We are Fortunate: 10 Reasons to be Grateful for Educating our Kids in the US

This Thanksgiving, let’s be thankful for the opportunity to raise our children in the US.

I hope you can share and discuss this “Top 10” with your children, family, and friends. Stay cozy and have a Happy Happy Thanksgiving! 

1. We are one of the most diverse nations, rich with human resources: ethnic, cultural, racial, religious, linguistic. 
2. We have schooling options: public, private, parochial, private, charter, and homeschooling. 
3. Our democratic ideology promotes critical thinking, civil discourse and debate, civic engagement, freedom of expression, elections, and voting. 
4. We have access to public resources that include: museums, libraries, community centers, theaters, parks. 
5. We have 50 varied States that are surrounded by the Pacific, Asia and Australia to the west, South America to our south, and the Atlantic, Europe and Africa to our East accessible and ready to explore. 
6. We speak and educate our children in the most spoken language in the world, English. 
7. We acknowledge our diversity and make efforts to offer every type of learner the education they need. 
8. We embrace creativity, individuality, and innovation. 
9. We host a majority of the highest ranked universities in the world. 
10. We live in a nation that has seemingly endless possibilities to help our children fulfill their dreams.