The Three Most Pressing Problems
The belief that humankind is going to, inevitably, reach a dramatic decline is present among many young thinkers today, and even more so seen in the older generations. It is obvious that societies, globally, can't seem to reach out to the next generation. There are many problems present that we humans must face. Some of them are seen as more important than others, and it is all personal bias. I think that three of the most pressing problems are isolation or alienation via technology, the inequality of educational institutions and the systems in which we teach, and the moral decay of society, in general. While there might be, seemingly, simple solutions to these problems, we must look further into the problems we face in order to understand them better.It seems that the more technologically advanced we become the more isolated, or alienated, we become from ourselves, and society as a whole. I am not saying that we should "Take Vermont Back" but that we should be aware of social progress as it relates to how we communicate with each other. I am sure we all can relate to the phone messages that go on forever asking you to push button after button and never once speaking to a person! This sort of useless technology only serves to a
Even the art of writing a letter has a!lmost vanished. Making education more readily available to more people can only increases the amount of return you get from humankind. Now everyone has a cell phone, maybe that's because the price increased to thirty-five cents, and some beepers come with text messaging, and now even instant messaging with direct links to your computer, making it so that you don't even have to speak! We are becoming a society of mutes, emailing, and instant messaging. The world is running on empty and we are just running her down. It is easy to see what comes from lack of a quality education and poor funding for schools; no one can be held accountable. Where will the line be drawn for future generations? We seem to be able to bend and shape our personal values with whatever is being interpreted as "normal". lienate humankind, as a whole, while saving corporate America the "added expense" of a personal greeting. Where would any one individual be without an education? Nowhere! Whether charter schools or vouchers are the answers, it doesn't matter. Computers and all of the related wizardry that has exploded on to the scene in the late 20th century has benefited millions and can only be described as nothing short of miraculous to the needy, such as the disabled, but is used mostly by the young and bored who have further distanced themselves from society. Dropping in a quarter we would return the call and, basically, socially interact. Opportunities are rarely lost on any one beneficiary. With the recent election behind us President Bush has started his term with education being the cornerstone of his early term. There were little words spoken then, but communication was as efficient as it needed to be at that point in time. Human understanding and compassion are learned from teachers.
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