Confession...

I've not been the best voter. Granted, I've had only two chances to vote thus far. This year I've decided to be a more informed voter. I'm taking a human development class at Geneva, in which we've discussed education and its need of reform. Teachers are not paid nearly what they deserve, and children read far below their reading level. (Thank you, Mom, for reading to me when I was young!) There are many factors involved, but part of it is a system that doesn't work. Many intelligence tests that children take do not tap their full potential and level of intelligence. I'm determined--being a not-yet mom who wants really good school systems for her kids--to consider candidates' ideas on school reform when I vote next year.
The confession is that I knew what I knew mostly by listening to other people. This time is different because I'm looking online and paying more attention to debates, as there is so much communicated nonverbally that is not communicated in print.
I'm more excited about voting than I have been in the past two times, and I plan on being a better voter. Besides that, I must pray that God will give us a great president who will stand on his own two feet and lead us to better school systems, better healthcare, and justice for all.