Whenever a kid complains about going to school, just show them this!

Children in other countries have to travel long, dangerous routes in order to get to school.

Education is a topic I can rant about all day. Not necessarily complain, but just rant. There is just so much that is wrong with our education system, but there is also so much that is right. The fact that students in America take that for granted is really sad. As a school teacher, I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. I have seen students tell me that they simply did not care to go to school, and did not care whether or not they even graduated. When children see these images, of students who risk their lives for an education that is not forced upon them, I hope they get a sense of appreciation.

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All I need to know in life I learned from my dog

• Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
• Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
• When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
• When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
• Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
• Take naps and stretch before rising.
• Run, romp and play daily.
• Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
• Be loyal.
• Never pretend to be something you're not.
• If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
• When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
• Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
• Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
• On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
• When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
• No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout...run right back and make friends.
• Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
  
  
  
  
  

Food for Thought!

All of these images on this link are perfect food for thought! Every single one of them. I already gave my two sense on one image, however I think these deserve their own interpretations determined by the viewer. So check them out!

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Vote Yes on 1

So elections are coming, and that means we start talking changes. I understand there are some very pressing issues that need to be addressed, issues that seem to have been ignored with our current administration. I also know we are all desperately looking for a changes in matters that have come up that were not issues until our current administration made a complete and udder mess of things, but there are also things that need not be over looked! It is up to us to keep the issue of protecting our wildlife alive and important. Just as important as any other issue. That is why I am promoting the Vote Yes on 1. It guarantees the protection of Florida's natural wildlife, which is so precious to our ecosystem, our economy, and our overall health and happiness. So vote Yes on 1!

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White Privilege in America

White Privilege in America. Whether you care to admit it or not, it exists. This article is very well written by a mother who sees the truth.

A Mother’s White Privilege

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Thoughtful Art

Pawel Kuczynski is a Polish artist who specialises in images that make you think hard about the world we live in. There is one image I saw that shows a man using the famous Facebook 'F' as a periscope to see the world from his prison cell. I am assuming that the aim was to represent how Facebook is trapping us in our own tiny prison cells allowing us only to see what the Facebook world allows. And that we choose to remain hidden behind these bars of comfort watching from behind a screen as the world around us passes us by.
Facebook just recently had it's 10th birthday, and has developed quite the reputation with elders, and young people alike. We are apparently the stupidest generation yet, with all this smart technology to decide things for us. Facebook worries people, and generates a sense of fear to those who don't understand its implications. Understandably so. To think how much our world has changed in the last 10 years because of Facebook is mad. You can feel what you want about the world of social media but to deny it's power over our lives like saying the sky is not blue. Those who choose to stay away from the world of Facebook are still being affected because they are taking a stand against a societal norm consciously knowing that they are doing so. It's their choice, and therefore an affecting agent in their lives. Those who choose to have Facebook in their lives are choosing an open door into not only yours, but a large chunk of the people whom they have come into contact with in their life. Once that door has been open, and you allow all these people into your personal life, it's very difficult to shut. Imagine a time when you didn't know what John Doe was doing for his Fourth of July and you slept just fine. I find myself peering into the lives of others often with envy, sometimes with joy, sometimes with curiosity and sometimes with aggravation. Why though? What does it do for me that the world on my Facebook wall is covered with new families, and young couples having children, and I don't have that yet. Before it was simply an idea, knowing what was happening in the world of women my age however allowing my mind to make of it what it may. Now it's displayed for me like a book and it is my choice to go see it everyday. Does that make me stupid? I find myself creepily picture stalking the girl living in Thailand and ignore the fact that bombs were just dropped in Jerusalem yet again killing dozens. Does that make me stupid?
Advocates for Facebook would argue that it has brought our world closer. Remember a time when we thought the world was so big? Now, we have the world at our fingertips. I remember sitting with my uncle and watching as my brother flew half way across the world using a fingertip and an application called Google maps. Zooming in to show him exactly what his small neighborhood looked like and which house was his. I am proud to say I live in a day where I can easily write to my family so far away, share pictures with them, and update my statuses so that they can have a glimpse of how my day is going.  I can see what they want me to see, and if that means painting in image of a perfect life that may not necessarily be true, well then so be it. That is the image they'd generate anyways if I were to see them face-to-face. And I don't believe picture stalking makes us stupider as the world around us suffers. If anything, I am able to see and hear what others understand about a situation and then choose to make my own arguments based on what I know. We've been doing it for years, however now instead of debating with 2 others around a  table, you are debating with 10 others around a Facebook status update. It's a different world, and we cannot rewind from here. We simply have to be more aware, aware of the world we live in.
Facebook is such a bizarre development if one were to sit down with another who has never heard about Facebook and try to describe this recent phenomenon. I do like that I am able to communicate ideas and share my likes with people. We did it before with chain-link emails. Only those brought everyone computer viruses. All this to say that yes, a man once had an idea and once that idea was created, it transformed and changed our world forever. For the better? Some might argue that. For the worse? I can't say I see any growth in human development as a change for the worse, because the higher we get, the more awareness we generate about the world we live in. A new generation has risen and I don't think I can argue we are a generation from the worst of times.

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Pawel Kuczynski