Today we are at a crossroads. The technology is available for two great options: The massive surveillance state, or the renewed freedom of a deeply-involved citizenry thinking independently and holding the government to the highest standards.

Our children must be offered an education up to par with thier potential-and equal to the needs of the Twenty-first century.

Until the American majority is willing to live within its means, it can hardly force its political leaders to do so.

The problem in modern America is not that an individual can't make a difference, but that nearly all of us are too distracted to even consider trying.

The only person who can fix education is the student.

Great teachers and schools expect and nurture quality work and quality performance. Great teachers inspire and demand quality, ever urging their students to higher levels of excellence. They shun mere conformity and expect their students to think and perform to their ever-increasing potential.

The next step is for the great teachers to arise, and for them to clearly understand the challenges ahead and mentor accordingly. Where most generations focus the education of their children on preparing to make a living or succeed financially, leadership generations are taught by parents who see a higher role for their children.