Krista Ramsey-The very poor case for arming teachers

In this article, Krista Ramsey tells us about how certain teachers and students are wanting to arm school staff with weapons, or firearms in case a shooter enters the school and threatens anyone inside the school. Krista says that this is an unwise decision because of many reasons, many of which are valid concerns.

In this article, the line that I thought was best written was when she said, "It's unrealistic and, in fact, insulting to think people who entered the profession of education should be turned into teacher-law enforcement hybrids." This sentence is important, and has a large effect on the reader. It effects the reader because it makes them think of teachers turning into a law enforcer, which is abstract. That can be scary to many students because most kids are slightly afraid of police officers, and to think of our teachers turning into them or anything like them is scary to most students. Also when Krista says that it is "unrealistic" for teachers to be armed, I think that she is suggesting that people will not allow for it to happen because it simply isn't the right thing to do.

Krista Ramsey's writing is successful at catching the reader's attention, and making them think about what she is writing. I can tell that she likes to start off some of her columns by saying things like, everybody knows, or, as you are aware of. She begins by saying something, assuming that the reader already has previous knowledge of the topic. She displays this in her writing. She also tends to integrate bias into her writing, which is okay in my opinion as long as she has evidence to back it up.

If I could ask Krista Ramsey questions about her writing, I would ask three. they would be:

1. Do you think that integrating bias into writing is acceptable, even if you do not have all the evidence to back it up?
2. Do you think that it is worth the risk of putting allusions into writing and risking the reader not understanding the allusion, and therefore not comprehending the writing the way the writer intended because of their lack of knowledge? 
3. In your opinion, do you think that you write representing your opinion, or do you write for the people and the majority opinion, and not so much for yourself?

News column from:
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/22/krista-the-very-poor-case-for-arming-teachers/5744065/