If I won the powerball.....

As an outdoorsman and educator, there is only one dream left to be fulfilled. After high school I wanted to homestead in the Yukon in Canada, a hermit of sorts. Because of a wrestling scholarship, I got a degree in education. Years in education provided certification in Project Adventure, certification as an archery instructor, scuba diving instructor, winter survival, educating youth, counseling, motivation, goal setting, etc. Personal experiences such as training horses, training dogs, farming, hunting, fishing, etc. provide a well rounded back ground.

So my dream would be to start a school for troubled youth in the middle of no where. To give you an idea of no where, helicopters would be needed to haul building supplies, mail would be delivered by airplane, pack trains would be used to move to civilization, etc. Any one could be sentenced there, to graduate they only have to walk away on their own. To stay warm they have to cut fire wood, to eat they have to farm and hunt, to move things they have to train animals, to take a bath they have to haul water and heat it, so on. The idea is to teach lifestyles are based on effort. If they are failing on the schooling portion of the program, they will not be allowed to cut firewood, plant crops, work with animals, or haul water until they finish studying. Self sufficiency would be the only common core standard of this education.



Of course anyone from the forum could visit, but you will have to negotiate with the residents for food and a warm place to sleep. I wanted to buy my first lottery ticket ever today, but forgot. Maybe next week.

Patriot my sister works with trouble teens there in South Dakota, Trying hard to provide a education, diversion away from crime, addictions and violent/abusive homes. For such a low per capitol population, that state has more than it's share of troubled youth. Your idea is exactly what she is recommending to the existing governor. She has made a lot of reforms there, but has nothing but horror stories still! The Native American youth in particular have dire needs, as the statistics indicate a continued state of hopelessness, without a big change of direction. The rural isolated camps would help reestablish some of their "lost heritage" also empowering them to heal and learn a better quality of life. Play the lottery and I hope you are the winner.