Recently, I was driving through a nearby community and noted a sign in front of a school building, which read: "New Teachers' Institute-Today." I thought, son-of-a-gun, inspite of our government underfunding education, inspite of parents not supporting educators and inspite of low teaching pay, we still have 'new' blood joining the "Grandest of Enterprises-" Teaching!
Over the years, I vasccilated from amusement to anger when hearing the phrase, "Those who can do and those who can't teach." If that mindset does not speak volumes regarding how this Nation values education, I don't know what does!!
If our cable television 'magazine shows' depicts and underscores the interest of the American people then the Today Show (today) had a segment on the "heavy chest colds of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip" and Miley Cyrus' family photo. Meanwhile, as most American parents continue to 'fail' in all aspects of parenting, as politicians give insincere lip service to the importance of education, I will ask God blessings on the 'teacher' who will attempt to clean up the mess!
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