Caring makes you a better person and the world a better place

I went to public schools — grade school in Brigham City, Utah, and Kingsville, Texas; and junior high and high school in Kingsville. Then I went to a public university, Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Although I never had children (never wanted them), if they had existed, they would have gone to public schools because I think public schools do a better job of actually proving to children that there are good and bad in anything. If you go to an elite, private school, all you get exposed to are elite, private peers. Who wants that? I need variety in my life!

With no children, and no desire to serve on a school board, I do have an interest in what our public schools are teaching. I think John Green said it best about why he has no problem paying school taxes:

Just a block from me is the Harriet Tubman School:

Even though it’s only a block from me, it is in San Diego, not La Mesa.

I’m a big history buff so I know who Harriet Tubman was. She was born Araminta Harriet Ross and is known as an African-American abolitionist, a humanitarian, and a Union spy during the Civil War. Although she was born into slavery, she escaped and, during the Civil War period, made 19 missions to rescue more than 300 slaves using a network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.

Did you get that? The Underground Railroad! It should be obvious to many of my readers that when I found a book in our school library titled something like “Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad,” well, I had to read it. Satisfied my insatiable thirst for both history and railroads!

As I was walking home from Pep Boys today (three blocks from me), I walked by the Harriet Tubman School. It is an elementary school and I was intrigued by some sort of art that had been placed above the auditorium entrance. As I got closer, I could see that it was tile art. Looks like this:

Looks like a mess to me, but I suspect it was done by K-5 students. Perhaps if I were to study it longer, I could make something out of it.

As I continued to walk by the school, I saw some interesting hangings on the fence and went to take a closer look. Here are some of the dastardly stuff that this school is teaching its students (ack!):

I’m thinking that the teachers at the Harriet Tubman School might be able to teach our politicians a thing or two. Then again, maybe it is too late to help politicians.

As I was stepping away from the fence, a young woman came out of the door with several books under her arms. I was pretty sure she was a teacher. I walked up to her and asked, “Are you a teacher?” She said, “Yes.” I said, “Thank you” and walked away. I don’t have eyes in the back of my head, but I could feel surprise and happiness exuding from the body behind me. I think I made her day.

I’m Zoey the Cool Cat
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