Hi Steven, I decided I would go through and read all of your wonderfully written articles before we had our next cup of coffee together. Have always enjoyed your writings. Regarding the poor... I don't believe that poverty needs to exist. Having lived in downtown LA, traveled through the heart of Mexico and Morocco, I have seen poverty at its worst. The wild part of it, is that often people who are living in the middle of it don't even see it the way we do. Not that it shouldn't exist, but they have been raised into a world where poverty is their normal. Years ago I was shocked to discover that our government school systems here in America actually try to create and perpetuate poverty. Those that designed and implemented the grade curve system (the way I was taught to teach before I graduated with a "BS" in education) prevents at least 50% or more of our students from getting a true education. This pretty much sets them up to stay in poverty. Why would elites create something like this? From the information I got by discussing it with a high school principle in Indianapolis ---> for fear of losing the lower and middle classes that are willing to take lower pay for the work that they do. ... The same reason they are allowing undocumented immigrants to pour over our borders while they tell you and I that it is the "humane thing to do". They promise a higher minimum wage that they know will put businesses out of business while taking advantage of the lower wage workers that take jobs away from the most impoverished people who were born and raised in the USA. ... Meanwhile, I have seen non-government school systems where nobody graduates until they understand the subjects they are studying 100%. Try to put these systems into a government school and you are attacked! WHY? ... I think that along with becoming "conscious" we have to actually start LOOKING at who and what is preventing the poor from prospering. I will agree with you 1000% that each and every ONE of us is responsible for our own condition and how we perceive this world. You are doing your part by what you do and you are inspiring me to do my part as well by exposing what I see that is blocking poor people from being able to raise themselves up in society.
Hi Steven, I decided I would go through and read all of your wonderfully written articles before we had our next cup of coffee together. Have always enjoyed your writings. Regarding the poor... I don't believe that poverty needs to exist. Having lived in downtown LA, traveled through the heart of Mexico and Morocco, I have seen poverty at its worst. The wild part of it, is that often people who are living in the middle of it don't even see it the way we do. Not that it shouldn't exist, but they have been raised into a world where poverty is their normal. Years ago I was shocked to discover that our government school systems here in America actually try to create and perpetuate poverty. Those that designed and implemented the grade curve system (the way I was taught to teach before I graduated with a "BS" in education) prevents at least 50% or more of our students from getting a true education. This pretty much sets them up to stay in poverty. Why would elites create something like this? From the information I got by discussing it with a high school principle in Indianapolis ---> for fear of losing the lower and middle classes that are willing to take lower pay for the work that they do. ... The same reason they are allowing undocumented immigrants to pour over our borders while they tell you and I that it is the "humane thing to do". They promise a higher minimum wage that they know will put businesses out of business while taking advantage of the lower wage workers that take jobs away from the most impoverished people who were born and raised in the USA. ... Meanwhile, I have seen non-government school systems where nobody graduates until they understand the subjects they are studying 100%. Try to put these systems into a government school and you are attacked! WHY? ... I think that along with becoming "conscious" we have to actually start LOOKING at who and what is preventing the poor from prospering. I will agree with you 1000% that each and every ONE of us is responsible for our own condition and how we perceive this world. You are doing your part by what you do and you are inspiring me to do my part as well by exposing what I see that is blocking poor people from being able to raise themselves up in society.