After today’s discussion, I’ve been thinking more about nonviolence and its strengths and weaknesses. I think that one of its main weaknesses is that its not as commonly practiced compared to more violent actions such as war. Nonviolent movements are a relatively new solution to social issues which means its not as familiar or casual for people to practice. I think it is important that we introduce nonviolent movements into school curriculums, in order to sway future generations into choosing more peaceful action. Most of the world acts responds to social issues more violently. The United States is a society of war. Years of schooling, often teaches U.S. citizens the history of war. I remember learning all about World War I, II, the Koren war, and Vietnam in great detail in middle school and high school. I barely learned about nonviolent movements. Teachers would spend maybe a day or two talking about Martin Luther King but that was about all. I never learned anything about Gandhi during middle school or high school, which I find to be a flaw in the curriculum. How else do we support nonviolent movements if not through teaching? In order to stop the war-like mindset, it should be required that school teach nonviolent movements such as movements lead by Gandhi and MLK. By doing so, we reveal the different options available when dealing with social issues and we make nonviolence not so foreign to our society.