One of my former students has just been hired as a principal at our local high school. I know she will be wonderful; she was a lovely hardworking delightful student and she has retained these qualities, plus many more positive attributes, as she grew into the fantastic adult she now is. I worry about her welfare a little, because this school isn’t famous for its fair and reasonable treatment of its students or its employees, but maybe this young woman will turn it all around and make it into the fine enhancer of learning that all schools could be if their administrators cared about something other than their absurdly high salaries, company cars, PR, standardized tests, politics, and perks. I am rooting for you, dear former student, and I know you can do it. I’ve always known.

What else are my former students up to these days? Check out this one.

I’d best stop now, because if I don’t, I never will. Sources of immense pride are all around me.

Individuals CAN make a difference. These two are making the world a better place for us all.