A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . And colleges
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did
something not to be forgotten. On the first day of
school, with the permission of the school superintendent,
the principal and the building supervisor, she removed
all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.
'Ms.. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'
They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
'No,' she said.
'Maybe it's our behavior.'
She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'
And so, they came and went, the first period, second
period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had
started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom to report
about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks
out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall.. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those
kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time
in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned..
Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your
responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be
good citizens. They paid the price so that you could
have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever
forget it.'
By the way, this is a true story.
Seems that people forget that the freedoms we have in this great country were
earned by U. S. Veterans.
A lot of our citizens have forgotten or were never taught that FREEDOM ISN'T FREE. God Bless all of our troops serving now and those that served in the past.
__________________ USAF SSgt 80-86 IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER
Last edited by White Rook; 03-17-2010 at 09:09 AM.
I love reading these stories, about people trying to bring back the facts about this country, and teach the next generation about what made the USA a unique experiment in history, where each and every person made a difference. It seems we've lost the will to be true Americans, and take that personal responsibility to make the country a better place. Now it's all about entitlement, and how much can be milked out of the system. I'm mildly surprized they haven't started a class called "milk the system 101".
I love reading these stories, about people trying to bring back the facts about this country, and teach the next generation about what made the USA a unique experiment in history, where each and every person made a difference. It seems we've lost the will to be true Americans, and take that personal responsibility to make the country a better place. Now it's all about entitlement, and how much can be milked out of the system. I'm mildly surprized they haven't started a class called "milk the system 101".
There must be.....graduates are called "Welfare Receipiants" !!
I'm mildly surprized they haven't started a class called "milk the system 101".
Scotty, it's not just a class, it's an entire degree program. They call it a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. If we want to save this nation, we really need to do two things:
1. Pass a law stating that no lawyer shall be allowed to serve in Congress or run for President;
2. Ban anyone with a degree in Political Science from working for the Federal government, and from coming within a fifty mile radius of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
It might not stop the rot but in my opinion it surely would slow it down.
Live your life so well, That when you die, Even the undertaker will cry!
