How the older generations had been, socialized, versus how we ‘d been, socialized, versus, how this, younger generation of children is, socialized, translated…
My coworker shared something of her first-grade daughter’s, after the whole class had voted, she’d won by one vote, as the model student of her class. She’d asked her daughter, “Did you vote for yourself?” she’d replied, “the teacher says that we can, vote for, ourselves!”, she was so surprised, as how brave her daughter was, and wondered where the bravery came from?
When my own daughter was in the elementary years she’d faced with similar experience, she was even bolder, asking the classmate sitting in front of her to nominate her, and, the classmate’s name was already on the board, and in the end, my daughter won the votes, and her classmates, lost.
I’d discussed this with my coworker, that as we were going through school, we would, never dared asking the classmates to nominate ourselves, nor, vote for ourselves, even in the voting of the order of staffs, we’d both felt, bashful, nominating ourselves. Don’t know where our daughters’ self-confidence came from? Actually, in this society where we need to, sell our own, better qualities, a lot of times, we needed to take these chances, to put ourselves out on the line.
like this…
We the adults, became curious, of what the “model students” need to do now? Maybe, through the public commencements, giving rewards to a work well done for the semester! And I think, as model students, will there be those around them that reminded, “you are a model student! Do be courteous to all, and don’t make the loud noises!” “You are a model student, watch your cleanliness, don’t throw the trash anywhere”. “You are, a model student, how can you……………”
The education is circled around the multiple areas of development, children are smart in their own ways, they don’t need to “model” after anybody else anymore. No matter, it’s, definitely an honor, to be, voted out as the model student by the entire class, at least, that means, that this child is, personable, and at least, liked by everybody in the class.
And so, this showed, the differences of generations, of how the older generations aren’t, confident enough, they’re, too humble, because that is how they’re, socialized, while this younger generations of children, they’re, all about, making themselves shine out, which is good, so long, as they don’t let the spotlight go to their heads, and, the child wasn’t wrong, to vote for herself.
Life, the Obstacle Course 