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Getting The Most From Our EducationMy goodness Captain, you ask nearly hard questions I think some of theresponsibility could fall into the familys lap. Are muckle helping their kidswith their homework? Are we checking to see if there is anything we can do tohelp? Are we praising thier accomplishments, and encouraging them, instead ofcritizing. Do we still check to see who their friends are? These were some ofthe things my parents did. As with most parents they made mistakes, as did I,but they did their best. And I did my best to make amends to them when I drifted.I think, I know I could have done better in schooling, Im non sure if my studyhabits would change today. (one of the reasons Im alittle reluctant to go backto college) But the values I learned young seem to be the ones that stick. And I get hold the worst when I fall short of keeping them. That doesnt mean that the newvalues Im learning arent just as important, it just seems like it takes longerfor me to incorperate the m in my daily life. But, just like everything else, ittakes alot of practise to get things right. Maybe we do need to do more tocreate civic pride, do have something that people can say, "Im involved withthis". For me everytime I check out and explore something new I always learnsomething. And whenever I reach out and help someone, I fell good. It was greatto see the students of General Brown help out in the community with theThanksgiving dinner for the seniors (I know there was another school that helpedout too, I forgot who, if someone else remembers, please jump in and add theirthanks to the list). If we want our kids to be less self-centered, we have toshow them the example. If they dont follow, it wont be from overleap of exposure.This is a transient world nowadays. The kids that grow up and get educated here