Think About It

I am not going to ask you how many U. S. Supreme Court Justices you could name – nor will I ask if you know the name of the Chief Justice; but let’s just say that if the name John Roberts comes to mind, you are probably more well versed than a lot of people. The other day I was reading quotes from some of the justices and I came across one from him that I thought was quite enlightening, "If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States." There probably weren’t a lot of us who got excited about our civics classes, but in retrospect we might have been better off with an extra civics section and one less elective. As I read Justice Roberts comments I got to thinking about another educational opportunity too many of us overlook. The wise man of Proverbs encouraged the society of his day, “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is