Kindergarten's Child
America's Future
With the first kindergarten step this fall, millions of other American children will commence their respective 1,000 mile journey to a destiny, to a purpose unique. From Bangor to Miami Beach to San Diego to Seattle, America's Future - the Kindergarten Child - will begin the star trek that will launch them into a galaxy bounded only by their imagination and tenacity.
Teacher unions and text book publishers, university schools of education and legislators will all push and pull on that Kindergarten Child's trajectory. Nothing can deflect or down the Kindergarten's Child mission well-launched and guided by a parent's love and nurturing care.
A hop, skip, and jump ago, I walked my future president down an early morning driveway for her first ride on destiny's school bus.
First Step
a Yellow smudge emerged from Life's fog,
framed by Timed oaks n maples greened;
Came toward us - to her...
"daddyiloveyou" hug & "iloveyoumore" kiss
circled her curly curiosity and blonde wonder
before taking flight off into too early fall leaves...
Up steps, shy smile
whisking past driver's 'Mornin' missy'...
door closing...
Time holding her breath. then exhaling ...
perky grin, waves all over the back window...
Blur... Fade.. Gone.
Afternoon seemed an eternity away.
In the breath-taking, formative reality of 2010's Kindergarten's Child, eternity - America's Future, is only an "afternoon" away.
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"First Step" copyright © Michael K. Miller 2010
Kindergarten's Child
America's Future
Resources and Suggested Reading
"The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers - How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life?" David Leonhardt. Business Day Economy. The New York Times. July 27, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/economy/28leonhardt.html
"How Important is Kindergarten?"
http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/how-important-is-kindergarten
"Possibilities for 21st Century Education" 21st Century Schools. August 2008.
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm
"Challenges to Higher Education in the 21st Century" All Academic Research. March 2008.
http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/2/3/8/3/7/p238373_index.html
Published by Michael K. Miller
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- "The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers - How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life?" David Leonhardt. Business Day Economy. The New York Times. July 27, 2010. - www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/economy/28leonhardt.html
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- "Possibilities for 21st Century Education" 21st Century Schools. August 2008. - www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm
- America's future is our children '" most precious, rare, and essential.
- Love them, nurture them, guide them '" or lose them.
- Lose the children, lose America.
18 Comments
Post a CommentWell done in this important social commentary. I wonder if the U.S. is not already under the judgment of God Michael.
Excellent writing Michael, I "faved" you (we are Christian too)!
This is awesome and inspirational. Thanks for sharing! I like the way you write and I'm going to subscribe to you. We have 7 little ones and I think even the little things we do for them is important in building the background for their lives.
This is so amazing. I love your work. Am subscribing!
What a sweet poem. I never had to do that, since we homeschooled. But they loved to play "riding the bus." They'd go down the driveway with a little lunch box in their hands, and pretend they'd just gotten off the bus, then walk in to the house for school. So cute. So long ago...
Just returning again to comment and re-read this. You are one amazing writer my friend and a good and godly man who has the passion and purpose to evangelize. Love it.
Amazing work.
Wow! this is great!
Not sure that I would want to see my kid in the White House with all I know about the treachery and lying that goes on. Good article. Thanks for sharing
Unless you become as little children, none will enter the Kingdom, YES, I would like to see them in the White House today and in all of Congress for that matter. Inspirational Michael! :-)