Building Masonic education

A growing trend I have seen in new Masons especially is their feeling of the lack of education in their lodges. Todays Masons is thirsting for knowledge and many are using Freemasonry as a vehicle to get there. It is a common complaint that i have heard around several Masonic internet forums that this is sorely lacking. Usually one of a couple things is happening. Either 1.) a new young brother joins a lodge where the several older brothers are not interested in this young man's interest in education, or 2.) several young brothers have joined a lodge and are lacking direction in education. My question to the younger brothers is this. Is it the lodges job to educate you? If the education system is broken within a lodge it very well could be that there is not a brother excited to tackle the project to get things going. A young brother that finds himself with older brothers should seek out a brother that he trusts in this area. Often if there is no education during the monthly meetings, it is not because of the lack of desire, but more the lack of knowledge to make this happen. If the lodge as a group says no to an education program, and it stinks but does happen, think outside the box. Why not start a small discussion group for interested brothers an hour before the stated meeting? I have seen lodges do this and after a while get a larger attendance of brothers that were going to the lodge meeting for drab business. The lodge will get the picture. If you crave and thirst for knowledge, make it happen. Don't wait for it, saying it is the lodges responsibility to educate you. By talking to the right brothers with good intentions and a contrite heart anything can be accomplished