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Thomas L. Friedman, op-ed columnist for the New York Times, recently wrote this article. I strongly encourage you to read the whole thing, but I will share with you the bottom line:

” We’re not going back to the good old days without fixing our schools as well as our banks.”

Our economy didn’t break on it’s own, people broke it! It won’t fix itself either. We need educated, innovative and motivated individuals. We need to give young people the tools to become educated, innovative and motivated. There is no better place to empower students like school.

Think about it! If you integrate inspiration, challenges and motivation in school, you won’t have to pay for extra-curricular programs or community centers. There is virtually no additional cost to providing kids with the “right” education. The kind of education that empowers young people to go out and create jobs, rather than sit around waiting for the economy to get better and hand them a job.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if we could arm the next generation of politicians with the problem-solving skills to break the cycle of seemingly perpetual problems with health care, education, war and economics? The thought of experiencing a monumental shift in politics as a result of true education reform is a sweet one.

Where do I sign up?