I am not a soldier.
I am terrified for my future. For some reason, some god forsaken reason, gun control is not something that is happening in the United States right now. Instead, in the wake of YET ANOTHER school shooting, there are people pushing for eductors to be issued guns. I don't want a gun. I don't want to feel like I need one. I want to feel safe in my profession. I want my future students to feel safe going to school. I want to nurture musicality and growth in an environment that doesn't need military grade protection. I am so proud of the survivors of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for taking such a traumatic experience and using their pain and anger to push for change. They don't want thoughts and prayers, they want change. They want for this to never happen again. Like normal people. I did not sign up to be a soldier, I signed up to be a teacher.
I leave you with this real gif of me and Congress.
