What makes a good parent, social problems and education

Continuing on with some political venting, I would like to move on to a different angle.

What makes a good parent, in regards to social problems and education, is being responsible in teaching your children about living within a budget, the value of the dollar, and that real values come from within and can’t be bought at the store. Real values and happiness come from parents teaching values that empower. Those values include ethics, responsibility and reasonable expectations based on contribution.

When I was looking at those students march at the Berkeley campus yesterday I couldn’t help but feeling that these kids had no connection between social problems and education as it related to their tuition. These kids were just upset that they would have to actually pay for the amazing education that they wanted. What makes a good parent is, when seeing their kids march, to teach them that the state is in financial trouble and that if they want to be part of that state they have to pay their part. What makes a good parent is to teach their kids that its good to want great things but that great things come with a price tag. America was built on excellence, but great things are earned, great things are created, great things are gotten through hard work. Great things are not an entitlement to be given just because you want it.

It is my opinion that the relationship between social problems and education has been one of the biggest unspoken problems facing America. What makes a good parent in regards to social problems and education is that education starts and finishes in the home. It is essential in the home to set the stage for your children that they are responsible to a) do well in school and b) there is no free ride and c) if you don’t you want to pay, there are a lot of scholarships to get if you work hard enough. It is not the government’s responsibility to pay for your college. Furthermore, when the government does pay some of it, it is because there is money in the budget to pay for it. So if you want money available then you need to vote for people who aren’t giving it away to every special interest group. Unfortunately, for those students marchings, the special interest groups are the teacher’s unions that keep wanting more.

Good luck,

Dr. Bocknek

Dr. Robert Bocknek is the problem solving expert for marriage, parents and families at www.takebackthehome.com and www.keyboard-culture-parenting.com. He can be reached at bocknek@takebackthehome.com. He is author of the “Take Back the Home course” and the “Learning how to Learn course” which can be seen at http://www.takebackthehome.com .

     

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