Education and Our Country
Parents can have tremendous influence on their children at a young age.
By: Laura Kennerson, MA, MFTi, Director of Education Services at Newport Academy
Millions of students across the nation sat and listened as the President of our nation spoke on September 8, 2009. Whether you agree or disagree with the President of United States addressing the values of education to our youth isn’t the point. The point was to ignite a spark in the students of America. You see, the students, the ones that are feeling the direct pressures of school, the economy, the importance of testing, and many other changes occurring on a daily basis are not usually the ones who are spoken to, merely spoken about.
It is extremely important that parents educate their children with values and moral upbringings that are true to their own family and cultural beliefs. Once the foundation is laid the children can hear any speech from any person and take out of it exactly what is intended. If we all communicate our thoughts and feelings to and with our children it doesn’t matter who says what to our youth.
What I personally took from President Obama’s message was: now is the time to reach within yourself and work for whatever goals you personally wish to attain. There is nothing you can’t achieve if you put your mind to it. These are powerful messages that we as parents, teachers, community members, friends, and family are constantly trying to convey. Maybe hearing it from the President himself can be an inspiration to achieve for even one individual. But even one individual is one more than before.
Laura Kennerson, MA, MFTi, is the Director of Educational Services at Newport Academy. You can read her bio and other staff members at http://www.newport-academy.com/about/meet-our-staff/
