How many times have parents laughingly told me about their high school student who said, "I’m bored" and got glared at by a 15 year old too good to do a little work?
Well, apparently this isn’t something that just happens in the United States. In Germany, they’ve been floating the idea of taking these "bored kids" and sending them to places that will put them to work.
“Look, this isn’t really my responsibility, you know. I am the DEVELOPMENT
Minister, okay? But I am more than willing to react to this unmet
demand,” said the irritable, red-haired minister. “Every day, we are
hearing from young people who want to ‘do something’,” she continued.
“And these calls are reeeally starting to get on my nerves. After all,
I have a lot of important DEVELOPMENT issues to deal with, too, you know.”Wieczorek-Zeul’s planned program will be aimed at people between the
ages of 18 and 28 who have a high school diploma or an equivalent
certificate and want to work in a developing country for three to 24
months – and who are also willing to sign a statement promising not to
call her ministry anymore. The ministry will also pay them 580 euros in
hush money per month during their stay.“So you, too, please feel free to volunteer,”
she snapped at the latest caller who finagled his way past her
secretary. “Otherwise we might think about making this program
mandatory.” Full story
You know, this isn’t the worst idea I’ve ever heard. In fact, it actually fits into what students want to do. They want to change the world… so it looks like Germany is thinking of making that happen.
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