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I suppose I should perhaps update a bit more. I've been kind of slacking off right now, because life has been pretty crazy. My classes aren't horrible, lots of reading in two and weekly homework in the other two major music classes, and then just general annoyance with Psych of Learning. I'm horrible about sending stuff in for TE 100, I'm going to have to do that tonight when I get home, I suppose. I have it all written up, I just never think to send it in. Someone IM me and remind me, when I get home from class.
My education placement is going really well, and I'm having a lot of fun. This week I'm only there Thursday morning and Friday afternoon, but that's okay. I'll still get to see my math class, and hopefully work more with one of the kids on his historical fiction. I like the fact that I can actually see that what I'm teaching them is going to use, and the individual instruction allows me to make sure that they really get it.
I've got some stuff that I want to write about, but I'm not sure if it would come off how I want it to. It comes from something that I was talking about to one of my friends who's not from America, so he has a slightly different view on American politics. I guess I'll just put it under a cut, I'm not sure if it'll even make sense.
So I was discussing with my friend the American "way of life", including politics. He's from England, so he understands most of the terminology, but is aware that I'm much more cynical about things like this than he is. I'm aware that I didn't grow up in the most typical of households (in that my parents are still together, and I had a good childhood, etc) in American society, but that's okay. My parents are both strongly Republican and conservative.
My problem comes in the fact that I'm conservative, but I have a hard time aligning myself with the Republican party. I also don't fall in line with the Democrat party. I can still hear Mr. Vestich saying "If you want anything done, you have to choose a party, that's how America works." Well, what if I don't want it to work like that. I'm aware that there will always be liberals and there will always be conservatives, but does that really mean that we have to hate each other? So much of what goes on in politics today is simply to annoy the other party, because one is in control and the other isn't. Sure, there are some people out there acting because they actually believe that what they're doing is right, but there is so much bickering back and forth between the parties that it's amazing that ANYTHING gets done, ever.
And then whichever party isn't in power gets upset, so that when it is in power, it will do its best to go against whatever Party A decided that they were going to do to tick off Party B. I don't even have to use names, because both of them do it.
Everyone gets concerned with the radical left-wing crazy people, and the religious zealot right-wing crazy people, and it seems like everyone's just so intent on bashing each other that no one actually understands what the other people stand for, or are even willing to listen to what the other people stand for.
I also have a problem with the War in Iraq, and it kind of shows my point. Ya know what? We're over there. Yes, it might not have been the best decision, it might not have been done the best way, but WE CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME AND TAKE IT BACK. We have to deal with it, and get out of it, not have the Democrats and Republicans and Bush and Cheney and everyone else in the world bickering about it. The more we bicker, the longer we're over there, the more men we lose. That's really what it comes down to.
I'm aware that this is idealistic, because everyone wants to be better than everyone else, but I don't see how it is possible that fighting over every single little thing just to prove that one party is stronger than the other. We're not going to get out of Iraq by playing along party lines. Congress is actually going to have to work together to figure out how we're going to get out of there, and the best way for us to do it. I'm not sure if there's a good way or not, but there's probably some sort of best way that we can all figure out. But first, they all need to pull their heads out of their asses and just deal with the fact that Democrats and Republicans are going to have to work together.
There, that's my rant. I think I got most of it out, however, if you would like to discuss it with me, I'd be willing.
I don't want to go to band today. Well, I don't want to go to band any day, but I just really wish that I didn't have to go on Wednesdays, then I'd actually have a decent break in which to accomplish things and get some down time. Oh well, no band in a week and a half, because we have a Saginaw Area Community Band thing at 5:30. And it's actually in Saginaw, so it's like, a 20-30 minute drive... darn, what a shame. :P
Okay. I think that's enough, so I think that it's time to go finish getting ready for my next class (which is thankfully only 50 minutes long), and then probably lunch with Angela, and then for sure lots more class. Hurray, or something of the sort.
My education placement is going really well, and I'm having a lot of fun. This week I'm only there Thursday morning and Friday afternoon, but that's okay. I'll still get to see my math class, and hopefully work more with one of the kids on his historical fiction. I like the fact that I can actually see that what I'm teaching them is going to use, and the individual instruction allows me to make sure that they really get it.
I've got some stuff that I want to write about, but I'm not sure if it would come off how I want it to. It comes from something that I was talking about to one of my friends who's not from America, so he has a slightly different view on American politics. I guess I'll just put it under a cut, I'm not sure if it'll even make sense.
So I was discussing with my friend the American "way of life", including politics. He's from England, so he understands most of the terminology, but is aware that I'm much more cynical about things like this than he is. I'm aware that I didn't grow up in the most typical of households (in that my parents are still together, and I had a good childhood, etc) in American society, but that's okay. My parents are both strongly Republican and conservative.
My problem comes in the fact that I'm conservative, but I have a hard time aligning myself with the Republican party. I also don't fall in line with the Democrat party. I can still hear Mr. Vestich saying "If you want anything done, you have to choose a party, that's how America works." Well, what if I don't want it to work like that. I'm aware that there will always be liberals and there will always be conservatives, but does that really mean that we have to hate each other? So much of what goes on in politics today is simply to annoy the other party, because one is in control and the other isn't. Sure, there are some people out there acting because they actually believe that what they're doing is right, but there is so much bickering back and forth between the parties that it's amazing that ANYTHING gets done, ever.
And then whichever party isn't in power gets upset, so that when it is in power, it will do its best to go against whatever Party A decided that they were going to do to tick off Party B. I don't even have to use names, because both of them do it.
Everyone gets concerned with the radical left-wing crazy people, and the religious zealot right-wing crazy people, and it seems like everyone's just so intent on bashing each other that no one actually understands what the other people stand for, or are even willing to listen to what the other people stand for.
I also have a problem with the War in Iraq, and it kind of shows my point. Ya know what? We're over there. Yes, it might not have been the best decision, it might not have been done the best way, but WE CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME AND TAKE IT BACK. We have to deal with it, and get out of it, not have the Democrats and Republicans and Bush and Cheney and everyone else in the world bickering about it. The more we bicker, the longer we're over there, the more men we lose. That's really what it comes down to.
I'm aware that this is idealistic, because everyone wants to be better than everyone else, but I don't see how it is possible that fighting over every single little thing just to prove that one party is stronger than the other. We're not going to get out of Iraq by playing along party lines. Congress is actually going to have to work together to figure out how we're going to get out of there, and the best way for us to do it. I'm not sure if there's a good way or not, but there's probably some sort of best way that we can all figure out. But first, they all need to pull their heads out of their asses and just deal with the fact that Democrats and Republicans are going to have to work together.
There, that's my rant. I think I got most of it out, however, if you would like to discuss it with me, I'd be willing.
I don't want to go to band today. Well, I don't want to go to band any day, but I just really wish that I didn't have to go on Wednesdays, then I'd actually have a decent break in which to accomplish things and get some down time. Oh well, no band in a week and a half, because we have a Saginaw Area Community Band thing at 5:30. And it's actually in Saginaw, so it's like, a 20-30 minute drive... darn, what a shame. :P
Okay. I think that's enough, so I think that it's time to go finish getting ready for my next class (which is thankfully only 50 minutes long), and then probably lunch with Angela, and then for sure lots more class. Hurray, or something of the sort.