I agreed that there has to be balance in every thing that we do. But, the youth of today does not have the idea of balance in anything that they feel, do or experience. They are driven to extremes in their emotions and actions. We have to be the examples for them. If they can see that balance is achievable, perhaps they will follow.

In my previous experiences of teaching Technology Education (new version of woodshop) I was constantly trying to get my students to “think out of the box”. They, for the most part, could or would not even try this abhorring idea. They felt there was one and only one answer to any question or problem or challenge put forth to them. They had been taught since DAY 1 of their education to absorb information, then, spit out back to their teachers when asked on a quiz or test. They were never asked what they thought about an idea or concept, never asked or allowed to question. They were afraid of trying something new or different for fear that they might be WRONG. We must change this in our students. We must encourage them all to be Renaissance thinkers. Barbara