I recently heard that Detroit Public Schools were going some really hard times! And that really upsets me: 1. Because a lot of people close to my heart were educated in DPS 2. Education is so important to me. It's one of the biggest injustices to me to deny people an education! I love learning! And I mean LOVE!! I feel that everyone has something they could teach me and I'm willing to learn it! But I also thoroughly enjoy formal education. I was the weird child that enjoyed going to school. As much as I stressed during my days at U of M there were so many things about it I enjoyed. I just wish that the government would realize the importance of education and how much of a dis-service they are doing America by taking education away from youth.
I have always had difficulty standing up for myself or voicing my voice as the young folks say. Speaking my mind and expressing my thoughts and ideas terrifies me. I'm not confident in my opinions and often worry that I'm wrong. These thoughts are only heightened by my ever present anxiety. I'm constantly overthinking and concerned that no one wants to hear what I have to say. To me, my thoughts don't matter to anyone other than myself. My voice often shakes and gets quiet when I'm trying to express myself. I am either worried that my opinions will harm/offend or will go unnoticed. There are several moments over the course of my life where I regret not speaking up or saying something that was on my mind. There is a constant internal struggle that happens every time I faced with a moment to express myself. More often than not, I end up silencing myself. Which I can openly admit has done nothing for me. All I ended up with was a nagging regret that I should have sa...
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