Getting a Job vs. Getting a Life
I was pleased to hear one of my senators, Barbara Mikulski, say nice things today about teachers: "This Teacher Appreciation Day, let’s thank the teachers preparing our students today for jobs tomorrow."
But now I'm wondering about the attitude that seems so very prevalent today that the purpose of education, even the purpose of growing up and living, is to "get a job". Always "get a job", as in from someone else. It all seems very feudal despite lipservice about "entrepreneurial spirit" and all that. Whatever happened to "making a living" or even "living a life"?
There's more to life — and much more to getting an education — than getting a job.