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Good public schools saved me from a harsh, ugly childhood at home. It’s incredible to me that teaching, such a crucial job and huge responsibility for our future gets so little true respect and focus in this country. I understand that rich people have private schools and tutors and enrichment activities for their kids, but to have a successful society, we need quality education for everyone. That’s not what the richest segment of Americans wants because it creates more competition for them, but too damn bad. It’s what lifted up America in just a couple of generations, from the life my grandparents had as poor farmers and ranchers in the Great Depression & Dust Bowl to seeing man land on the moon and vaccine eliminating polio. Progress! We need another infusion of meaningful, useful, beneficial progress. Progress that makes life better for our entire society and the world. It starts with quality schools for everyone. Not poor schools in poor neighborhoods and good schools in wealthy neighborhoods. We need excellent schools everywhere, all at once, all the time. Because nothing helps children who are struggling to survive bad circumstances more than a good classroom as their refuge. Ask me how I know. ❤️