Simple as This

            The year is 2035. This is not the dystopian future many once predicted. Life is the same as it was in 2014. School is not the same as it once was, however. Therefore, life is not that unaltered after all. The children still flock to school buildings, but they do so with content faces of glee, with the exception of the occasional Monday blues. Children only attend to this traditional way of schooling four times a week. During these days, teachers are not restricted to the oppressive bell schedules; those no longer exist within scholastic institutions. Classrooms no longer contain orderly rows of desks; students are encouraged to sit where they please. Classes read books which are of interest to students, be they intriguing with complex narratives or simple and light-hearted. Technology has certainly advanced and made its way into the classroom, but it is not a dominating force. The relationship between teachers and students is forged through human interaction and a mutual desire to learn. Besides the subjects once taught in schools, students are also guided in more practical skills and are taken on field trips on a weekly basis. Their academic success is no longer determined by trivial grades or standardized tests. Because of the stress-free environment, students are allotted the time and energy to discover the world around them and look into that which interests them.

            The year is 2035. Bombs are not dropped on innocent civilians. War is a taboo. Peace is synonymous with the pleasant change in air that embraces the present. The world has learned. I am a teacher (just like everybody else).