Daffodils by the Water Pond

My "daffies" had to endure sub-freezing temps the other night and look kind of frazzled, poor things.

Yesterday I was listening to a local talk radio show when a gentleman called in with a suggestion.

He suggested Ethics be taught in school. He said we could avoid many of the problems we have today.

In our local area we constantly hear of corruption of those who serve the taxpayers. Some are judges, who lives should be above reproach, some are in county government, others in school districts.

We hear of employees embezzling from their employers and on and on it goes.

I agree with the gentleman but would go one step further. I think Problem Solving should be taught in school, from first grade on up through college.

I find young people do not know how to handle situations they find themselves in.

Instead of solving the problems they're faced with or getting help to do it, they turn to bullying, fighting, joining gangs, or using drugs and alcohol.

Then it escalates to robbery, rape and possibly murder.

On our local news this week was a story of a young man in his late teens that set the restaurant he worked in on fire. Why? He said he was being harrassed by others he worked with. He had only worked there for one month. He was also a volunteer fireman and helped fight the fire. Now many people are out of work, a family has lost a business they spent a lifetime building, and a community is without a favorite place to eat at and socialize with their neighbors.

If this young man had been taught how to talk to someone and ask for help to solve a problem, just perhaps all of that would not have happened.

Yes, Problem Solving is a subject every child should be taught in school.