If we don’t, who will?
Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. – Russell Baker
I keep a note on my computer. It reads, “If I don’t, who will?”
A little worn, but the message is clear.
It summarizes a lot about how I think about life; while it’s good and right to trust in (most) other people, it’s not a good idea to assume they will magically get around to doing some thing or another that I think should be done. If I take something seriously enough to complain about it, then I should take it seriously enough to dosomething about it.
It’s pretty obvious that that’s how I feel about improving public education. Quality education for all is tremendously important to our individual and collective well-being; large-scale mis-education threatens us just as much. So, a
