I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me. ↗
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that did not suit the uncompromising views of people in places like Richmond. ↗
My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did. ↗
My mother was told she couldn't go to medical school because she was a woman and a Jew. So she became a teacher in the New York City public school system. ↗
In Barack Obama, we have a great education president who is rebuilding America. His Race to the Top program is doing more to 'spur us' to improve our public schools than anything we've ever done as a nation. ↗