class 10.20.10

Last class, we spent about an hour in a female vs male debate. I thought it was interesting hearing everyone's perspectives on whether females should change their last names in marriage, whether women or men are typically seen as hard-headed, and hearing comments thrown out from both guys and girls when they did not agree on statements made about males and females. One thing I did not like about the debate was how one of the female teachers reacted to a lot that was said. She basically said that girls are ridiculous if they take their husband's last name or if they submit to their husband. She was all about women power, and I don't agree with it...maybe that's a reason why many marriages fail--because of women wanting to overpower their husbands.

Why do women see it as a bad thing to take their husband's last name?

Anyways, after listening to the debate, we got in groups and read our political satires outloud. I got better feedback than I thought I'd get, but now I need to add in a bit extra that will possibly make it better. Once back in class, I heard students say that they cared about politics and think it is important, yet they don't care to learn about it. Or others straight out said they're not interested in politics. I never used to be interested in politics up until about two years ago. My family never ever talked about politics while I grew up. When I took government as a senior in high school, I began to understand more on how the government works and I found it to be interesting. I was actually excited about it. But it wasn't until a few years later when I hung out with my husband's family for a couple years. They are very into politics and I have learned a lot from them. I want to keep learning about our country and political issues. I think it is surprising/scary to see that students don't care about politics. I'm glad that I've grown an interest in it, and I have a ton to learn.