Trailing Thoughts

It is saturday evening and I just got home from work. I work as an intern for a chain pharmacy. People disappoint me. I went up front to get some change for the register, and Linda, a employee of the front end was trying to send a money order for someone. The first thing Linda asked is, “Where am I sending the money to?” and the lady had no idea– she said, “somewhere in Kentucky”. Linda asked for more specific information and the lady did not know. The lady then continues on to yelling at Linda to send the money while Linda is sticking with the comment, if I don’t know where to send it, I cannot….
I watched a disturbing documentary in a class. It was about the middle classes of Japan, Germany and the US and how education was approached. The US started out differently with focusing on competitiveness, while the Japanese and German way is to build teamwork. As the children turn to young adults, Japan and Germany focus on educating all of the highschool students, even the non-college bound, with some sort of career in mind. This is drastically different in the US. As highschoolers prepare to leave school, the ones not pushed toward a career are floundering. This problem lies with the lack of educational support. The crowds are overwhelming for the teachers to handle. Well that is it for my commentary.