A college class more important than college

 

            This will be my final blog check as my class is ending, and I will be doing other homework assignments getting ready for graduation in a few weeks, but I will miss writing these because they have given me the opportunity to really reflect on what I have learned throughout this semester. Some of you may remember from my first blog that heavenly father has a way of placing me I not classes I never thought I would take and without fail those classes always end up being the most desirable for me in life. I really think we should require students to take classes like this and other about family and other crucial subjects over things like humanities and a second writing class. The benefit of this class has far outweighed the benefits of many of the other classes I have taken. Although this materiel will probably never make it onto my resume or into my workforce practices, they will have an effect every day when I come home to my family and that is where it really matters.

                As a final discussion in our class, we talked about marriages as they mature and evolve throughout life.  It’s interesting to think about because as a kid in college even with 2 kids of my own you don’t really think about how much your marriage will still change in years to come. It just kind of happens. Kids get older, jobs change, some go to college, some get married and move out. There is still a lot of change to come in our marriage and that’s okay because it will keep things exciting and fresh in our lives.  But that’s just me, personally I think most people’s ideal retirement is my worst nightmare. I love having things to do and being engaged in something especially my family.  

This isn’t the case for all families though many families face change earlier on. What if a marriage doesn’t work out and people end up getting a divorce? Having a regular family is already a lot of change over the years. When you throw in blended families it can become quite a lot to handle. Earlier I mentioned how I look forward to an evolving family but as children this can be really hard. As many of you have seen kids from blended or divorced families statistically just don’t do as well as normal household children on average. That’s not to say they can’t by any mean, it’s just less likely. Personally, I think the great majority of marriages could be saved and even better than ever if those people knew some of the things I have learned in this class. There really not hard concepts. They just aren’t ones that we think about in our day-to-day lives. Because of this we violate the principals of family, and we end up in somewhat dysfunctional ones. It’s not their fault. They just did know. That’s why I think it could be more beneficial than perhaps any other class to teach people these principals in high school and college. I think we can all agree that having a healthy marriage in family life is worth a lot more to most people than knowing what flying buttresses are. It truly believes that these principals could save thousands of marriages and give kid a better chance for success in life.

This class has changed my life and I hope some of the things I have shared will change yours too. I truly value the things I have learned and hope to use them the rest of my life.