We traveled to Delphos, Ohio (pop. 7,000) where I was interviewed by reporter Mike Ford of Delphos’s newspaper. He asked me about education. I said I believed it was currently too competitive in America. And to temper it a bit, we propose one-third of curriculum (k-12) be volunteer work out in the community. “I want our Sarah, Joseph and Jonathan learning as much about helping others, as I do them learning about Math, Science, English…,” I said. I also explained competition could be tempered a bit on the playing fields of America as well. For instance, I said to Mr. Ford: “Wouldn’t it be refreshing if, in the midst of a pitched, see-saw, grid-iron battle, a coach let all of the second string in — simply because it was ‘their turn’ to play…” Today was our Sarah’s 10th birthday. We took her to a Mexican restaurant in Van Wert, Ohio where, instead of a cake for dessert, she had: fried ice cream. (Part of our ‘diversity’ platform.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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