To high school teachers,
I want to thank you for educating the youth, you are one of the most important people in a high-schoolers life. Without you, we would not have the functioning and innovating country we have today. With that being said, please keep your nasty political comments to yourself.
Presidential elections are the perfect time for you to educate your students about the United States Democracy and the political system, but sometimes you go too far with your political views. I was a high school junior when Donald Trump announced his candidacy, and a senior when the 2016 election took place. During that year of campaigns and scandals, I heard a lot of unnecessary and unwanted opinions from my teachers.
From "Trump hates women," to "Hillary is a dirty liar," I heard all the things my teachers could possibly say about the candidates. One teacher also thought it was OK to call a student an "idiot" for being brave enough to tell the class he was voting for Donald Trump. How is this OK? How is this educational? Shouldn't you be more concerned about teaching students about different government policies than shoving malicious opinions down their throats? If you educate your students about the nation's political issues, America's youth will be educated enough to go to the voting booth and vote for who they think is the best candidate, and not who their parents told them to vote for. I also hope you will start to teach your students how to respectfully debate their peers, because learning this skill will benefit them in making and keeping relationships throughout their lives.
I know you are reading this and asking yourself, "Why are we still talking about the 2016 election?" We are talking about it because I don't want high school kids to be affected by their educator's rhetoric in the next election. I hope your take advantage of the upcoming election seasons because there are very important lessons to be taught. Please educate your students, and do not mislead them by spewing your hate comments about a candidate.
Sincerely,
Anna