Temel Kavramlar
Childless individuals, including teachers, can make valuable contributions to their communities and have a direct stake in the country's future, despite misconceptions.
Özet
The content challenges the notion that childless individuals, particularly teachers, lack a vested interest in their communities or the country's future. The author, a childless public school educator for over 33 years, highlights her extensive experience in nurturing and supporting thousands of students as a speech-language pathologist and elementary school principal.
The author refutes the claims made by JD Vance that childless individuals are "sociopathic" and "less mentally stable," arguing that a woman's value to her community extends beyond her ability to reproduce and raise her own children. The author cites her involvement as an eldest sister, aunt, foster parent, Sunday School teacher, youth group leader, and poll worker to demonstrate her active engagement in her community and the country's welfare, despite being childless.
The content emphasizes that childless individuals, including teachers, contribute to society in various ways, such as working, teaching, mentoring, volunteering, coaching, starting businesses, paying taxes, and supporting the marketplace. The author also expresses her intention to use her free time as a childless individual to get out the vote in an effort to defeat the Trump-Vance ticket, further highlighting her political involvement and commitment to the country's future.
İstatistikler
As a speech-language pathologist and elementary school principal, the author has been involved with approximately 3,000 children over the course of her 33-year career in education.
Alıntılar
"Though I have not had a child, I have been a public school educator for 33 years. Prior to that, I was a teacher's aide and an attendant at a group home to pay my way through college and graduate school. When I whipped out my iPhone calculator and did some quick calculating, I realized I've been involved with some 3,000 children as a speech-language pathologist — and for a short while — as an elementary school principal."
"A woman's value to her community goes far beyond her ability to reproduce and raise her own children. Nor does her mental health hinge on becoming a parent."