With less than 12 hours left in the presidential election, many of those in the inner-city complex as well as suburban areas feel strongly about their role in placing the right candidate in office. What is the common thread among both groups? Although these are important topics, it goes deeper than healthcare issues or foreign policies. It’s the generational legacy that is being created in having an active role in providing a better life for our future through education. Although many fought and died so that we, today, can exercise our right to vote, what message is being conveyed about the importance of voting as it relates to adequate education to secure our future generations?
One 23-year-old mother sat patiently while waiting in a three hour line to vote for who she believes is the best and most appropriate candidate. While holding her 3 month old daughter she expressed her passion for taking an active role in this year’s election. When asked about her role as a mother as it relates to voting she replied, “It’s important for me to be here, because I want my daughter to have access to the educational programs that I had growing up. If the wrong person is put in office all of those television programs will cease to exist, and I don’t want that. I’m here for my child”, she expressed.
What she was referring to was the following comment Governor and Presidential candidate Mitt Romney made regarding his sentiment towards PBS programs that broadcast primarily children’s educational programs, such as ‘Sesame Street’. He states, “I’m sorry Jim, I’m gonna stop the subsidy to PBS,” Romney told debate moderator Jim Lehrer, who is executive editor for PBS NewsHour. “I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you, too. But I’m not gonna keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.”
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a 2009 study found that U.S. students ranked 25th among 34 countries in math and science, therefore, cutting back on educational programs is the last thing we should do. Furthermore, with the recent Chicago Public School strikes just a couple months behind us, we should be honing in on how to provide more adequate means of educational programs that enhance both the student and teacher’s experience.
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The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan wrote in A Torchlight for America, “Education is supposed to be the proper cultivation of the gifts and talents of the individual through the acquisition of knowledge”. All nations and civilizations are products of their education and experience, therefore, what type of nation do we intend to be without the acquisition of knowledge and proper education?
This election holds a great deal at stake. Let’s choose wisely.
–ebony s. muhammad (Originally published at RollingOut.com )
