Although I have nothing against my classmate Casey, I have to say I STRONGLY disagree with this position on same-sex marriage. In Casey's post, Same-Sex Marriage I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state. If we lived our lives like the bible conducts, we would be stoning people to death, sacrificing animals and people at the alter, and literally thousands of other religious details that have NO place in the government. In EVERY MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIOUS BOOK, God tells us to love. Not who or how to love, just to love. There are instances where it is said in the bible that man shall not lay with another man, but research by a gay ex-catholic priest found at least 6 different parts of the bible where it IS okay.
The supreme court's job is to interpret the LAW, not the bible. The best part of this country that sets us aside from so many others is that we have religious freedom. If you want to disagree with same-sex marriage, that's more than okay. That is your right. But why should the constitution take away someone else's rights based on "what part they prefer."
So what is normal? Teaching our children that aren't heterosexual that all other people are bad and beneath us and don't deserve what we have? Who the hell are we to tell another person that their love is valid or not. Once again, I mean no disrespect to my classmate, but in reading this, I felt concerned. Quoted in his article, Casey says, "I wouldn't life for my kid to be around something like that because seeing it everywhere makes kids think its okay and normal and it's not." So let me ask you this, is hate normal? Is injustice something that you would rather teach your kids? We are all entitled to happiness. Just because you don't want to make out with another guy doesn't mean that all men should have to follow that rule. And it might be sexy to watch those girls make out at the club, but when it's time to talk about love and a life together, that's where we get concerned? I don't understand. I just don't.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Blog Stage 8- Fill in the bubble?
First of all, after reading a blog from GovChatStew I would like to say, this is a topic that is very near and
dear to my heart! I am so glad that this was brought up, and that I
know at least ONE OTHER PERSON OUT THERE IN THE WORLD is also thinking
the same way.
Tests. Fill out the bubble either a, b, c, or d. If you get these answers right, congrats! You can move forward in life! But what about those that aren't good at taking tests, and can show their smarts in ways other than a tiny fill-in-bubble.
My mother has worked in literacy for her entire adult life. She teaches adults to read, to teach them to read to their children, and to help struggling inner-city students with tutoring. When George W. Bush explained that we can't just let these kids file through school, I agreed with him. But the path to their success in MY mind v. what Bush was thinking in HIS mind are quite different. It is so important to educate these kids and give them the proper outlet to show how they have learned.
I remember sitting in the gym in high school and middle school surrounded in silence by 30-100 of my students all taking the standardized tests. "These tests will indicate to us how much you know" they say. "There is no way to prepare" they say. So on one hand you have some kid-o's that are fine test takers, and then you have the other students, that this is their worst nightmare.
Our students need to learn the material and given proper ways to share their intelligence. Is filling in a bubble what you want to predict your future?
Tests. Fill out the bubble either a, b, c, or d. If you get these answers right, congrats! You can move forward in life! But what about those that aren't good at taking tests, and can show their smarts in ways other than a tiny fill-in-bubble.
My mother has worked in literacy for her entire adult life. She teaches adults to read, to teach them to read to their children, and to help struggling inner-city students with tutoring. When George W. Bush explained that we can't just let these kids file through school, I agreed with him. But the path to their success in MY mind v. what Bush was thinking in HIS mind are quite different. It is so important to educate these kids and give them the proper outlet to show how they have learned.
I remember sitting in the gym in high school and middle school surrounded in silence by 30-100 of my students all taking the standardized tests. "These tests will indicate to us how much you know" they say. "There is no way to prepare" they say. So on one hand you have some kid-o's that are fine test takers, and then you have the other students, that this is their worst nightmare.
Our students need to learn the material and given proper ways to share their intelligence. Is filling in a bubble what you want to predict your future?
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