Education is Critical

Well the State Of Michigan got 200 million dollars to upgrade our railways. What surprised me was how much our new Governor is out of touch or just plain stupid.




I do believe the future of this state is not depended on how fast someone from Chicago can come, eat, catch a Tigers game and get back home. I think it is more depended on how well our children are educated. This man is really working on being recalled.



I will be the first to stand up and say I crossed party lines and voted for him, and I will be first in line to sign the recall petition.



Our public education here in Michigan is laughable. Our elected officials do not even seem concerned; they even want to cut more funding from our kids. Unless something changes, I do not see a very bright future here in what once was the great State of Michigan.



In my opinion, first you get the people the tools they need to succeed, like education. If we do not fund our schools, in the next 15-20 years all we will have is a bunch of people who can barely get by, depending on the government for their livelihoods.



Wake up, sometimes it is not just about the bottom line, Michigan kids, MY KIDS !!, deserve the best education we can offer them. They are the future of this country, if we don’t provide for them what are we saying about America??

Being A Teen Today

Is there a place in this world where a teenager can be just that a teenager? I sit back and watch all that is going on with the young people today and wonder if I could have survived in today’s life as a teen.

With so many pressures and responsibility, how can they cope? We want them to act like grown up’s, but they are not grown up. This is a transitional time for them, they are not kids anymore but they are not adults. We need to help them I think, but how? Parents are working so much to keep up with payments, so they cannot be there all the time. School programs are closing left and right because of lack of funding. Where are they to turn? Gangs, drugs and what have you are always there waiting in the shadows for the right time.

There was a time when a child was a child and could turn to an adult and say, “I need help!” What happened? Now they are left to fend for themselves. We need to seriously reevaluate our priorities.

What ever happened to the old saying “it takes a village to raise a child”? In this day in age, we just do not want to get involved, but when something happens, we all get on the news and say, “I knew something like this would happen someday”. We cannot wait for that anymore, we need to stand up, use our voice, and say enough is enough! Parents we need to listen to those telling us what our kids are up to and confront them right away. Stop saying my child would never do that, because like it or not they will. We need to let them know we have eyes and ears everywhere.
I know it is hard, we feel guilty for not being around more, but guilt will not help them if they are in prison because they turned to the wrong group. We need to take a stand with our elected officials, we need funding for more after school projects, things that will empower our youth. We need help and sometimes it easy just to sit back and hope for the best. Buy guess what hope is not going to keep them out of the hands of drug dealers and gangs, action will.

So look back on your life as a teen. Ask yourself what would have happened to me if I joined a gang? Where would I be right now if I were a teen in today world? Would my mom and dad put up with the things teens are doing now? When you answer these questions, stand up and yell, “I will not lose my child to the streets!” If we all pitch in, we can help these young people become happy and successful adults.