I have to state that these two assignments were
difficult for me because although I have strong convictions for things I don’t
necessarily find myself having many protected values. I have the feeling that
we are in a society that is constantly changing and evolving and it is
important to be flexible. No one is perfect and there is no way one person
could have a multitude of strong personal values and make it through life
happy. Having to think about your every decisions and if what you are doing
will infringe on a personal value would make a sane person insane. At every
corner that is going to be something you have to face and sometimes the
decisions that have to be made affect you in many ways but if you are so closed
off by your protected values you might miss out on some of the most amazing
things in your life.
In my mind map I talked about the protected value of
being able to marry who I want to marry. I have talked about in previous
classes that I am an open lesbian and I have been out and proud for 11 years.
Regardless of my sexually orientation I am still a good person and I shouldn’t
be told that I cannot marry who I want to marry because of another person’s
strong conservative beliefs. If true Right-Wing Conservatives thought back to
their Christian roots they would know that God would want them to love everyone
and that God doesn’t make mistakes when He makes a person and since I didn’t
choose to be this way, God created me, I should be accepted just like everyone
else. Because my protected value affects not only me but my other GLBTQ
brothers and sisters I will not support organizations that do not support me
nor will I vote for an elected officer who believes that it same-sex marriages
should be banned. I don’t try to infringe on “traditional” marriage, why should
someone infringe on me. It makes me sick to think about how people feel my
lifestyle is so horrible. I am working woman, I pay my taxes, respect the laws
and I bleed red blood. I am no different than a straight woman other than I
like other pretty girls. I am not crazy when it comes to protecting these
values as I have stated before I am very laid back and understand some people
are just ignorant but I am cautious in my decisions regarding who I vote for
and where I shop especially if I know they are using any of my funding to
support anti-same-sex organizations.
Being healthy shouldn’t be an “if you can afford it”
option it should be human right. People are always complaining about others
spreading their illnesses but many people cannot afford or have healthcare and
therefore cannot get treatment when it is necessary. I find that extremely upsetting
and I don’t support it. I suppose I am rather torn when it comes to this value
because although I want healthcare for all I don’t want the government to force
private healthcare to become so expensive I cannot afford the plans I already
have. To me there has to be healthy medium space so that all people can have
the ability to be healthy and see a doctor/dentist when they need to. I get so
upset when people talk about how terrible government healthcare will be when
they don’t realize how many people have no healthcare options. It is so
frustrating to me when people are uneducated about this topic and most of the
time I find myself walking away because I feel so strongly about it. No one in American
should go hungry or be turned down for medical treatment. I commend doctors and
dentists who donate their time and servicers for free to help communities they
are in tough economic times and people do not have access to healthcare. I know
that I will continue to be an advocate for government healthcare as an option
for those who want it. If people don’t want to use that service they don’t have
to but we as a society need to stop being so selfish and work together. We tend
to be “out for ourselves” only and I think that is a major contributor to the
demise of our society and the lack of respect we have for one another.
I have worked in education going on 6 years now and
I have noticed a trend not only at the college level but K-12 as well. Teachers
are no longer being able teach the content of the course but are being forced to
teach for specific tests in order to meet state and sometimes national
standards. When did we forget about the importance of content and start
building courses for tests or forcing teachers to forget what they know and
follow an outline designed for the betterment of the school and not the
student? This to me is ridiculous and I hate it. Instructors should feel
confident to teach the material and know that their performance of the content
will enable the students to meet the standards of those tests. I value
education for the content/material and not how I perform on a test that is standardized
to meet unobtainable standards.This topic will be one I fight for the rest of life as education is my career and my passion.
I think I vented a good bit throughout this blog and
I guess my protected values are more important to me that I had previously
realized when creating the concept map.
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