The Real World

I live in a region of the world that many would call 'volatile'. But, I take my kids to school, shop for groceries, clean my home. I live a pretty normal life in an extraordinarily beautiful and exotic place.

I remember when President Obama was first elected. The world I live in, surrounded by many people from so many different countries they are all too numerous to mention, erupted with joy.

I do believe that President Obama's Peace Prize was a bit 'premature'. But, watching from afar, he has been a great president. He has taken a lot of heat for doing stuff that needed doing, but many voters were just too ignorant to understand what was going on. Or just too used to only getting their news from a single news source. Folks, wake up and smell the coffee. You must READ if you are going to be a helpful part of a vibrant democracy. I live in an area that is not a democracy but even I know this. Wake up!

So America, what do you need to focus on next? I'd love to see the States focus further on eduction but from the family outwards. Meaning, the States needs to educate families on how important education is and educate families on how best to help their kids succeed. Kids with support at home do better in school. Full stop. Period. Yes, schools and teachers need funding. But, those schools would be able to do so much more for those kids if they were not having to fight with families like adversaries. If parents see it as their patriotic duty to help their kids succeed in school, if parents see it as their patriotic duty to raise their kids to be educated citizens ready to take on the demands and responsibilities of a democracy, the United States will become an even better place. And I mean education (reading, writing, and math) not ideology (are you red or blue, this or that news station is the devil).

If you vote in the States, take a hint from the real world, re-elect Obama.

Peace.