To fix problems in schools, start at home

As I read the local newspapers about all the proposed ideas and promises for correcting the behavior problem in the school system not one of them, in my opinion, made any sense. The school system can make new rules, institute new programs, add more police to patrol the halls and do whatever they think is best like they always do, but they always miss the mark when it comes to making students behave in school. I am not saying they don't do their best but most people if they would speak out on the subject, would tell you the correction and the discipline must start in the home. The school system can make all the new programs they want but it will do little or nothing to change the behavior of some students.

This is because the very root of the problem is in the home and how children are raised. I do not have any college degrees behind my name so what I say will not matter that much, but I speak the truth. When kids are not made to mind in the home how are they going to be made to mind in the school? At one time the unruly student received his just reward from the principal and when that student got home they received it again. This does not happen anymore because the parent (I say parent because in most cases the home only has one parent.) never knows where their kids are or what they are doing. The parents will defend their kids most of the time leaving the teacher as the bad guy. This ought not to be. If children are not corrected and disciplined in the home how can they be corrected in the schools?

Some people in the federal government have said for years that it takes a village to raise your kids. So the village has raised our kids for years now and look at what we have. We have unruly kids using the schools for a social club or a hangout. I had the privilege of being in a Dorchester County school some time ago and I was so shocked at how some of the students were acting, the language they used, and their conduct. What you see out of the students in school is for the most part what you will see in their homes. Schools are not a social club for kids to meet every day. It is a place of learning, education, and to get them ready for a world that gets tougher every day.

I will always believe it is the family unit that will make or break this country and the same with the school system. Students must have a good foundation and fertile soil for them to be grounded in to excel or even want to learn in school. This means spiritual guidance, parent discipline, family functions, and even time together as a family whenever possible, getting involved with your child's homework and school functions.  To correct the problems in our schools we must start in the home.

I cannot Understand

I cannot comprehend or understand — why some of our elected officials in Washington, D.C. (on both sides of the aisle) cannot foresee the many serious problems those caravans nearing our southern border will cause. They do not get it, or do they? Especially, for those (legal) citizens residing in these areas. We are talking about tax paying citizens living close to the border. Have you ever seen the pictures of the illegals aftermath when they leave an area. It looks like a garbage dump. Just go to the internet and check it out. Also check out all the murders, robberies, assault, and the such committed by the illegals which you will never see on the mainstream news media. It will blow your mind.

What a difficult, and possibly dangerous confrontation could take place when the illegal immigrants come Face-to-Face with military troops, and law enforcement officers. What will happen. Many may suffer some degree of injuries, and possibly some fatalities. No side will have victory, and it will only be another DARK DAY in our American history. All this for some illegal votes that will put the Democrats over the top in the upcoming election. That is a sad fact, but the truth. It is the vote not the security of this country that the Democrats are after. What the Democrats want is not in the best interest of this country. In fact they are no longer Democrats, they are socialist, progressives,(new name for communist) who want to destroy the very fiber of our society. It is such a sad day for all of America.

Some learned mathematicians (A lot smarter than I am) have calculated — if you divide the number of persons (young and older) living in our country into the $5.7 billion requested to construct a 165 mile WALL, it comes to about $16 per person. Such a small amount to insure a safe border with no drugs, no illegal criminals, no terrorist, no diseases, and people who do not want to work but feed themselves on our dime. Once the wall is built the honest immigrants will be able to come and be cleared so they can come to this country the right and legal way.

Mister and Miss Elected Officials, isn’t this one time investment of $16 to protect each (and future) constituents’ families, their homes and properties, plus our way of life worth the cost? Or is it more important to you to have the illegal votes or the cheap labor. There is a right way and a wrong way of immigrating to this country. The Democrats are looking at the wrong way

THE REAL BLUE BLOODS

Recently I have been reading articles in several newspapers and watching on TV articles about police. Things never change. I was a police officer for many years serving in the Towns of St. Michaels, Hurlock, And Federalsburg. Of course, this was over forty years ago. All I ever read in the paper or hear anymore are complaints about the police departments all over this country. Some of those complaints are valid and should be acted on. I will never know how a man can be on the ground and be kicked in the face by a police officer and still has a job as a police officer in another town. Police officers just don't do those things. He would have never been a police officer in my department when I was Police Chief in St. Michaels. I do not know maybe the policing has changed over the years, and I'm sure it has, but what has not changed is how a police officer must conduct himself in all types of situations.and kicking a man in the face when he is down on the ground is not one of the changes that I'm talking about. How is that being a servant of the people?

However, being a police officer is, for the most part, a thankless job and very seldom do you hear the good things that the police do. Most police officers are very good people and will always go the extra mile. for the people they serve. Take time to have that coffee with a cop or be involved with programs such as the St. Michaels Police Department have. They are on the street and in cars patrolling night and day in all kinds of weather or on holidays some must work to keep us safe while we enjoy the comforts of home. When a police officer puts on that uniform and the badge of authority he is a target for some of the people that he swears to protect. Can you imagine what it would be like with no police?

During my time as a police officer, I was so proud to know good men in the Police Departments where I worked and also The Maryland State Police, The Sheriff's Offices in the tri-county area, and the Easton Police Department. Not once during my days as a police officer did I ever hear of a person being arrested by a police officer in the tri-county using more force than necessary. In closing this Letter please remember sometimes a police officer has to make a split second decision that could result in injury to the bad guy or himself. All the training in the world cannot prepare for that.I hold in high regard anyone who puts on a uniform of law enforcement and goes in harm's way. They are the real Blue Bloods no matter what the color of their uniform.