In the 6th grade a few of us students were given the privilege of checking out books from the Culver City Junior High library. The first book I read was The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. It sparked my lifelong love of reading fiction. The first year after I retired I read 58 novels and with few exceptions have read every Pulitzer Prize winning novel. I only mention this to put into context my dismay at the idea children are moving away from reading. I guess it’s understandable given our electronic me-me-me culture.
When you look at the what we settle for in our government and Supreme Court and realize we no longer value honesty, hard work or empathy for the less fortunate, it seems like the logical next step. Let’s become the dumbest country as well!