http://www.theultimatespaceship.com/2009/04/21/persians-real-ones-that-is/ Earth... The Ulimate Spaceship Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theultimatespaceship.com/2009/04/21/persians-real-ones-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-6 profbrendi Sat, 02 May 2009 22:57:36 +0000 http://www.theultimatespaceship.com/?p=75#comment-6 My grandparents both came through Ellis Island. We’ve donated to the memorial for all immigrants with a placard in each of their names. The memorial is a worthwhile & powerful visit the next time you are in the city (give a shout out to Arthur Moschen and Marie Klett), if you feel strongly about America’s forefathers’ intentions. As a prof at a culturally diverse, urban college, I am inundated with the contrasts in youthful Americana vs our neighbors’ (aren’t we all?) cultures. My F1 (international visas) students are respectful and curious. Their (ours) counterparts… not so much. And yet, via blogs & emails, my F1s share with me the INTENSE desire of their homeland friends to be American. I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel extensively, and it is true. These kids want to be like ours…but I am so ashamed of the majority of our youthful population (read – our future, yours and mine). My conclusion – this is the product of a combination of media and distracted parenting. What to do, team? Because it does break my heart. And it better break yours' too, if you want to have a progressive planet..or any planet. My grandparents both came through Ellis Island. We’ve donated to the memorial for all immigrants with a placard in each of their names. The memorial is a worthwhile & powerful visit the next time you are in the city (give a shout out to Arthur Moschen and Marie Klett), if you feel strongly about America’s forefathers’ intentions. As a prof at a culturally diverse, urban college, I am inundated with the contrasts in youthful Americana vs our neighbors’ (aren’t we all?) cultures. My F1 (international visas) students are respectful and curious. Their (ours) counterparts… not so much. And yet, via blogs & emails, my F1s share with me the INTENSE desire of their homeland friends to be American. I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel extensively, and it is true. These kids want to be like ours…but I am so ashamed of the majority of our youthful population (read – our future, yours and mine). My conclusion – this is the product of a combination of media and distracted parenting. What to do, team? Because it does break my heart. And it better break yours’ too, if you want to have a progressive planet..or any planet.

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