While California teacher unions, fretting over lawsuits, opposed a lifesaving bill to equip schools with EpiPens to save students from deadly
anaphylactic shock, courageous and committed physicians like Dr. Kent Brantley
risked their lives caring for Ebola patients in Africa whom they hardly knew.
What makes the difference? A worldview that considers the
interests of others and not just self. A mantra more like "Do unto
others…" than "What's in it for me?" A focus on the long-term,
soul-sustaining casting of character rather than the short-term pleasure of
cash in the pocket.
These are the everyday choices that determine what kind of people
we will be and how others will view us. For all the teachers of character who
daily put our children and grandchildren ahead of petty self-interest, thank
you for your honorable service. For the heads of the teachers unions, just get
out of the way of these heroes.
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