This was the pamphlet left at my doorstep. In a freezing night,
in pitch darkness, on the eve of the election day,
they were still working towards making a change.
Is it any wonder that they won and they won big.
This is indeed a historical day for all Americans. In my small way, I just pray that change will come and it will make this world a better place for all.
Something we can learn
Weeks leading up to the election, Kai and Ann came home everyday from school to talk about the two nominees. I think this is something we should do for our kids. Get them involved in the affairs of the country. Give them knowledge of who is in charge in their country. I find this lacking in our education back home. Too much have been placed on academic excellence so much so that our kids do not have any ideas on the leaders of our country. Here, they start them young. Little Ann is only in pre-school and she has been taught what is an election, what do you do in an election, what is voting......They even had a lesson on election. The kids have to vote for their favourite ice-cream flavour! That is what I call education.
Our education system need to change, change for the better. In the society which our kids are going to live in, it is no longer just having straight 'A's, it will go beyond that and those who are going to excel, are those whose parents see education beyond just academic excellence.
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