Do Something Guidelines

Albert Einstein said: "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." Do Something Guidelines

If you see hatred today?
Show love.
If you see injustice today?
Show Justice.
If you see someone hungry today?
Feed them.
If you see racism today?
Speak out.
If you see wrong today?
Act against it.
If you believe in justice?
Live a just life.

If you are wondering what tune this walking man is listening to on his walk up the mountain today its... Des'ree "You gotta be" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvl7240TZTc

Would you like to know why education reform has been left out of the 2016 primary presidential debates?

Would you like to know why education reform has been left out of the 2016 primary presidential debates?

For 15 years now the United States Department of Education, and all 50 state Departments of Education have ignored the research, and pushed market-based education reforms that have failed over and over again. They have elevated Corporate experts and their failed ideas over educators. When I reflect I get sick thinking about the damage done to our children, their teachers and public schools in the name of market-based education reforms. 
The loss the hundreds of billions of wasted tax dollars spent on high-stakes testing and market based education reforms spent since 2002 with little or no research supporting their reforms is demoralizing. So much of the damage led by slogans claiming improvements for Black, Brown, and Poor children. Instead of putting children first these reformers put test scores and profits first. Public education is a sacred trust. They were suppose to honor that sacred trust not sell it to the highest bidder. They turned education reform for Black, Brown and Poor children into a lottery system with a trail of data that points to their reforms as the most massive failures in American Education history. Education reform should be more than take your lottery ticket parents. 
Education reform has been left out of the debates, because discussing it would mean Republicans and Democrats would have to owe up to their failure to protect and educate our children in America's public schools. We don't need their permission to discuss what our public schools need. We don't need to upset the no tough questions TV debate moderators to discuss the damage being done to our children. Parents and teachers don't need to study what works they already know.
Imagine if research mattered more to to policy makers and politicians than campaign contributions. They might discover that research indicates that school performance increases when children are engaged in outdoor learning experiences. Research documents increased academic achievement, better attitudes, better attendance, and lower behavioral problems. I love the outdoors, but growing up in the inner city and poverty meant I did not discover the woods, the rivers, forests, and mountains until I entered college. We could create schools where children play, jump, climb, imagine, row a boat, hike up a mountain. Just ask any child, any teacher or parent how can we inspire learning. They will give idea after idea rooted in reality and backed by research. 
Educators know what inspires learning. Outdoor education is just one of the many researched based ways to decrease behavioral problems and improve academics.
A 60 second trip on the water with the Walking Man.

We need a revolution to take back our public schools,
Dr. Jesse Patrick Turner

If you are interested in listening to the song this walking man listened to on his morning walk today...its Tracy Chapman's "Talking about a revolution" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2wneBVssPc

Donald, keep your wall! I have a golden lamp

Imagine if instead of a Lamp telling the world send us your homeless and tempest-tost there was a wall saying stay home.

It appears Donald Trump a New Yorker never took the ferry over to the Statue of Liberty. He must have also missed that teacher favorite public school lesson every young New Yorker and Jersey boy and girl had about Emmal Lazarus's poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty. I forgot he never went to public schools. This imaginary so called Blue Collar born Billionaire missed every public school lesson.

The New Colossus

"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

It was those wretched homeless, tempest- tost masses of immigrants help build this nation. They built it with Native peoples and a people brought in chains whose Blood and labor lifted this nation. Peoples who despite their unjust treatment bought into was a nation not of walls, but of a nation yearning to be free.   Emma Lazarus knew America is a wall less nation. Donald, get over it! Emma's people built it, not you billionaires.
My grandparents came with nothing, but the clothes on their backs with near empty pockets. But with hearts full of hope. Those words and that Lady with the Lamp in the harbor meant everything to them.
You missed the lesson Donald.

If you like to listen to what this Walking Man listened to on his walk over the mountain this morning....its "This land is your land" tribute to Bernie Sanders by 

Vermont’s music community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3aqV-f7tEo 
Bernie got it, and while others was with Hilary, Bernie moved Hilary and the whole democratic party. Won't tell you who I am voting for, but it won't be the I'm gonna build a wall one.