Bits and Pieces

As the school year winds down in the various parts of Illinois and other parts of the country where Schools Count Corp is assisting I thought it appropriate to say a few words.

Our donors and volunteers have done our very best to effect positive change in the various schools.  They have done much to run charity events, raise funds, collect coats and music instruments, load trucks, collect school supplies, contribute money and to donate their time.  I am blessed to have such wonderful people be part of our effort to assist those in need.

I have had the great pleasure of chatting with principals, visiting schools, seeing the vibrant students, and otherwise keeping up with the progress of various issues affecting education.   In most cases what I witness is an eagerness, on the part of teachers, to teach and the same effort, put forth by students, to learn. 

Sadly, I have seen the closing of good schools, the firing of principals who can lead any school and am confronted with bureaucratic institutional decisions that fly in the face of common sense and decency.  Throughout the country, in too many impoverished areas, there is a real move to privatize public education and that is a horrifying and sad truth.

But in the classrooms we serve I see nothing but positive growth.  It is so fulfilling to work with the many people who realize that if children receive a proper education and are pointed in the right direction then there chances for success grow.  It may be the one event that sustains this charity and my individual commitment to see to it that ALL children are not left behind.

The struggles continues but the road ahead is bright.

Thanks,
Dick