Buna's Running Out of Kids?????

 “Isn’t it funny that day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different.” 

-C.S. Lewis

So, for some reason, my news feed this morning was full of stories about America running out of kids. 

In Vermont, the school system is in a panic there are so few kids being born in that state, heck, people with kids are not moving there. Just no real job opportunities. 

This morning, the British Broadcasting Corporation's ( BBC) topic was called " America's Teenage Problem." " America is Running out of Teenagers."  As it was subtitled. 

Already Buna High School is the smallest school population wise in their 3A Division I football district. 

As I was told by someone in the know in the community, "people with kids are not moving here." 

And then, so many people in Buna ISD district are wanting to move their kids out of the community.  

(Not kidding, I hear from people in Buna community several times weekly, wanting to know where they can send their kids?)

I know in this state, there are already bigger school districts in the State of Texas closing down schools. This is especially true in the Austin area districts. While Austin is quite " full" the great move there has slowed considerably.  ( I've not stopped in Austin in I know close to 15-17 years. And when we go to the Hill Country, make sure we pass somehow around the state capital.)  Heck, the schools in Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth see it coming. We are going through a great draw-down of the number of students in Texas. 

Most younger folks, are just not having kids like they once did, and part of that is economics. 

A lot of young folks are having a difficult enough time feeding themselves, much less a child. 

At some point the Buna ISD is going to push another bond......Just something to think about, but facilities that might be needed now, will they actually be needed in 5-10 years? 

And all these people, who I have not a clue what the cornbread feck they actually do, they certainly ain't teaching math, science, history,( gubmint/economics) English or some sort of vocational training....  Are they going to be needed when there are fewer kids? 

How many teachers are going to be needed in the future or is this like some sort of FDR " work's project" make people dependent upon the school district for jobs? 

I know, I am being ugly this morning....

Just something to consider for the future folks.....