Why is it important? What are the consequences?

It is important to take time to learn from peers because if you don’t seek knowledge from others lives, you remain ignorant and miss out on all the world has to offer. Lives become confined to the small boxes we live in and are stuck in the way we were raised. No one would know all that the world has to offer. Speaking to the people walking right beside you through life opens your eyes  and broadens your horizons. Knowledge is power. If we are to elect leaders and raise children then we want those people of authority to be educated in all matters. We don’t want the blind leading the blind. If we don’t pay respect to those who came before us and learn from the past, then the past is bound to repeat its self. 

Speaking up in class sets you up for success. Many people stay within there comfort zones, but it is important to live life on the edge, to push boundaries, because that is where the magic happens. The world is getting more and more competitive. Speaking up in class allows for more refined speaking skills and gives students more pride in their ideas when presenting thoughts. They can think deeper, apply it to a career setting, and get ahead in the business world. Students cannot be left to be shy or passive. They should be pushed right out of there comfort zone which does nothing but hinder them and hold them back. Rewarding students by acting on concerns and allowing participation and encouragement inspires further effort. 

Students are our future. It has been proven that children learn a lot from watching. Abused children are more likely to abuse there own children. The longer the disdain for school continues to be passed down through the generations the more students will fall through the cracks. The students of today become the teachers of tomorrow. If students are only met with teachers who don’t care, they are taught their opinions don’t matter and then they don’t try. They grow up being easily embarrassed  and struggling to take pride in their jobs. They expect to collect a pay check and have no hope for their future job. Nothing new develops. Their are no new discoveries. It’s a constant up hill battle where everyone is set up for failure unless they can dig themselves out of the hole the school system dug them into.