Amidst all the media clamour about a recent white paper on education, one Thought for the Day expresses concern for the needs of all children, encouraging me to write again.<\/p>\n
Considered response to educational underachievement is better than polarised reactions; in categorising problems we can lose awareness of individual suffering and the ramifications.<\/p>\n
A report acknowledging deprivation should prompt investigation of root causes.<\/p>\n
We talk about 'Mental Health' when we are really discussing mental illness; 'Black Lives Matter' became a slogan when we should be tackling corrupted public systems.<\/p>\n
A mob topples a statue and the heated debate following seems more concerned with material matters than with the present injustices driving the underlying emotions.<\/p>\n
That passion could be directed towards solutions. A healthy society cares for those who are in distress.<\/p>\n
Lockdown has shown what can be achieved and can clear focus.<\/p>\n
Zoom has enabled vital connections but also induces remoteness.<\/p>\n
It is people, and the Arts especially, that inspire; we need imagination and creative activity to tackle the unhealthy parts of our society.<\/p>\n
Systemic privilege and self-preservation block progress. Government should be serving people and our environment.<\/p>\n
I want to celebrate the complexity of individuals and work for a society where all children are nurtured.<\/p>\n
Both gender and colour are unsuited to box ticking and simplification. We all have inbuilt assumptions.<\/p>\n
With the will to face them, our children will have a better future.<\/p>\n
Barbara FerrisDinedor<\/p>\n
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