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Educators and the Significance of Commitment and Attitude

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Todays educational environment is one which could stand many changes. The academic health of our nations children could, in fact, be contended to be imperiled. The  responsibility for saving them falls not to our politicians and bureaucrats but to teachers. Teachers, in fact, have proven themselves again and again to be a lifeline to ensuring  a child progresses from childhood into a productive and fruitful adulthood. They are often required to fulfill this function in less than positive environments and situations. With the  proper attitude and commitment, however, a teacher can overcome even the most adverse of situations to save a child from academic and societal failure. Attitude and commitment could be  contended, in fact, to be two of the most important elements a teacher should bring into the classroom. The purpose of education, of  course, is to prepare our children to lead successful lives as adults, adults who can not only function but excel in society. Unfortunately, under the present system of bureaucratic  red tape our schools are in a shambles and our products, the students themselves, often pass through these institutions as though they were attending some type of mass transit facility  rather than enrolled in a facility for learning. Teachers stand on the front lines in terms of combating this problem. They must deal not only with their students  but with the bureacracy which seems to try so hard to tie their hands. A number of authors remind us, however, that with the proper attitude and the proper  commitment they we overcome any problem to ensure their students receive a proper education. Neil Postman is one of these authors. In "The End of Education: Redefining