I do not own the rights to this video. This is a scene where Furious, a character played by Laurence Fishburne, seeds not only into his child, but the community.
Parents...caregivers...guardians...those responsible for child rearing, and the like. The creator entrusted in us vessels to allow a child to pass through into this life, thus, I, along with other vessels, and seed planters need to consider our ways and understand the great responsibility that has been instilled. We are granted with the responsibility to guide children in a way, allowing them a chance to learn, to explore, to question, to love, to imagine, to create, to be. We have not been granted with the job of indoctrinator.
Understanding this fact, we must be accountable for the allowance of indoctrination in schools. We must not be so anxious with dropping our children off at age 3, 4, and 5, the tender years, and entrust their education to a system that is designed more for conformity than it is for authenticity in learning and exploration. As an educator, I have heard parents holding me and other educators, some teachers, to a standard of excellency citing that it is MY responsibility to teach their children. I accept the responsibility to do my BEST job, and I will say I do an exceptional job at ensuring my students have understood that no box exists, no limits exists, question everything, create, and have integrity. Some would say I foster rebels.
"The paradox of education is precisely this-tat as one begins to become
conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated."
But, my question is why do so many people trust a broken system to build whole children and shape great minds? Why? Does the existence of the school system and public policy granting the "opportunity" to partake in free and public education negate the overwhelming impact of parent guidance, teaching, and influence? Seemingly, it does for many.
From my experience as a student and a teacher, I can attest that public education is as slanted, skewed, and imperfect as the system of people running it, and oftentimes, the people pushing the educational policy aren't educators or teachers; they are politicians who have no inkling or a limited perspective of the challenges of the day to day. They decide what curriculum to teach and expect teachers to follow it with no reservations like a soldier in the military just following orders. Oftentimes, the existence of policy and agenda supersedes the warm bodies that fill the seats.
As a parent, I would not want some politician dictating what and when my child will learn. I cannot have trust in people and policy who does not really consider human life. It is as if the systems that exist want to shape children's brains like they are some lab specimens rather than allowing the brain and children to be what they will be. It is systemic control. Indoctrination.
So, I raise the question...who is responsible for the youth? It used to be the village...but there is no village. In the absence of village, it defaults to the original, parents! We were entrusted with these lives that did not ask to be a part of this world...so, guess what? You MUST do your job. It is apparent that educators and teachers have a job, but we do not bear the responsibility of raising your children. It is your and my job as parents to teach at home, so when your child(ren) come home from school and tell you what they learned (PLEASE ASK...seem interested if you are not), you can say, "That's inaccurate." "What about this?" You, the parent can filter the information that is being driven in schools. Believe me, children are not going through entire textbooks anymore. Heck, many do not have textbooks. Reliance on the internet and believing everything that comes out of a teacher's mouth does not leave me in a position of comfort. It is not disrespect to teachers. It is just a reality. Sometimes, the teacher is STILL learning themselves. Sometimes, the teacher comes with his or her preconceived notions, prejudices, and stereotypes. So...the lens that some of them teach from is cloudy, and I want my children to look through a lens that is not cloudy.
Check this clip out: (Educator) Marva Collins Movie-Role of Education-Consider Our Ways
"Education in this country is about how to maintain the status quo and
perpetuate racism."-Jane Elliott
Give them the information. Expose them to the information. Expose them to culture. Expose them to multiple perspectives. Expose them so they can explore and construct strategies to think and advocate for themselves.
This world has enough followers. Let's bring on the free-thinkers that have moral bases. Let's awaken what has been seeded in them already and not allow the policy, politics, and system to fill their brain boxes with weeds that runneth over...killing any chance at abundant life.
Parents...teach your children! They are the future. You never know what you may learn or unlearn and how you can transform in seeding into them! What a bountiful harvest we could have! What a bright future that could be realized! What great leaders, creators, HUMANS could evolve with the cultivation? Believe me, parents, caregivers, and the like. You have what it takes. Unlocking their greatness and potential can inherently free countless birds from the illusive cages of limitations.
Consider some of the following:
"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read."- Mary McLeod Bethune
"Credentialing, not education, has become the primary business of North American universities."-Jane Jacobs
"Ignorance is more costly to the state than education."-Booker T. Washington
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