LIVING IN FEAR...EBOLA!

In a blog published October 16, 2014 in the Texas Insider, by Ann Coulter titled "We'll Tell You How Dangerous Ebola Is After the Election?" Now that Ebola has now reached the United States and the level of paranoia has peaked, Ann Coulter took to  her blog on how banning travels to Africa will prevent the spread of this deadly disease, and basically placing the blame on President Obama and his administration.

In her posting, Ann went on about how this past summer, "the U.S. government imposed a travel ban on Israel simply to pressure Prime Minister Netanyahu into accepting a ceasefire agreement. But we can't put a travel restriction on countries where a contagious disease is raging." She then goes on ranting about how the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, justifies Obama's refusal to prohibit flights originating in Ebola-plagued countries, saying, "A travel ban is not the right answer. It's simply not feasible to build a wall - virtual or real - around a community, city or country." Ann stated, "Until there's a treatment, we can't put out the disease there, or here. The only thing Americans will be doing in Liberia is changing the bedpans of victims, getting infected and bringing Ebola back to America. When there's a vaccine, we can mail it."

There is a lot more to this blog, but I decided to stop there to give you just a little bit of how the Conservatives think. SAD!

When  reading this blog, I have to admit it upset me how people in this country look at those in other countries as being beneath them when they don't have anything to gain. It amuses me that until the disease came to the United States, Americans could've cared less that it was killing innocent men, women and children. But now that it has reached American soil, everyone is in a frenzy. SMH. I know many won't agree; however, I have to agree with the head of CDC Dr. Tom Frieden when he said that prohibiting flights from entering into Africa, or flights entering America from Africa isn't going to control this disease anymore than it is now. Do I believe that  Ebola should be a concern? Yes, but Americans with all the advanced technologies that we have, have more of a chance in getting treatment for this disease, than those who are in Western Africa. Instead of sweeping this problem under the rug and allowing more and more innocent lives in West Africa to die, we should be trying to aid them. If we don't do something to give those people the treatments that they are needing, how can we say we are a country that is built on morals and values? Wait! Or does that statement ONLY apply to the people of the United States?

Let's talk about the one key factor Ann forgot, and that is, the man who first brought the disease to the states was NOT of African decent, he was one of our own, and was there aiding those who are/were stricken with this disease. So, I think before Ann goes throwing rocks at a glass house, she should start sweeping around her own front door by looking past her Conservative ways be a human, and look at the picture as a whole. The picture is BIGGER than what the Conservatives, Liberals, Americans and Africans think and feel should happen. This is a problem that should call for humans to come together to end WORLD destruction.

  

Education Improvements and Funding

      In a blog published October 3, 2014, in the The Daily Texan by Amanda Voeller titled, "When discussing education improvements, emphasize more than just funding." Seeing how public education seems to be one of the issues that is being discussed amongst Texas candidates in their races; Amanda thinks legislators should balance their focus on methods to improve education without having to spend more money.

Proposed methods to improve education consists of:
  
Parents prioritizing their involvement in their children's schools leading the students to perform better, but because a lot of  these parents are working parents and cannot devote a large amount of time to their children's school activities, schools should do everything possible to work with parents to develop flexible ways that would allow those parents to be more involved. She also goes on by suggesting teachers should have a larger role in determining how the state allocates its education budget because no one knows better than what is needed, than a teacher. Based on her findings, two of the eleven members of the Texas House Public Education Committee have been teachers.

     After reading this short blog, I have to agree with Amanda on the methods that she proposed to reduce funding costs for education. Although funding education is great, and I'm all for providing children with higher education; however, placing emphasize on what is exactly needed for that child to excel is more important. Amanda made a good point when she suggested that parents need to prioritize their time by being more involved with their children's school, and by doing this legislature should work with the schools to  provide ways parents can participate in their children's school and class events. I too agree with the writer when she suggest that more teachers need to have more input on decisions pertaining to school board needs. Teachers are more aware of what is needed, than someone who has NEVER worked a education professional.

As for this blog, the writer did a good job in proposing some methods she believes that will reduce the cost of education, by placing more responsibility in the hands of those who know vs. those who are just trying to make a legal decision.