Are You Still Our Future?
By Regina A. Antonio
“I believe that the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way.”
Sounds familiar? I bet you know this song because it’s like every parent’s anthem on their children. The song tackles the idea that the youth should be taught well so that in the future, they will be the leaders of the nation. This sounds promising but, with how the youth is acting today. I doubt if this is ever going to happen.
The following that I will mention on this article is based on what I have obtained on our beloved college grounds. I bet you’ve done writing or doodling on a lean canvas found inside your classroom, I know it is tempting to write or draw something at your desks because I understand you’re bored to hear some clichés and theories that you’re professor is saying that doesn’t even make sense to you. However, did you consider how much paint and manpower it took to make your desk look nice? Is it that easy for you to vandalize and make such mess?
It is such a privilege for all of us students to have an elevator to ride up to the seventh floor. All you have to do is fall in line and wait until the elevator opens. But unfortunately, when some students are running late to their subjects, they tend to lose their conduct and don’t even give way to the professors. May I remind you that the stairs are always available instead of struggling just to ride the elevator?
Lastly, most of the youth nowadays are weird in constructing their sentences and that’s very evident whenever their posts in Facebook. They often use “taglish” style which is very inappropriate. But even if they did use English, they are grammatically wrong. What’s more disappointing is when they do both, it’s in taglish and it is full of grammatical errors.
It is so sad that in this generation where everything is provided and accessible for learning, they still tend to be irrational and mediocre. As one of the voice on this generation, I would like to remind our fellow youth to wake up and don’t be blinded by the delinquent environment around you. Start acting like how the youth should be known for. Don’t wait until the people ask the question, “Are you still our future?”
