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Originally Posted by The Adult Broker
It is the parents who teach these kids in the US, or don't teach them about what an ipod vs an education means. How do they know at 5 years old that an education is better than an ipod????
They don't know, the parents should know and teach them accordingly.
Not sure how many people posting are parents, but I am . And while I acknowledge what Oprah did, she could have maybe balanced it with $20 million or $20 million. or whatever.
I'm not telling her what to do with her money, but to say she visited inner city schools and was not pleased with what she heard, and blames the kids for focusing on ipods and other hi tech stuff... then that is just sad too.
Blame the media, the corporations for advertising to children and blame the parents for not doing something about it.
She didn't like the answers the American children gave her? Did she ask every one of the millions who really do want an education here?  |
The thing is that the people in the western world that really want an education are able to get it. You cannot compare life in America to life in Africa. America has schools for children to go to, African kids don't have that option.
US, the world's richest country, should be able to take care of their people and their education system. If you feel the education system is not good in America then complain about the goverment and their spending and focus not on some celebrity that sees that bigger world picture.
Why did the Gates foundation focus their efforts of curing diseases in the 3rd world? It's because that is where the greatest need is. Again people in the western world should be thanking their lucky stars for having the opportunity to live here and not have to deal with complete chaos that goes on it poor countries.
And your point that parents should teach their kids about values, I agree totally. But the kids in america don't have it that bad if their wants are iPod's and video games rather then food and water needed to survive, don't you think?