Our Children Are the Victims of Our Own Wars
Not only are we spending an unprecedented amount of money on wars, we spend much of our time focusing on wars.
I have my Google homepage set up with the New York Times front page headlines in one column and the Guardian headlines in the next column. The difference between the two sets of headlines is quite telling.
The Times first three articles are usually about wars and in some part of the world. On most days, it’s at least two out of the three lead articles. The Guardian yesterday led with green house gas emissions and the Fifa controversy. The NY Times has not headlined the fact of increased gas emissions on Google. The Guardian sometimes has a headline about fighting somewhere but it is not a usual lead item.
This is not a scientific study that I have made, simply an observation.
This morning I read Dr. Ravitch’s Op-ed Waiting for a School Miracle in which she states in her last two paragraph’s:
Families are children’s most important educators. Our society must invest in parental education,
