Hey this is Delmichael Youngblood and I'm writing you on how to bring schools our out of the 20th Century. Schools today is a lot exciting and not much learning the reason of this being because kids are trying to be in the in crowd and not trying to be themselves. The thing that the are doing is drug, girls getting pregnant, so much violence and not enough learning because of those thing that is happening. School back in the day kids learn a lot more but the same thing was pretty much happening with drugs and sex but kids back then came to school for a reason and the reason was to learn while they could, they take learning to advantage so they could make something out there life. Kids now know more things about the world then anything else. Kids don't really know about books and different languages that they could be learn ow to speak, all they know is cursing words and who had sex with who this world of the 20th Century kids are not going to get better but worst unless parents be the adults and teach there kids the right thing and how to act while in school.
This is my opinion on how the schools are and how the schools of the 20th century is right now. They are the same way but the kids then had a lot more goals in life. This is how it is and how it will be for sometime now.
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Hey Delmichael,
Great to hear from you again! From what I've heard from Mr. Hughes, it sounds like the basketball season has been going pretty well for you. You guys must have the playoffs coming up soon, right? I'd definitely be interested to hear how it goes...
I enjoyed reading your thoughts on schools today. You had some pretty mature thoughts about it, and sounded very adult saying that "these kids today" need to spend more time in school learning and less time worrying about all of the other teenage drama that gets in the way. I think you're certainly right in a lot of cases.
A couple of things that you said struck me as particularly interesting:
1) You mentioned that kids "are not going to get better but worse" unless their parents teach them the value of an education and straighten them out. That's a great point - parents do have an important responsibility, and too often they don't live up to it. My challenge to you, however, is what can you (and your friends) do when your classmates' parents fail?
It sounds like you do understand the importance of education, and realize that your classmates may not always understand that. It also sounds like you're a pretty popular and influential guy in school - varsity basketball player, a ladies' man, and all of that. How can you set a better example for your friends to make sure that they get the most out of school the way that you try to?
2) You mention that one major difference between schools now and schools then is that, even though back then kids were still exposed to sex and drugs, they "came to school for a reason", which allowed them to learn. What is your reason for coming to school?
Whatever it is, it sounds like you realize that there is quite a bit to be gained from taking school seriously and being there to learn. When I was in high school, I had two "reasons" to go to school each day. The first was "to have fun", and I tried to do that every day by spending time with friends, making girls laugh, finding a pickup basketball or football game whenever I could, etc. That's important - if you enjoy going to school, it's a lot easier to do well.
My second goal came from a book I had read about Michael Jordan; Jordan always had the idea that, every game, someone was watching him play for the first time, and he never wanted someone to have a negative impression of him. That's why he competed hard every night - he didn't want anyone's only chance to see him come when he wasn't giving everything he had. I tried to think the same way about school...I only saw my teachers for an hour a day, sometimes for only a semester, and the same went for a lot of kids in my class. I wanted to always come across as a good student and a likable guy, so that no one would have a negative impression of me. Even if I didn't know why that class was important, or want to work in the group that I was put in, I knew that it was important to do my best.
You have some great insights on the pitfalls that students fall in to, and I hope that thinking about them helps you to avoid falling in them yourself. Keep me posted on how school goes for you, and on basketball, as well. Speaking of which, one more example of why it's important to treat people well and always do your best: a couple weeks ago, I ran in to a girl I used to work with, but never really knew very well, and it turns out she's in charge of the website for the LA Clippers. She gave me her business card and told me to call whenever I want tickets. It pays to be nice to people and to do a good job...you never know when those people will be able to help you someday!
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