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Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak on behalf of Alpha Epsilon Delta along with some of my peers from HBU at Citizen Schools’ Career Day. We spoke at two middle schools near HBU about our organization, college life, etc. After thoroughly enjoying my volunteer experiences at elementary schools during undergrad, I was shocked by how corrupt the next generation’s middle schoolers are.

Us: “So what do you think of when you hear “college?”

Them: “GIRLS!!!!!! Do you guys have the Girls Gone Wild people at HBU? Have you seen American Pie? Have you? Have you? I’m going to start my own Beta House in college!”

Seriously, what ever happened to the quality of education in this country? I was honestly shocked. I know hormones are raging at that age, but when the teachers had no disciplinary actions for their students’ perverse interjections, well, flustered doesn’t even begin to describe what I felt. It’s interesting to analyze the behavior of people from childhood through their grade school years, but enough is enough. I felt like forgetting the topic at hand to slap some sense into each of them. Yeah, watch me go into pediatrics.

This brings to mind the debate on public versus private schooling. Would these kids be more careful with their tongues had they been through the latter? Heh, stay tuned for my next post regarding public/private schools. In the meantime, instill some common sense regarding maturity into your children.

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