there is a one of a kind,

kind of opportunity to be taken advantage of at the
board meeting tonight.

should there be an administrative accountability audit?

if you have an interest in the outcome of that question;
there are dues; among which is the obligation
to stand up for what you believe in.

I tried very hard as a teacher, to help my students
to understand that their character counts.
sometimes, as part of that training, I had tee shirts
to give to the "graduates".

emblazened on the shirt, our message to children;

stand up for what you believe in...
...even if you are standing alone.

you can't give a kid a shirt that says that
and then do nothing when they pay the dues one pays
when they stand up for what they believe in.

a child standing up for their character should have
an adult behind them offering support,
an adult beside them sharing the load, and
an adult in front of them leading by their example.

all that is necessary for evil to prevail in the world is for good men to do nothing. burke

the evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. ayn rand

it always sounds so histrionic to use the word evil.

but it really is hard to imagine a more clearly drawn line
between good and "evil", than the line drawn between
those who will hold themselves honestly accountable
for their conduct; and those will not.

if our interests lie in children that embrace honor
and courage and character;
then we have a responsibility to show them
what they look like.

we have a responsibility as role models.

our children will learn less from the story about
george washington and the cherry tree, than they
will learn from watching us admit to the cop
that we knew we were speeding.

children have more need of models than of critics joubert

...or a need of hypocrits.