When I caught on to this concept, I started to make some decisions that were no longer knee-jerk, self-centered ones. Thankfully, I got this somewhat under my belt before I got married and had children. There were a lot of things I couldn't learn in school from professional teachers and superintendents, and this is the prime example.

Public school wasn't exactly a highlight in the grand scheme of things in my life. I am who I am in spite of the Department of Education and its guidelines.