TEACHERS

AS I TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD I SEE MANY THINGS IN VARIOUS CULTURES.  SOME ARE GEARED FOR THE GOOD, OTHERS ARE GEARED FOR THE BAD.    FOR INSTANCE, TEACHERS ARE POWERFUL IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.  THEY TEACH THE FUTURE GENERATION HOW TO LIVE.  A TEACHER TELLS A CHILD WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG,  WHEN A TEACHER TAKES THE CURRENT EVENTS INTO A CLASSROOM, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.  

WHILE VISITING A COUNTRY I SAW DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR IN A TEACHER.  ONE DAY THERE WAS A RIOT IN THE COUNTRY. THE PEOPLE WERE DEMONSTRATING THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF AGAINST POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.  THE FOLLOWING DAY, I HEARD A TEACHER WORKING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.  HE HAD THEM DOING CHANTS IN THE SCHOOL YARD.  THIS DIDN’T HAPPEN ONCE, BUT SEVERAL TIMES.  THE IMPRESSION I GOT, WAS THE TEACHER WAS PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPRESSING IN THE CHILDRENS’ MINDS TO BEHAVE AS THE RIOTERS.  THE CHILDREN WERE LEARNING IT’S OK TO CHANT-IT’S OK TO RIOT-IT’S OK TO FIGHT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.  

IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY “IF” THIS BEHAVIOUR DIDN’T HAPPEN THE FOLLOWING DAY OF A RIOT.  THEN, A CLASSROOM CHANTING WOULDE BE JUST A CHILDS’ ACTIVITY.  BUT, FOR EVERYONE-COMMUNITY-NEWS- ETC. TO KNOW THERE WAS A RIOT THE DAY BEFORE AND NOW PRODUCE SIMILAR BEHAVIOUR IN A CHILD IS

DANGEROUS.  THE TEACHER IS INSTILLING BAD BEHAVIOUR IN THE CHILDREN.  HE’S SAYING IT’S OK TO FIGHT AND BE ARGUMENTATIVE.  I PRAY THE ADMINISTRATORS IN SCHOOLS WILL BE ALERT TO WHAT IS TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOMS AND HAVE THE TEACHERS ALIGN WITH GODLY BEHAVIOUR.  THIS WILL INSTILL GOOD BEHAVIOUR IN THE CHILDREN AND A PEACEFUL GENERATION.

P.S. THE SAD PART - THIS COUNTRY HAS A REPUTATION FOR RIOTS. FOR MANY YEARS THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN VIOLENT. IT'S LIKE THE VIOLENCE HAS BEEN BREED INTO THEIR SYSTEM.