Comment on "Free Child Care"

I will be commenting on "Free Child Care" by Aubrey Reedy

     The government should provide free child care for the single mothers and couples that need it. Obviously, the people who are not struggling financially will most likely be fine. In an article in The Hill called “American parents are trapped: Here’s how to free them” it said that in an average household, their income drops 14 percent when their child is under five. For single mothers, their income drops 36 percent! When you have a newborn, there are so many expenses that must be covered: clothes, food, furniture, and diapers (SO MANY DIAPERS). These expenses are completely necessary there is no way of getting around them. So, a person is making less money AND must buy more things for the child.

     Child care can range anywhere from $300 to $1,500 monthly. Now if you can afford placing your child in a daycare that charges $1500 every month, you most likely don’t need free child care. But for a younger couple, $300 a month is very harsh on their paycheck, especially if they’re on minimum wage. Parenting, in general, is not an easy task. The government should help people out by providing free child care to those in need. Parents shouldn't have to decide between working or taking good care of their child, there should be an option that provides both.

Educational System

Our education system has many issues, and it seems that many people don’t really care about it. Some people think that since Bill Gates or Steve Jobs didn't graduate from college that they’ll be fine without an education. Well, I’ve got some news for you: not all people are lucky like Mr. Gates or Mr. Jobs! Many people graduate from high school without being able to read or complete a math problem, schools just graduate them, which is why the graduation rate is so high(80%). Some, including myself, think that part of the issue is the money. The government does not provide sufficient funds in order for schools to function the way they’re supposed to. Teachers definitely don’t get paid what the salary they deserve. They work overtime and they pay check usually doesn’t change. Many teachers have to get a second job to be able to support their family, other people want to teach but feel the pay isn't good enough. All schools should get an even amount of funding according to how many students they have and how much staff they need. There should also be an increase in attention for gifted and talented students. In one of my other classes, we had a speaker come in, she was the teacher of the year in Texas. Since she began teaching she only taught gifted and talented students and her biggest complaint was that they give so much attention to the students with disabilities (such as down syndrome and ADD) which is not at all a bad thing! But gifted and talented students also need some extra attention and praise. Adam Peter Lanza, the man who killed 20 people at Sandy Hook Elementary, was a gifted and talented student but he did not receive they attention he needed which was part of the reason of why he killed all those people including his own mother. Our educational system needs some help in order to better our future: we must raise awareness.