famine in the land

the average American child forty years ago could create pictures in his head when reading a written story. That child could easily elaborate, with descriptive details, on that story.

today, an alarming number of young children cannot paint any picture with words when they read a written story. they have no imagination. they possess no skills, no tools, to translate or communicate that written word. 

it is this fact that has changed the way some generations in America now value, or value less, written creations... and the author is no longer valued as a contributor of culture, entertainment, or values. 

when asked what children want to become when they grow up, the category "author" is no longer mentioned. children mention careers they know nothing about, valuing those that they have heard are the highest paying professions. 

where are the dreamers?

where is the imagination? 

how can we engage a generation of video-addicted children to expand their minds to create visual pictures in their heads as they read a series of words on paper or screen? 

this is one of the most important under-reported stories in America today. we need to intervene, to mentor, to bring children back to a place where they can imagine, they can picture, where they can create a story within their minds from the words and sequence of words presented to them on a page.

we need to address the famine in the land. 

there are many pages, many books, many written stories... but until a child knows how to convert those words within these books into images that create pictures within, they will lack critical skills needed to be imaginative, productive, problem-solving innovators. 

without a vision, the people perish.