Amber and I recently had
dinner with two friends of mine: Kelly and Laura, we went to the ‘rated best
pizza in all of American’ Michael’s Pizzeria, Long Beach. The pesto pizza with
the artichokes and potato pennies is divine.
We were talking about Bearla International Studies and the different schools we have had the pleasure of
working with. Kelly brought up the topic of us working with the high school
students at her school. She said the
first people to go were the counselors in the budget cuts, and that seniors do
not have anybody to guide them. She
suggested working with the students in low-income schools because they are not
being supported; they need guidance and someone to believe in them. They are
hungry to move up in the world, and are crying out for proper guidance. She
told us the story of an educational presenter, who gave a speach to the students recently; she was
surprised at how the kids were focused on what the presenter was saying and were really listening to the advice being given. This reminded
me of my high school years and my counselor Mr. Ingram he was tall, big belly,
ten millions years old and a southern gentleman. I remember he had a thing for the popcorn
kernels. I also remember asking him for
help to get to university, and he pulled out my file threw it on the desk and
said 'you are not university material, you will never go to university or educate
yourself, you are better off getting married and letting a man take care of
you'. It took me years to
brush off his
Kelly, is right, we have a
wealth of untapped resources: our young people, we have given them unobtainable
or unrealistic expectations of the world without the appropriate and essential
guidance and support. This wealth of
work power is there to be groomed for the United States future but who will
help?!
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