An edifying experience

I have no doubt that the Legion will never ask me to speak on Memorial Day or deliver the Gettysburg Address- if not because I've never served in the military then because of my decidedly left-leaning politics. Because I'm so outspoken and have written about my political opinions in a local newspaper, it may also be unlikely that I'll ever get to teach History again rather than just Art and Yearbook unless we move to some other state. But I recently had the honor of reading a very moving patriotic piece at our ms/hs band/choir concert. It was a lot of fun, and it should give us all something to think about this weekend.

Read about it here:
http://tedscolumn.blogspot.com/2008/10/edifying-experience.html