MASKED THE PLAY

In relation to the human things, what if we spent time on the question, What do we most want our students to come to understand as a result of their schooling? “Reading and writing” might be a quick response, but is this enough? What if our students learn to read and write but don’t like to and don’t? What if they don’t read the newspapers and magazines, or can’t find beauty in a poem or love story? Don’t see some of Romeo and Juliet in their own lives? What if they don’t go as adults to artistic events, don’t listen to a broad range of music, aren’t optimistic about the world and their place in it, don’t notice the trees and the sunset, don’t look at the stars, are indifferent to older citizens, don’t participate in politics or community life, aren’t prepared for the responsibility of parenthood, don’t have a vision of themselves as thoughtful mothers and fathers, and are physically and psychologically abusive to themselves? And what if they can locate the Republic of South Africa but don’t know anything about apartheid and can’t feel the pain associated with it? Know about hunger, and collectively waste tons of food each day?

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