Concerns - Gas Prices, Jobs, Iraq, Global Warming, Africa
Middle school students have deep concerns about the state of the world.
During the first week of May, 2008, students wrote a letter to the President discussing three world problems. The problems that were written about most often were gas prices, Iraq, jobs, global warming, and Africa.
Out of 103 letters, high gas prices was the most frequently mentioned concern (50), followed by a desire to bring home the troops from Iraq (42), to create more higher paying jobs (34), to stop global warming (22), and to help poor countries in Africa (18).
Other concerns included:
* Pollution and litter - 10
* Deforestation & rain forests - 7
* Illegal Immigrants - 6
* Need for alternative energy - 5
* Stopping/Preventing water withdrawals - 5
* Clean water / water pollution - 4
* Homelessness - 4
* Obesity & health care - 4
* Taxes - 4
* Oil consumption - 3
* Abortion - 3
Several specific issues were also expressed including truthfulness of the President, focusing on the future, being frugal, foreclosures, too much production, too restrictive fireworks laws, divorce, animal testing, high food prices, too much technology, excessive and underage drinking, bullying, unhealthy school lunches, violent and gang crime, smoking, endangered animals, over hunting, urban sprawl, milk prices, and dropouts.
During the first week of May, 2008, students wrote a letter to the President discussing three world problems. The problems that were written about most often were gas prices, Iraq, jobs, global warming, and Africa.
Out of 103 letters, high gas prices was the most frequently mentioned concern (50), followed by a desire to bring home the troops from Iraq (42), to create more higher paying jobs (34), to stop global warming (22), and to help poor countries in Africa (18).
Other concerns included:
* Pollution and litter - 10
* Deforestation & rain forests - 7
* Illegal Immigrants - 6
* Need for alternative energy - 5
* Stopping/Preventing water withdrawals - 5
* Clean water / water pollution - 4
* Homelessness - 4
* Obesity & health care - 4
* Taxes - 4
* Oil consumption - 3
* Abortion - 3
Several specific issues were also expressed including truthfulness of the President, focusing on the future, being frugal, foreclosures, too much production, too restrictive fireworks laws, divorce, animal testing, high food prices, too much technology, excessive and underage drinking, bullying, unhealthy school lunches, violent and gang crime, smoking, endangered animals, over hunting, urban sprawl, milk prices, and dropouts.