America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.

The idea of voluntary segregation went against every value I had been taught. What did being born black have to do with excellence?

Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?

And what I was feeling was the wonder Of being more than me, of being more Than mere here and now allowed I had become a shining star, a burning nova Exploded with love Flying through an endlessly Expanding universe Away from the me that was Toward a me that is beyond Understanding.

America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.

Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was a book person. I read with my son. My wife is an artist. She dragged his little butt around to museums. He's an illustrator of children's books.

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