Education of Children

            You hear it all the time.  “Mom, I don’t want to go to school.”  “Mom, school is so boring.”  Unfortunately school is not designed to be fun; it is designed to educate and develop the minds of children.  School is the place where our children learn basic fundamentals that will prepare them for life.  With reading, science, and art children are able to develop into educated and original individuals with plenty of potential.

The public school system is designed to unveil the specific interests of each child.  While they learn the basic skills to be successful in life and throughout the rest of their schooling, they also learn to share and explore personal likes.  Coloring and painting opens their minds to art, while basic songs inspire musical interests.  Legos and building blocks infuse their minds with the fascination of simple architecture.  Little do the children know, while they are playing and laughing with friends, they are starting their adventure into the world.

            Some schools focus less on basic math and science, and more on art and creative thinking.  I do not agree with this type of schooling at all.  Even up to when you are a senior in high school, you do not necessarily know what your plans for the future are, let alone being in grade school.  Because children don’t know what they are going to do, they should not be allowed to ignore what the public school system is teaching them.  Although a young girl may think all her life she is going to be an actress, it does not mean she should attend a school for fine arts.  Her interests will likely change, and by then she would have missed out on many important grade school lessons.  Children should stick with the basic concepts of education, and pursue interests outside of the school walls.

            Potential lies within every child, and the basic studies that we all had to take in elementary will help that potential to grow.  School, though it may not be as fun as a trip to the swimming pool or amusement park, is the key to a child’s successful future.  Kids should be allowed to explore new ideas and interests, as long as they keep up with school as well.

Labor Day Weekend

This holiday weekend was filled with only one thing, work. Because our dishwasher at TGI Friday’s was on vacation, we needed someone to pick up all of his shifts. Naturally the General Manager came to me, and I worked my shifts and Ricardo’s (the other dishwasher).
 Friday night was my first shift, and it was uneventful. That was until my boss asked if I would like to work as line-cook after this weekend. I gladly accepted and continued my 5-1:30 shift. I slept for a few hours, and then continued to my 9-3:30 shift. Upon arriving home, I had only one thing on my mind: sleep. After eating a meal, a blueberry muffin, I fell swiftly to my bed. It was a good night’s sleep, and when Sunday morning came, I was all but ready to work my 9-1:30 shift. I again went home, ate, relaxed, and headed to the golf course. I was only able to hit a few balls on the driving range, before heading to, you guessed it, work.
That night was supposed to be a 6-10 shift, but alas ended up as a 6-1 shift. That night I was able to sleep in a little longer, because I did not have to arrive at TGI Friday’s until noon. Although I was on the schedule until 4, I was let go at 1. Perhaps it was because there was hardly anyone in the restaurant, but I like to think that they simply appreciated everything I did for them this weekend. I was finally able to arrive home and do something other than work at my job: homework. I did a little homework and filled out some student loan forms. I checked facebook as I always do, and hit the sack.
 As you can clearly see, my weekend was not as exciting as others’ may have been. When the thirteenth comes around though, and I receive my pay check, I will have the last laugh.

My Biography

Hey it’s Greg Link, but if I’m working at TGI Fridays, you may hear me called G-unit. If you’re reading this, then you are probably in my Written Communications class. So, it might be helpful to learn a little more about me. So here is some information about me that you probably don’t already know.


Because my dad spent twenty years in the Air Force, I spent my childhood moving around quite a bit. I was born in Melbourne, FL, where I lived for three years. There, the doctors discovered that I had an open artery. Basically, there was a hole in my heart that they used part of a cow’s heart and a metal heart stent to fill. This resulted in me not being able to play contact sports, and ride faster roller coasters. When I moved to Texas, I had my first head injury. I was only three when I fell off the kitchen counter and landed on my head. After a year, I moved to South Carolina. South Carolina is the first vivid memory of life, so it was my start at life in my perception. It is also the location of my second head injury, where I flipped my bike. We later moved to Turkey where I fell off a swing for my final head injury. Following Illinois, we settled in the valley of Freeburg, MN.

I attended Caledonia High School where I participated in a few extracurricular activities. I enjoyed singing for the choir, as well as a few smaller choirs. I was also in three school musicals, a solo ensemble, and the conference honors choir. I competed in Knowledge Bowl and volunteered for National Honors Society. Most importantly, I played for the golf team. Golf is my favorite hobby, and I want my life to revolve around it. I want to manage a golf course as a career, which is why I am currently enrolled in the Business Management program at Western TC. I enjoy music a lot; everything from hit music to opera. I particularly like the King’s Singers and Il Divo. As I mentioned before, I work at TGI Fridays. I currently wash dishes on weekends, and am starting my training to cook next week. I also work at my local golf course throughout the week as a shagger.

That should be enough information for you to get an idea of who I am. It’s not much, but it is enough to get you through this semester of Written Communications. I hope you tolerated my biography, and I’ll see you around class.