Re: before katrina

California Poppy wrote:

Jerry Okamura wrote:

Will try to catch the program, but I have argued for a long time the
"solution" is quite simple. Somehow convince people to at least get a high
school education, and I am willing to bet that alone will go a long way to
improving the income earning potential of a whole lot of people. I think
the statistics are pretty clear on that point. The lowest wage earners in
this country are those who have not completed high school.


Not only a high school diploma, but everyone needs continuing education
throughout their lives. Even those of us who are seniors need to keep
learning: how much money for retirement, where to live in retirement,
regular driving lessons, health information, job information as well ad
education for pleasure. An example, I am now participating in an
online group that is reading some of Edgar Allen Poe's stories
together. It makes me think, learn and exercise the aging brain.. It
tells us of a world we never knew.


I certainly agree with the value of education, not just HS, but continuing education throughout life. That may not solve the problem of poverty by itself, but it would be a good step in the right direction. Perhaps you could tell me how to bring about the cultural change that would convince today's youth that education is a good idea. By the time I saw students at the graduate level, the field had already been narrowed to those few who were motivated. To be honest, I found the Asian students to be much more motivated than the American students, with a few notable exceptions. I think that the problem needs to be solved much earlier and have seen no evidence that our programs are improving anything. Jerry has mentioned before, I think, that part of the problem is with the parents. I agree, but that still involves implementing some sort of cultural change. How do we do that?
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