Current Connection 2.1

In an article entitled “3 Year Prison Sentence for Former Lottery Security Official”, Remmele Mazyck, a former deputy security official, an employee that stole over four hundred thousand dollars, pleaded guilty to stealing money and cashing the money from the Arkansas Lottery.  He will serve 37 months in prison, and he will have to refund and pay back the money that he had taken.

 

According to Arkansas Lottery Commission Director Bishop Woosley, he stated, “The amount of money taken was substantial, it was taken over a long period of time, and Mazyck was in a position of trust.” People had trust in Mazyck and to deliberately break that trust is unacceptable.  Being a trustworthy employee, people were shocked that Mazyck would do something so drastic. Stealing over 400,000 dollars, Mazyck will face three years in prison.

 

In the article, “the ALC will sustain no monetary loss from this theft.”  The Arkansas Lottery Commission should have no money loss from this man, ordered to pay back the money. Money, to some people, is very precious. Everyone needs money. Civilians equip themselves with the money they need during these troubling years while determining what to do with the money they earn. Some need food and shelter to provide for their families; some need much more like cars and trucks.

 

Why did Mazyck steal the money? Working for the Arkansas Lottery Commission, he probably thought that he could easily get away with stealing the money which is “a violation of the public’s trust and resources is unacceptable.” I bet he thought he could get away with stealing the money because he worked for this amazing company.  He has to refund the money and is sentenced to 37 months in prison for this crime. The Arkansas Lottery Commissions helps students that go on to college by offering them a scholarship to help the college cost less.

 

Stealing money from the place you work and defying the public’s trust is completely wrong and immoral. Everyone’s parents have taught them that stealing is bad, including my own parents. When I reflect back on this life lesson, nearly every time a parent has told their own child not to steal. My mom has said it. Reality is that grown adults, steal. Surely, stealing should not even be an action any of us should do or even cross our minds. It has been drilled in our heads not to steal.

 

Many Arkansans were completely appalled at how much money that was stolen. The morals of people nowadays are fading and frankly need to start increasing. Trust is a key factor in today’s world and no one should break it.

 

Works Cited

Unknown. “3 Year Prison Sentence for Former Lottery Security Official.”  Fox16News.com. 07 Nov. 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

 

 

 

Current Connection: 1.2

Should Kids Wear School Uniforms

 



     "Do school uniforms help curb violence, foster a better learning environment or promote discipline in students?" Sherry Bowen's article Should Kids Wear School Uniforms, informs us others opinions on this particular subject. I, for one, do not think schools should require students to wear uniforms.

     In paragraph number seven of this article "Uniforms may be a part of the solution, but they are not the only way to improve schools." In many public schools, the students usually are not required to wear uniforms, and many students do not want to wear them. Students, teenagers who want to express their individuality, usually resent wearing school uniforms because many of them express themselves by their clothing.

     
     Sherry, an optimistic writer, states, the uniforms "cost too much for families who already struggle to make ends meet." This day and age, money and budgeting is extremely hard for many families; the economy is going down hill, especially with adults making money. Public schools are already on a tight budget, but private schools tend to have more money to require their students to have matching uniforms.

     Also, Sherry states that "many schools have jumped on the bandwagon despite students' expressed concerns about their freedom of speech." If students were required to wear school uniforms, the students are not really expressing their true identity. I, a high school girl at Batesville High School, would be upset that we all matched. Girls love to dress nice. They want to always look their best at all times, and clothes is one of the ways that express ourselves.

     Many students would not approve of the school uniforms. I am pretty sure that teenagers in general will not want to go to school if there is a required uniform.  In my opinion, school uniforms should not be required because it would lessen the students on their freedom of speech. School uniforms, also, are costly.




    

Goals of a True Education

Current Connection 1

Goals of a True Education

“To what extent do schools serve the goals of a true education?” I honestly do not think that they are hitting all the goals of having a true, concise education.

There is a major difference between education and knowledge. “Education is referred to as the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing for mature life.” It seems that the goal of a true education is for one to obtain knowledge, but teaching random facts and perceptions of the world decided by a committee with which to teach teenagers in America is absurd. The goal of knowledge is for someone to have their own philosophical perception of the world, having their own ideas and having belief in them.

There is a difference between obtaining knowledge and obtaining an education.  “Rationalism, where knowledge is obtained through reason and introspection, “empiricism,” where knowledge is obtained through observation and experiment, and finally by “mysticism,” where knowledge is revealed through faith, emotion, or revelation .One gains knowledge through an education. Knowledge is a fact that is learned and education is the process. So therefore, we strive to acquire knowledge instead of education. Knowledge is gathered through the education, a process that is needed to gain more knowledge.

Schools fail to teach students how to actually apply their “education” in the real world. Education should be taught and applied to daily lives. “The human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, those are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” Education happens by experience, by learning to throw a ball, speak, and how to live a good, happy life. In order to be a success in life is to set goals and achieve them and I believe that schools aren’t helping students do that.

Also, students do not get the deserved attention in the classroom as they should receive. “Most private schools havesmall class sizes.” Private schools tend to get a higher education and that has most to do with individual attention from the teacher to the student. Making sure the student understands what he or she is learning is the most important role that the teacher can make sure that they do understand.

To answer my question, personally I think that schools aren’t reaching the “true” goals of education. They also need to provide the extra care in teaching them how to apply the subjects that they teach in class into everyday life and build character. That’s where schools are failing in making sure we are educated.