Gold Nuggets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F76r7GsqH_8&feature=channel After watching the video, My heart felt warm, seeing young and aware(intelligent) black children, it provided that spirit of hope. I just hope they don't develop a liking to dance-hall music. People always seem to glance over the adage "the children are the future". But what to say of OUR(Jamaican) children? I wonder if I should do a similar video if I would get questions pertaining to our entertainment industry, or more social and political issues? Just thinking. What should be noted in the video too is how culturally grounded they are, with their traditional dancing and singing. Sing 'Linstead Market' to our youth and chances are you will be greeted by something unpleasant, sing something from BET/MTV or something 'Gaza' and 'Gully' related and you're sure to be a hit with them. Where has our culture gone, do we even need it in anyway or there are just bigger fish to fry? How important is it to society that we preserve our old culture and ways; or some of it (Not a big fan of Jankanoo)?. What I do know is that awareness, whether self or global awareness is lacking amongst our children, our teens and even adults. Would you agree that a major revamping of our schools' curricula is necessary, not to educate them just on strict academics, but a more holistic and cultural approach, bringing back that genuine love for one's self and country? Jamaica's culture has moved from being unique to the trashcan of Uncle Sam's backyard.

Another cup of coffee...

It was an interesting evening and atmosphere by the University of the West Indies when some patrons at a party(weekly party called integration)got the news the government slashed tertiary level education subsidies by 1.6 billion dollars. When it was announced at the party they told the patrons(students) that they are asking the students to attend a meeting next week Tuesday to flesh it out. To my surprise not all students were disgruntled, not because they could afford the school fee, but some believe the students are not worth it in the end; as someone said, "they are wasting their education anyway." One cannot ignore the fact that tertiary institutions now, mainly UWI, have turned into recreational grounds more than academic nurturing grounds. Deny it to death, but the noble institutions of this land have moved from lush vegetation status to looking like parched grass during a drought, with more alcohol and marijuana than learning. Hardly being sober, how can we ever be aware? The night life has become THE LIFE, students get a degree but with what behind it? A burnt brain with a body feeling like 50(no offense to any reader over 40), but you get my point. We have the older generation looking at us the supposedly younger ones and asking if we are in the same bracket just because of how worn we are! So then, are we even worth the 1.6 billion? Or maybe that slash is just adding to the truth that the people up top really do not care about the people? If you care then why make it so out of reach? But then if you don't value it, why should you have it? Yes the good will forever suffer for the bad because the good allow the bad to be so popular. So then do we march or do we re-evaluate what is it we are going to march or protest for, isn't it about time we change the culture? Let's sip this coffee and think about it...