Public Comment

hy do politicians want to smear the character of other people by using abusive words? People who are candidates to be President of the country should mind their language. Technology and media quickly relay the name-calling to a wide public. Even young children hear the news with their parents. 

I was visiting a friend. The child addressed his mom, “You crooked mom!” I was shocked to hear it. “Why don’t you correct your child? He is only a four year old.” She said, “ When politicians use nasty words for one another no one stops them.” 

She told me that she was watching TV the other day and heard Republican nominee Donald Trump used bad words for the Democratic nominee. It was the same word her son had just used. He was napping nearby and must have heard the news clip. 

Children like to imitate our language, our interactions and adult behavior all the time. We think they are too young to understand our words and actions, but this is not true. Research shows that even the unborn baby’s brain gets messages of happiness or rejection listening to their family and other surrounding sounds (including that from broadcast media). 

I think the public should make sure that all those who are in government use civil language and have good morals. 

We talk about raising the educational standards of the students. Our students learn a lot -- good or bad -- through technology and through verbal interaction with their teachers. 

I hope our leaders will modify their daily interactions with each other to be more perfect role models for students of all ages, and especially for early learners