Higher Learning- The College Drop Out-ZAYIN SCROLL
I can remember vividly being in the 11th grade at Mumford High School in Detroit Michigan, excited to have already been accepted to college. It wasn't because I had an affinity for school, nor did I fully understand the catalyst that higher learning could be into adulthood. Coming from a family of diverse educational backgrounds and career paths, I understood the basics that is drilled into your psyche by the status quo, that college is the path to getting a "good job". Orientation 1995 Upon walking across the stage of Chene Park in Detroit Michigan, as a Mumford high school graduate, June 1995 the movie that is called Shagahli HaChaiim began. I say movie beause, in hindsight, many of my choices, decisions, goals, and dreams were predicated and influenced by Western Culture, Hyper-Capitalism, Pop Culture, Entertainment, and Primetime Television Programming of the 80's and 90's. In retrospect, the first thing I noticed about g...