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August 2009 Page 18Issue # 20 April 2010 Page 20Letter From The Editor - Our Best Isn’t Good Enough?I was thinking as I was trying hard to finish up this month's Gazettewhether the old adage, "Your best is good enough" applies anymore . Itfirst was a reflection of me driving myself crazy trying to fill some ofthe last few large empty spaces before this issue is complete. I was doingmy absolute best but it didn't seem like enough - then I started thinkingabout TV shows that are watched by millions, school kids in 4th gradestruggling with algebra, etc. Take "American Idol" for example; I am nota big fan of that show and now I think I know one of the reasons why -these contestants are out there singing their hearts out and the judgesmake such demeaning comments. To prove this point, one just needs tolisten to Simon Cowell critique somebody one time. "Oh that was OKbut your choice of songs was lousy". What the heck is this society comingto? Why isn't Mr. Cowell in jail by now for crimes against humanity? Ithink I know why - because nobody cares anymore if you do your best.There are no 'A's for effort' as we used to say. There's only what peoplewant and if you can deliver exactly that or not. If you can't, go fly a kite!Or as Donald Trump would say, "You're fired!"How about these poor kids in elementary school? They're trying to dothe right thing; doing their homework every night, doing extra new ageskill builders like First in Math [1/2 hour every night on the computer],paying attention in school all day. It's draining to parents too. Youwant your kids to have some kind of childhood but the teachers aretelling you the opposite - don't let up! Make them read more! Even ifthey try really hard and do their best, schools these days are makingthose kids feel like they’re just not doing good enough. I'm surprised ateacher that looks like Trump and sounds like Simon Cowell doesn'tone day appear and tell some poor kid, "You’re fired - now get out!"Anyway, I was thinking about all this and I googled (which is becoming'like asking God a question'), "Is Our Best Really GoodEnough?". Out of the 117 million results the first 40 were predominantlyeither songs or other cultural things all saying, "My Best Wasn'tGood Enough". There you go - if Google says it, it's true. Apparentlyour best isn't good enough any more. Sad state of affairs if you ask me...To Place an AD or Calendar Listing Contact: 215-317-8774 or 12StepGazette@comcast.net
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