If the State did the parenting:

      Even if the state wants to be more involved in parenting, it would be very hard for them to control what is taught in the home. Besides, if the state were able to control what children are taught in the home, where does this stop? If they control what children are taught in the home, then most likely they would have to put cameras into people’s homes, which would in no way be providing the American people with the privacy given to them in the Constitution. Also, shouldn’t it be up to the parents, to a certain point, what their children are taught in their own home? It is one thing for the State to want to protect children from extreme harm if the parents are hurting their children, but if a parent wants to teach their children about something like their religious beliefs, I think they should have the right to do so. After all, what if a family is Catholic or Jewish (or any other religion for that matter)?  The state is not suppose to claim any religious standings, so if they said any one was better than the other, then there would be major problems with a lot of people. It should be up to the parents to raise their children in their own home. If the state had total control over what is taught in the home, then the state could force parents not to teach their children about their religious beliefs, and the state would tell all the children what to believe. For the most part, the state could be brainwashing the children. The State might have some good intentions when they say they want to be more involved in what children are taught in the home; but even if they tried to do this, there would be a lot of people who would be in extreme objection right away.

Photo Journal Walk

Today my family decided to go to Fort Casey, which we like to go to often. While the rest of the family was exploring the fort, I decided to go for a walk on the beach. However, my Mom would not let me go alone, so I had to take my dog with me. But that's okay, I know he will never judge me. So on my walk I thought about all that has happened this year. So much has happened and so much more is to come. I'm really excited to be graduating high school and move on to a different part in my life, but at the same time I am also nervous and unsure about what is to come. The beach is a place where I have grown up, I live very close to a park and I spend a fare amount of my free time there, especially when I just need to think. Whether it's sitting on the beach watching the sun set, going for a hike in the woods, or paddling around a lake in my kayak, I love the outdoors and it is something that brings great comfort to me. I just love being able to get away from the world and to just sit and think about my life and all the I have gone through and to even think about what my future may hold. This walk was a good break, seeing as how my Christmas break was not really a break. I enjoyed getting to take some time to just really relax and think about my life. This walk was just the break I needed.