Commentary
New York City (NYC) officials recently collaborated with the Department for the Aging and the Department of Education to launch a new curriculum designed to curb age discrimination in the city. The goal is to educate kids, to teach them that aging shouldn’t be viewed as a disease. Instead, it should be viewed as a natural part of being a human being, a chapter that should be embraced, not vilified.
In recent times, there has been little, if anything, positive to say about NYC. With increasing rates of violent crime and the rather ruthless crackdown on meat consumption, New Yorkers have many reasons to feel down. However, the introduction of this anti-ageist program is a news story worth applauding….