"the old virtues remain indispensable: dignity through work, independence through skill, and humility through service. Yet these values, once obvious, have faded from cultural prominence, overshadowed by celebrity, credentialism, and the cult of self-expression. What was once honored as common sense now often has to be argued." David love the above words, IMO fully capture the madness of the last 10 years.
Being in my late 50's and coming of age in the late 70's and early 80's the concepts of family, hard work and self reliance were everywhere in my childhood. The American story (good and bad) was told in way that forsted the bonds of civic engagement with our leaders and fellow American's. I plan to share the essay with my kids and hope to engage in meaningful conversation at our local coffee shop especially with the ones with college degrees :)
Sending so many ill-prepared students to college is wrong. College should be for something other than getting drunk, doing drugs, studying a lightweight field, and more. If we made it merit-based and not pay-to-play, we'd all be better off.
"The stories we tell shape the values we hold."
Ain't it the truth...I would add "shape and reflect the values we hold."
"the old virtues remain indispensable: dignity through work, independence through skill, and humility through service. Yet these values, once obvious, have faded from cultural prominence, overshadowed by celebrity, credentialism, and the cult of self-expression. What was once honored as common sense now often has to be argued." David love the above words, IMO fully capture the madness of the last 10 years.
Being in my late 50's and coming of age in the late 70's and early 80's the concepts of family, hard work and self reliance were everywhere in my childhood. The American story (good and bad) was told in way that forsted the bonds of civic engagement with our leaders and fellow American's. I plan to share the essay with my kids and hope to engage in meaningful conversation at our local coffee shop especially with the ones with college degrees :)
Thanks for this message, Seth. Means a lot. And I hope that coffeeshop conversation is engaging.
Sending so many ill-prepared students to college is wrong. College should be for something other than getting drunk, doing drugs, studying a lightweight field, and more. If we made it merit-based and not pay-to-play, we'd all be better off.