Genetically Modified Organisms: A Blessing or a Curse?

This article is about genetically changing organisms and the benefits and controversies. This article was very informing. I never actually thought about what would happen if we genetically altered our foods.  A very good point this article made was that this has not been going on long enough to know the long term effects to the human body, the environment, or the organisms being altered themselves.  The benefits are enhanced tasted, faster growing crops, and improved animal health. The controversies, though, I think outweigh the good.  This can create gene transfer, unintentional crossing of genes, and the worst being creating bacteria that are resistant to ALL antibiotics.  This article also shows that the United States produces 59% of the genetically modified foods.  So just think, what are we actually eating?

Left Behind, Way Behind

I think this article made a very good point.  Even though all schools are supposed to level the playing field, education varies greatly on the type of household a person comes from.  If a person comes from a high-income household, they may be going to a private school are in one of the best public schools.  If a person comes from a middle-income household, they are more likely to be in a better school and maybe not the best.  If a person comes from a lower-income school, chances are they may go to a poor school or may not even go to school at all.  If they are from a lower-income family then the person is more than likely more focused on working for money then actually going to school.  The article makes a scary point, " By the fourth grade, low income students read about three grade levels behind nonpoor students."  The article suggests making students be in school longer, getting qualified teachers in all classrooms, or to connect lower-income areas with surrounding communities.  The fact is that not everyone is receiving the same education and something needs to be done about it.  Income should not determine what kind of education a child will receive.