I was unsure what title to give this. I've been noticing when listening to conversations, how many people identify others by the school they went to, or the class they graduated from. Instead of saying, "He was from the Walker Family and his father owned the tire store; the family attended the Bay Street church of Christ, and his sister married Steve Snow. He liked art, and he was very much involved in restoring old cars," they are apt to say, "He was a student at Oak High School." The news media is particularly disresepectful of families, failing to mention a person's family heritage, but always pointing to the school the person comes from. People have come to identify themeselves by their schools, which seem to be their families. |