Many Parents and Christian groups want to ban children’s and young adult books like the Harry Potter book series from the schools and libraries. Books are bad because they make young people think, express new ideas, develop creativity and question things. It’s horrible isn’t it?
The critics of adventure, fantasy, and magic-filled tales claim that these books are filled with witchcraft and are a tool for Satan to influence the youngsters into Wicca or Satanism and Read the rest of this entry »
Today’s youth catch the eye of society only after disasters such as Columbine-style school and mall shootings, suicide, substance abuse, runaways, and slayings of parents. The root problem is never addressed (because it’s our fault). Instead, we talk about firearm laws, the war on drugs, and new school policies.
We’ve spoon-fed our youth and raised them with the notion that everyone can grow up and become whatever they want. They are unprepared Read the rest of this entry »
While I attended college, popular African-Americans shunned and ridiculed black foreign-exchange students because of their cultural differences. I observed this on three occasions among different groups, twice with an African student and once with a Jamaican student.
The majority of young blacks don’t seem to identify with positive role models like Barack Obama or well-spoken teachers like the African mentor shown here. Instead, educated blacks are ostracized Read the rest of this entry »
