Don't forget to sweat the small stuff

But really.

I am passionate about alternatives to our current educational system. I think it isn't working. I think that there are people that don't get what they need from our primary education system. I know that in many ways, I wasn't pushed enough by my schooling.

So when we discussed this revolutionary new approach, I was a little curious. Overwhelmingly though, I was frightened.

I am frightened of how our country has fallen from being the best to what is just potential to be the best. I believe that part of that comes from trying to make everyone the same on an educational level.

See this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmPTZgFP3iY

 It's about thirty minutes long, but I've found it inspiring on many levels and in many situations. Right now, though, I want you to focus on the educational portion of the speech. We need to have more focus put on learning, and learning more in the classroom. I feel that this independent movement has the potential to teach students how to learn, but then again, will they learn what they need to? We no longer know as much as we used to as a whole. Important things slip through the cracks. Who knows anything about being a citizen? Probably not me. I took government in highschool, but I doubt I could pass a citizenship test today. Things are being forgotten that we can't afford to lose.

Side note: I don't care what your political beliefs are. If you are actually planning on watching the video, watch it with an open mind and take the lessons from it that are intended to be taken; I take with me that, because I can think, I should have no excuses. If you're a die-hard democrat, like my sister, you probably won't enjoy this as much as I did, speaking from a more conservative standpoint. However, my religious ideologies do not stop me from learning a lesson from the religious aspects of what was said in the speech. While this is definitely rambling, my point is that regardless of who is talking and what their opinions are, you can always learn a lesson, even if that lesson is only about yourself.