At this moment, political violence rages in the streets of Middle Eastern countries. Terrorist groups militarize people of all ages (including young children) through manipulative tactics in order to push forth their missions of violence.
At this moment, a significant portion of the US population lives below the poverty line, many homeless and jobless. Debates on the best solution to this problem polarize the country, and political gridlock prevents progress.
At this moment, debilitating diseases plague African countries, with family after family being affected. Proper shelter is often non-existent, food is scarce, and water is contaminated to an appalling level by the very people who need it the most.
At this moment, the US, one of the most highly developed countries in the world, continually falls well behind a multitude of other countries in reading, math, science, and education in general. The education system is widely considered to be broken.
At this moment, I sit writing this blog, wondering why my only source of current events information is the internet or TV, wondering why our schooling experience includes little to no talk of the incredibly important events that occur every day in this country and all around the world, and wondering why the decisions of today that affect us the most go unacknowledged in our education system.
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