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August 15, 2007

Someone mentioned to me today I haven't been blogging lately. Where's the time?

I'm watching Shawshank Redemption right now for the first time while working. Someone mentioned to me today they couldn't believe I had never seen it.

Two things I've been wanting to write about. I don't know that I'll have time or presence of mind to do them justice but I'll try.

I think we're moving closer to a more drastic class distinction based on the educated versus the uneducated. And I don't mean college. When I was a brat, day care was day care. You spent the day in a chiggery yard getting the shit beat out of you by someone else's kid. Today, day care is school, with lessons, skill training and report cards. The people having babies today are, as likely as not, kids who haven't and won't graduate high school. What value for education do they have? What value for education are they going to instill in their children?

So my kids are getting the best education money can buy (not that it's all that great but it's a priority at least) and learn from the crib that school is important. Your kids (royal you, so don't take offense) know you didn't care about school for yourself and you don't care about school for them so if we're lucky they make it to 9th grade before dropping out to have their own kid.

My kid is well prepared to take a place in a job market desperate for someone literate. Your kid struggles to operate the register at Taco Bell.

Each generation sees more extremes and less moderates as literacy becomes more rare and more valuable. Knowledge is power and money and security.

No time for topic 2. More later.

ShaeSin Ranted at August 15, 2007 6:51 PM