@Kal_ritle Key questions r: Why do we act like lemmings, even as we name our behavior as such? What exactly is worse then being a lemming?I replied to the what's worse than a lemming query with James 4:17.
— Mary Ann Reilly (@MaryAnnReilly) April 24, 2012
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.I was being a bit glib, but upon further review, as the National Football League's referees say, my response leads me to believe that I have put myself in an uncomfortable moral position.
I know I should do good, but many of the current trends in education strike me as wrong as in "unjust," "dishonest," or "immoral." I'd feel a little less conflicted if I thought these reforms were merely "mistaken" "unsuitable," or "undesirable." To the best of my ability, I close the door and teach but there is still some good being left undone. Mama and Papa Plainsman always warned me about the wages of sin.
While I wonder about the morality or propriety of staying in the profession, I have to confront the fact that the national employment rate is still over 8%; I'm on the wrong side of 50; I have family responsibilities that require a paycheck, and it would probably be immoral for me to take risks that would make me a burden to my family or put them at financial risk.
I knew I should have learned to play the piano; I hear houses of ill repute are hiring piano players.
