Tuesday, September 30, 2003
JUST GOT BACK FROM BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT at our kids' elementary school. The place was packed with kids and parents. The roads and parking lots were clogged. Out in front local boy scouts were handing out free popcorn. Inside we waited in line to chat briefly with both of our kids’ current teachers and then of course had to make the rounds to say hello to all teachers past. For all its flaws, the American public education system is really a rather remarkable and praiseworthy institution.
