Our children are our future

Our children are our future, our pride and joy. They come into this world as innocent babes, free of prejudices and preconceived notions.
All of the bad things that happen to them in their later years are due primarily to what they have been taught by adults. They tend to imitate and pattern themselves after the adults in their lives.
Parents want their children to get a good education, get a good job, raise a family, and make them proud as parents. These expectations are often derailed by what our young people see and experience on a daily basis.
Our kids deserve better from us as adults. Our teachers laboring in classrooms throughout the country deserve all the credit we can give them for daily trying to counteract the negative forces that society is inflicting on our kids — our future.