VOTE

I can smell the change in the wind and it is truly invigorating. I am opposed to politics altogether. I believe that we judge one another too harshly based on our personal views. Whether we are Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, smart or uneducated, black or white, we all have the human right of equality. It was not long ago that woman couldn't vote, that African Americans couldn't go to school based on the color of their skin. We have evolved as a human race and as a country, one that is said to be the freest of them all. Please don't believe everything you hear just because it is posted on a website or said on a stations newscast. People can get dirty when it come to politics, this is why I keep my hands clean of it. But now more than ever it is time to have your voice heard. Vote!On one last note, because I am a new teacher I attended a conference today based on Laws, Rights, and Equity in the education system. Although the speaker spoke in monotone I heard some of his message. It is against the law to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, and religious beliefs and it is against the California Elementary Educational Code to teach about marriage in schools. It breaks my heart that people believe a teacher (any teacher) would even think about swaying a child's belief system in one way or another (i.e. Santa Claus). Teachers are not now, and never will be "required" to teach marriage in schools (we are "required" to only teach to the California Content Standards). Please use your judgement with idle hands and not forceful fists. It is a disgrace that ads are using a child's fragile education for political gain.