Our Children in Crisis

 I visited with a friend of mine on the weekend,she was very heart broken. She had just found out that her 14 year old son has been smoking weeds. This was given to him by a so called friend which in her words ,she thought came from a well respectable family. The shocker of it all was when she contacted the mother of the boy,hoping to get some support as to how to get both youngsters back on track; the mother was quite nonchalent.

She said that everyone at some point everyone experiments. Shocking isn;t it? Now when did we get here? What might  these two boys be engaged in rather than finding all this time on their hands. My friend's son has all the latest gadgets and vedio games. I asked if this money might not have been well spent on books and educational materials. All these gadgets open our children to a ruthless world as everyone want to experiment with what is seen on television and vedios.

We are fighting a serious battle with literacy in our children and we are slowly losing. Many parents seem oblivious and live in the now.Who is to lead us in the next few years?

Think about it. I would love to hear from you.

Summer Readers

 Summer has come and gone. I wonder how many of our children picked up a good book during the summer. Reading more and more is becoming a thing of the past.As educators,parents and adults we should try and bring back the wonderful days of reading.

How many of you as adults remember reading your favourite book or novel during the summer. I can recall many long and lazy days of summer curled up with a great book. Continuous reading during  the summer never hurt either as you went back to school with a wealth of vocabulary and a sharp mind.

Summer may have come and gone but reading remains and will always be here. Let's keep our kid's mind alert with continued reading.