As cliche as it may sound, young people are the future. They are the future leaders and decision-makers in society, we need to invest time, energy, money and love into them, if we are to progress as a society, but more importantly as part of a civilization. The current younger generation will be the new teachers, new cashiers at your local supermarket, the new nurses, scientists and a vast amount of other job roles we need being played, for smooth operation and consensus.Young people
What has been concerning me however, is the lack of life skills in the national curriculum in schools and colleges all over the UK. Its all good knowing the Pythagoras Theorum and how many wives King Henry Viii had, but it is rarely applied in everyday circumstances. Knowing how to cook a well-balanced but tasty meal, knowing how to pay tax and how to give a good presentation are however knowledge that one can strategically apply in everyday encounters.
I am a 21 year old woman, who yet does not understand the way tax affects my income and what exactly it is being spent on. I have had a few people try and educate me in regards to this, but it infuriates me that I felt embarrassed to admit my ignorance in the first place. The system is so bound on getting people to pass exams which then creates good results for leaders table, and is ultimately just a marketing ploy in receiving funds from the government. Little or no attention is being paid to nurturing the talent and potential that students may have.
Young people are marginalised in society for simply sticking to their guns in being obsessed with being youthful and cool, that they are being given up on easily. Most come from broken families, have had or experience mental health, and these issues are not being addressed in a forefront manner as they could be.
With soaring retail prices due to inflation and a poor economy, young people are feeling it the hardest. Living in a consumerist society, young people are bombarded with both very direct and subliminal advertising messages to buy the latest clothes,gadgets and services. Youth culture itself represents keeping up with current trends and indulging in them to an extent, where others want to get involved and be 'cool' like you. Therefore a culture of competition and pride around appearance is created and many will sacrifice values just to 'fit in'. For example, some young men leave school with no qualifications, or loose motivation and their grades decrease substantially and therefore this category finds it harder to get a well paid job. It is as a result of this, some young people, mostly males, form groups (gangs) of people in the same boat who seek out criminal ways to acquire income to pay for what they want. Now you may be reading this with the slightest care, because this does not relate to you, but here's the thing, you should care! Why? Because once these criminals get caught, we are paying through our incomes and benefits to incarcerate them, even when rates of re-offending (recidivism) are high! How ridiculous!
Sooner rather than later, it needs to be realized that we are all fish living in the same sea and under the same sky, so effects will be felt by all, and it shouldn't matter to what extent for us to give a toss or come up with feasible solutions. Our young people are a significant commodity that contribute to the well-being and equilibrium of our society and we need to start catering to them, so that we are catered for in our old age.
What has been concerning me however, is the lack of life skills in the national curriculum in schools and colleges all over the UK. Its all good knowing the Pythagoras Theorum and how many wives King Henry Viii had, but it is rarely applied in everyday circumstances. Knowing how to cook a well-balanced but tasty meal, knowing how to pay tax and how to give a good presentation are however knowledge that one can strategically apply in everyday encounters.
I am a 21 year old woman, who yet does not understand the way tax affects my income and what exactly it is being spent on. I have had a few people try and educate me in regards to this, but it infuriates me that I felt embarrassed to admit my ignorance in the first place. The system is so bound on getting people to pass exams which then creates good results for leaders table, and is ultimately just a marketing ploy in receiving funds from the government. Little or no attention is being paid to nurturing the talent and potential that students may have.
Young people are marginalised in society for simply sticking to their guns in being obsessed with being youthful and cool, that they are being given up on easily. Most come from broken families, have had or experience mental health, and these issues are not being addressed in a forefront manner as they could be.
With soaring retail prices due to inflation and a poor economy, young people are feeling it the hardest. Living in a consumerist society, young people are bombarded with both very direct and subliminal advertising messages to buy the latest clothes,gadgets and services. Youth culture itself represents keeping up with current trends and indulging in them to an extent, where others want to get involved and be 'cool' like you. Therefore a culture of competition and pride around appearance is created and many will sacrifice values just to 'fit in'. For example, some young men leave school with no qualifications, or loose motivation and their grades decrease substantially and therefore this category finds it harder to get a well paid job. It is as a result of this, some young people, mostly males, form groups (gangs) of people in the same boat who seek out criminal ways to acquire income to pay for what they want. Now you may be reading this with the slightest care, because this does not relate to you, but here's the thing, you should care! Why? Because once these criminals get caught, we are paying through our incomes and benefits to incarcerate them, even when rates of re-offending (recidivism) are high! How ridiculous!
Sooner rather than later, it needs to be realized that we are all fish living in the same sea and under the same sky, so effects will be felt by all, and it shouldn't matter to what extent for us to give a toss or come up with feasible solutions. Our young people are a significant commodity that contribute to the well-being and equilibrium of our society and we need to start catering to them, so that we are catered for in our old age.