An announcement in the Charlotte Observer says,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman has an idea for citizens looking to heed Barack Obama’s call for public service: Why not sign up to mentor a student?
…?We need 10,000 mentors,? he said. ?Whether it’s hard times or good times, the truth is we’re never going to have enough resources to meet the mentoring needs of all our students.?
This call for mentors reminds me of one of my favorite quotes.
The governing assumptions among many young people are that life is an entirely passive experience. Food, shelter, medical care, education and peace are vouchsafed to us all, so to speak, as birthmarks from our heavenly father, via the Democratic Party. One wonders: How much would it cost for Congress to pass a Bill to Strengthen the Resolve of Parents and Teachers to Bring Order to the Younger Generation? Or did we pass along the disease in the first place, and aren’t therefore in a position to cure it? – W.F Buckley, 1983
