Parents need a licence to have children

As a teacher I wonder how different our world would be or would it if parent(s) needed a licence before having a family.  In this licensing program parent(s) would be screened for: psychological well being, intelligence, education, life goals and commitment to nurturing a child.

I see daily parent(s) ill prepared to raise a child which then becomes a responsibility for teachers.  Teachers are under such stress due to a lack of resources, administration, ministry of education incentives, parents and student behavioural issues.

It amazing how Hollywood type people, sports athletes, investors, CEOs and the corporate managerial pack make oodles of money while teachers, nurses, doctors, social workers (basically civil servants) earn not enough for the demands of our professions.

So what's the answer?  The answer is for our society to bring awareness to the stress and trauma which follows our profession and for parent(s) to take responsibility and have accountability.  This does not sound so complicated -right?

Somehow there should be seminars for parents to attend before and after birth and continuing until the child becomes an adult-this sounds very radical but radical is just what we need to have a shift in consciousness.

Monetary greed and marketing have consumed our species into such inequality that it's shameful.  I advocate for a time of green sustainable living and responsibility.  Eating organic locally grown food.   Where we attack the cause of health problems instead of using pills.

If there are parallel planets like Stephen Hawkins talks about I wonder what their world is like?