Wife and I don't want to have kids. Maybe bringing more kids to this world is not the best idea with our current overpopulation, but I can only talk for my family.
That being said, my father and my in-laws were teachers and worked with kids. So I see why is a noble job. Also demanding, betting for future kids where they can also be delinquents or evil business people. It's a matter of material conditions, than 'basic education', at least in my region.
As a college professor I see more impact in short term with people in their 18-25 years, than investing on STEAM from younger ages of 6-15, but someone has to do it. So I get your point...
Wife and I don't want to have kids. Maybe bringing more kids to this world is not the best idea with our current overpopulation, but I can only talk for my family.
Sounds wise to me.
That being said, my father and my in-laws were teachers and worked with kids. So I see why is a noble job. Also demanding, betting for future kids where they can also be delinquents or evil business people. It's a matter of material conditions, than 'basic education', at least in my region.
As a college professor I see more impact in short term with people in their 18-25 years, than investing on STEAM from younger ages of 6-15, but someone has to do it. So I get your point...
It's a situation where I was really lucky/selfish/stupid most of my life, and I'm suddenly doing something for others, it seems insanely meaningful/rewarding (yet of course draining seemingly beyond my wherewithal), and my original post was not so much an indictment or guilting attempt on anyone, as a invitation to feel that odd alternative to living more for oneself, with the side benefit of maybe improving the future of the species in a way that (bad joke coming in three.. two..) trumps just going tribe yadda yadda online.