In case you haven't noticed, this country is failing its children. In education, we are no longer on top. We are not even close! And every day it gets worse. We need a committee to go into EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY SCHOOL in this country to make sure the building itself is up to standard. *And while we're on it, we need to set HIGH standards for our country's schools!* Make sure that every class room and every teacher has the tools necessary to TEACH our youth. Have enough teacher's aids so that kids can be evaluated. And alternative learning environments for those who drown in learning in the standard setting. Not every child learns the same way. Some children who drop out would be able to learn better in situations that are considered unconventional to our classrooms right now. Make class sizes smaller. Every child has different strengths and weaknesses and they should be afforded the best help. And find a better approach than no child left behind. Some children need to have an extra year in a specific grade. Passing them on doesn't solve the real problem and some kids slip through the cracks. Just remember that these are the people who will be taking care of you and your loved ones when you all get old!

And lets talk about sex. Not just on TV and radio and in print, giving the youth of our country the wrong ideas. Lets have REAL sex education. I know that I would love a society where everyone waited until they were at least "ready" (Grown, with a good job and with a great support system) to have children to have sex if not waiting until marriage but thats just not happening. And that is proven with teen pregnancy rates and the rate of children belonging to child parents. You can use the money you normally spend on financial aid to young unwed parents and the money normally used for medicines and medical procedures due to sexually transmitted diseases on this preventative measure. Once you educate the youth on prevention (both on pregnancy and on STI's) , your numbers of STI's, STD's and teen pregnancy will lower enough that the government will not be in debt any worse from the new programs.

Along with talking about sex and how to prevent issues here in the states, lift the global gag rule. Allow the countries we help with financial aid to teach about safe sex practices instead of abstinence only programs. You'll have to send them less money for HIV medications if you teach them how to protect against infection.

I know these ideas are shocking to hear from a christian, but I am a christian who has seen the struggle of a single teen parent. Let the church teach about abstinence. They do an amazing job at what they do. But political leaders suck at it. Just check out the statistics.

And lastly, "attitude reflects leadership." If you expect this country to be moral and patriotic and most importantly to help one another, show us the way. If you want this country to respect the space we have, get out there and do it with us. Get your hands dirty by planting trees or building a play ground. And if you aren't quite sure how to get started, ask former presidents who have used their former presidency as a platform to get involved. I know they would be happy to help. They would probably have wanted the advice and help when they were in office! And in case more people don't say so. Thanks for wanting to lead our country!