The grades came out this week for schools in my state and I was not surprised to see that the number of successful schools had plummeted and the number of failing schools in my area had doubled. Schools today are too bound by political correctness, and lawsuit-happy parents have created the rise of the “Ego-Nazi“.
The human mind and body are built to use challenge as growth. If you want to grow your muscles you challenge them, and through those challenges your muscles grow stronger and perform better. The human mind is no different. And that is where the problem with our education system comes in, because the “ego-nazis” in charge would rather pass a student than damage their sense of self-worth, or face the angry parent who would rather see their kid achieve without learning than turn a failure into an educational opportunity. Shame and regret can be powerful motivators when coupled with positive reinforcement, but kids today don’t know this because they’re sheltered from such negative emotions.
Bottom line, in order for a child to grow and become respectful, better human being they must be allowed to learn from their mistakes, to challenge the mental muscle and GROW. Without the negative emotions and the positive reinforcement that tells them they’re loved despite the fact that they screwed up, kids will grow into spoiled adults that have no ability to accept their own mistakes or any one else’s – which is why divorce rates are up, crime rates are up, unemployment is up, and overall happiness is down.
Kids need to learn…..and they need to learn both the good and the bad otherwise they’re incapable of dealing with the negative side of life. Ego-nazis who shelter kids from negative emotions are really just setting them up for a life of failure and frustration.
An ego-nazi is defined as: someone who places a person’s sense of self-worth and positive self-image as the highest priority, even if it is to the detriment of the person’s education and overall growth as an individual; known indicators of someone who has been exposed to an ego-nazi are the development of an “entitlement” attitude and an abhorrent disregard for authority.