No More Meddling Please!

       In my opinion, the war on terror is a lame excuse to keep our troops in the Middle East. Although at first it felt appropriate, now we are simply wasting tax money, troops, and time. Hopefully this sort of involvement will not happen in North Korea. For crying out loud, we have bigger things to worry about: our economy, borders, educational system, and etc. The list goes on and continues to grow! Recently, North Korea has been trying to flex their nuclear muscles. This incident troubled the minds of many. The editorial on USA Today discusses the approach the U.S. should take on this matter. I completely agree with their suggestion of staying out of this mess and letting China take control. We do not need to meddle with the situation and repeat our "nosiness" like we did in the Middle East. We just need to back up China when need be. I'm not ready to embrace a World War 3. As much as our economy needs it, America going all out on North Korea would be the last thing I hope to happen.

"The Wonderful Land of Learning"

         

        I wanted to put this out there for all to see. Recently, a 7 year old was suspended for his  innocent imagination and 9 high school students were arrested for a food fight. What is going on? As a prospective teacher, sometimes I can not fathom the stupidity of the educational system around me. In the recent years, there has been no line drawn between school safety and school discipline. As a result, events like these promote the increase of "School-to-Prison Pipeline" phenomenon. Schools are no longer a gateway to opportunity. Instead, they can be compared to a stack of "chances" filled with the "go to jail card." What happened to the classical detention and counseling approach? Are the old-school methods to mainstream to follow in this changing generation?   

       I understand that the police are more involved in schools because of events like the Newtown shooting, Virginia Tech, and etc. but is it necessary for them to be involved this much? Children will always be children. And schools will always be a place to learn and make mistakes. If we deal with them like this, our future generation will turn into a mess that we created. What do y'all think?

Other fun links: 

Debate on Armed Police in Schools