I'm writing this just few minutes after I casted my vote [Nov. 4, 2008 6:30am]. It was my first time (my history) to vote in the United States of America as I'd recently became a citizen. I hope I help make history, helping to elect the first black man with African decent as the president of the United states of America - I wish TuPac is alive to witness history.
Casting my vote for the candidate indicates many beliefs, values, aspirations, and frame of mind and perhaps discourse that I share with the ticket.
As an embryo in the teaching field, one who desires to accomplish dreams through the path of his profession, one who aspires to observe the effective result of educating future generation. I voted for the ticket due to initiative necessity to invest in younger generation, shattering the racial barrier/ inequality that lurks in the bloodcurdling shadow of this country, making education affordable for all people despite their color, creed, class, gender, and background; his ability/ promise to globally re-establish American supremacy, his desire to pay attention to Africa and possibly alleviate terror against America.
Above all, the major reason why I voted for Barack Obama presidency is his promise to change the scope of education. As illustrated here {Click here}
Realizing that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) initiated by the Bush Administration has done more damage that mending.
"Sponsored legislation that recruit and reward good teachers
Obama co-sponsored legislation to create a National Teaching Academy of Chicago that recruits, prepares and develops quality teachers for high-need urban school districts. He co-sponsored legislation that created the Future Teacher Corps Scholarships to provide financial aid for undergraduate & graduate students studying to become teachers. He was chief sponsor of a bill creating the Certified Teacher Retention Bonus Program that provides grants to reward high quality teachers in low performing schools."
Barack Obama is presidential candidate who happens to be "Black"
