students think about such things now, and what difference will it make in their lives if they put in the effort necessary to succeed in school?
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Im skipping the first question!
ReplyDeleteI value my education very much as I feel it really did help me to become a better musician, teacher and performer than I would have been able to achieve otherwise. I also feel college is part of growing socially, expanding your frame of reference and discovering how to push yourself beyond your comfort zone.
Unfortunately if you do not work to your potential in middle/high school you can find your options limited when its time to expand your horizons. I encourage my girls to try everything and give it their best. They dont have to love it all but they will be able to relate and understand others from trying many activities and subjects. Besides there are lots of cute guys to meet and talk to in school! Guys like girls who are confident and interesting. That comes from learning.
Sue is right, you gain confidence from learning.
ReplyDeleteEducation has always been very important in our family. All I have to do is think back to my mother and her brothers, as children, when their father left his family of six to fend for themselves. Back then, there weren’t any assistance programs, so my mother’s four brothers went to work at a very young age to support the family, and to help pay for each other’s education. All of them went on to further their education, which led to successful careers, one even serving as a pilot in WWII.
ReplyDeleteMy mother’s aunt paid for her to go to secretarial school in Boston, which led my mother to realize how important education beyond high school, especially for women, can be. She used to tell me that I needed an education to be strong and independent. My mother passed that belief on to all of us. Her family’s struggles made each of them aware of how important education is to a successful and fulfilled life.
In today’s society, education is imperative, but for your students, it may seem as if it can never happen, because of financial, social, and other problems, including the different fears we all share. I think I would work at trying to discover their passions, what are they good at? Then, as they mature, they may begin to realize how important education, beyond high school, can be in realizing those passions.