Am I inept or humble?

Am I inept or humble?  When I look at myself, what do I see today?

Who do I want to be when I grow up?

 

I sat having a conversation with someone regarding teachers in NJ.  I have some folks that I know who felt they are as stretched as they can be with all of the “requirements” placed upon them by their administration (and whoever else might have their hands in the pot) to almost churn out little corporate soldiers.  Anyone see the commercials about NJ public schools?  I am hearing it more and more.  Why the need to promote the adequacy of NJ public schools?  Fighting for market share boys and girls?

 

Now that I am a little older and I think of teachers, I think of people more experienced than myself at something.  I think of people who will engage me, help me stretch my mind!  I also think of people who will allow me to ask questions and allow the questions to direct the lesson (within reason).  From what I have heard, the art of teaching is now changing over to more of the idea (not art) of mass production of corporate bodies. 

 

Oh and if someone is getting their panties in an uproar, chill.  I am speaking about my experience.  I don’t claim to know everything about the possible intricacies of the NJ school systems or even politics in general.  (Anyone who cares to enlighten me however, is welcome as long as it’s for learning and not merely to get your point across.)  I am also not claiming to have been a model student.  For a long time (until college), I was more a decorative object in school. 

 

Anyway…further along in the conversation I thought how sad it is that some people merely DO a job.  I also thought about how some folks seem to come across as “ego maniacs with inferiority complexes” or really inept (or poorly trained) for the job function for which they have been hired.  It amazes me just how far some people can rise in organizations.  (I am not saying ALL people, I am not claiming to be a genius and I am not claiming to be perfect!  Chill.)  My question in my mind was, could we purposely be breeding or conditioning people to not be on the ball, to not question?  I listen to some and I wonder just what happened to their brain after rising up the ranks of their organization!  Is it that folks become lazy or too reliant upon the competent ones?  I feel like I just popped out of the 60’s!  Hmm, reminds me of…

 

Ayn Rand and one of my favorite books….Atlas Shrugged.  Have you read it?  Why not?  Yeah, that is not a “short read” by any stretch of the imagination!!  If I can read that book, I believe most anyone can.  (When I read a book, if I get the feeling that most of the pages are what I call “fill pages;” I almost feel insulted that someone has wasted my time.  Needless to say, if I am not caught by the first few pages, party is over.)

 

Atlas Shrugged caught me from page one and I could not wait to read it at the end of every day.  For me, Atlas Shrugged spoke about just the very thing I have in this post, the easy rise of the inept on the backs of the humble ones not afraid to still get dirty, the ones that still believe in a hard day’s work, the ones who don’t feel they are entitled, the true team players.

 

Who I want to be when I grow up…..is up to me and no one else’s responsibility.  I hope each day to choose responsibly.

 

Corporate Cowgirl

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