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RCL II Civic Issues Blog Ideas

My first idea for my Civic Issues Blog fits under the category of education. Education has been a passion of mine for an incredibly long time. My father is a music teacher, and this has been incredibly influential in my interests as I have grown up. I one day hope to be a professor at a research university, and every opportunity up to this day that I have had to teach, I have absolutely loved. Teachers are capable of tapping into the unadulterated potential that their students possess, and is one of the few professions with this “power.”

My first idea for the Civic Issues Blog is the topic of educational reform. In my opinion, as well as the opinion of many others, our country is falling behind in education. Changes need to be made for our future. This topic has many possible avenues. One week I could discuss more physical reform, i.e. the setup of a typical classroom and why that needs to change. The next week, I could talk about standardized testing and my views on that subject. This blog lends itself to a world of possibilities, and I am incredibly excited to share my thoughts about what needs to change in order for our children to receive the best education available in the world.

My second idea for the Civic Issues Blog is in the category of race. Race is an incredibly relevant topic to discuss right now. With everything going on in Ferguson, and its migration throughout the country, race is a hot topic right now, and would lend itself to a lot to write about. However, race in general is a very broad topic. So, more specifically, I would like to write about how race affects everyday life in ways we do not even realize. We read an article at the end of last semester that touched on this idea, and I was incredibly intrigued. As a white male, I had not thought about a lot of the topics brought up in the article, and I think this blog topic would be really enlightening for me. I have never really felt tied to my race, not that I do not recognize it, but it is not essential to who I am. So, I think this blog would really help me explore myself, and how I fit into the framework of society. Through this blog, I could also tie in some ideas about education (affirmative action for example). I am really excited to get started on these blogs.