The Media and Role Models for Children
I took a hiatus from actively reading / watching / seeking the news, for several months. That experiment ended earlier this year. I’ll blog about it someday.
I will say that I didn’t miss much. A big deal in American media this week seems to be how much jail time a young actress should get for drink-driving. That story is par for the course, with inane stories about manufactured celebrities’ wardrobe malfunctions, consumption choices and sex lives filling news cycles.
I’d like to see more stories about kids that are making a positive difference.
Like the nine year old who was inspired by a speech in which she heard “The worst thing you can do is nothing.” She decided to do something. Four years later, she has raised more than $300,000, to be spent on educating girls in Afghanistan.
Or the 12 year old that started an organization that in seven years built 316 primary schools around the world, allowing 20,000 children to attend school.
I’m proud of these kids. And I wish more were like them. And I wish we’d hear more about kids like these instead about morons like Lindsey Lohan, whoever that is.
by Gaddis
by Harris
by Sachs
