Think About It

If my family has a legacy, it is probably education. My grandparents were educators, my father was a minister (in other words a spiritual teacher), and some of my cousins are teachers. Interspersed in the latest generation are people who are working in education. Throughout my careers even I have been involved in education in a variety of ways. I say all that to say this – back to school time is special for me. Unfortunately, the beginning of this school year is filled with so much drama and chaos that it has been too easy lose focus on what education is all about. Political, health, safety and sanitation issues have overshadowed the opportunity for teachers to teach and students to learn. I hope that we get all this figured out soon or else we might really lose the focus of the value and purpose of education. As much of the nation begins the start of a new school year, let’s keep the ultimate goal of education in mind. Several years ago, an advertising agency captured a corner