Education

I've been thinking a lot about education lately.  In my opinion there are a lot of misconceptions.  Every once in awhile some school will announce a 16 year old graduate.  What a waste of an education.  Education is more than just factoids, but an opportunity to work out the muscle between your ears.  Why would you want to rush through school?  Jobs stink.  The average person goes through 7-8 jobs in their lifetime.  It would be more advantageous to learn how to learn and prepare yourself for job skills than to hop around from job to job.  Most of the learning that occurs is on job.  So what is the point of an education?  It helps you learn faster and more effectively.  Plus learning how to learn will transfer with you to any job field, while job specific skills will not.  I really do not like it when students say the have gotten their GE's out of the way or that they seek for easy classes.  What a waste.  Not every student who graduates received a quality education.

Charity Never Faileth

I've had a bad week.  On Sunday I offered to pick up a friend from the airport.  I thought to myself, "Self, you are so kind and thoughtful."  However, as I rounded Thanksgiving Point I hit some ice and spun into the barricade.  My car still ran but it is not pretty.  I would be embarrassed to drive someone in it.  And it is going to cost some major dough to get it street legal again.  It is way too expensive to repair the body damage so I am going to use a busted car for the rest of my life.  So the assignment to brighten someones day was a real treat.  I had just finished making a powerful batch of burrito mix when my roommate walked in with two friends.  The polite thing to do in this situation is to offer to share with everyone or put it away and not eat in front of others.  Since my car is busted I am a bit iffy on getting to the grocery store, so my brain told me to save it all for myself.  However, I realized this was my chance so I shared with everyone.  And you know what, after everyone ate I still had leftovers.  Blessed day.