Journal 19 Ideal United States

In my ideal United States there would be a lot of differences when compared to today's country. One major thing that I would have would be improved food for the nation. America has one of the highest obesity levels in the world. This is something that I just cannot stand. It is really disgusting to see some of the people our area, but it’s not only how disgusting it is, it is also for the health of the country overall. People living healthier lives means longer life spans on average for the population of the country. Another change would be the public education system. A lot of times the foreign exchange students tell me that the classes that they have in Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and many other countries in the world, they speak of how much more difficult the classes that they are taking there are. Most of the time, language barrier is the only thing that slows the foreign exchange students down in their education here. I think that a higher level of intelligence for the nation would help it out economically as well as in the world industries in general. Along with more education, I think that American students in the public school system should be required to learn either Mandarin or Spanish. This is because of the fact that they are among the most spoken languages in the world. It is important that a nation can work with other countries and cultures, and language is the first step to allowing this. Simon told me that about 85 to 90 percent of the population speaks English. This is a prime example of how the United States should be. Our school receives countless foreign exchange students every year, yet we never send anyone to another county. A lot of times as well, the exchange students actually speak better English then some of the people in our school, who to them it’s their primary language. What does this say about our countries education system? Simply that there is a lot of room for improvement. These are some of the changes that I would make to create a more ideal United States.