“Music is important. It says things you heart can't say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they're doing - and don't take music for granted.” ThinkingWayHeartImportantSchoolTurnsSpeakLanguageClassCuttingMusic IsCrossesVicesObservationGrantedBordersVice Versa Author:Dan Rather
“In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge.” FirstsSometimesRunningSchoolLessonsRiversCrossesSeasonsBridgesUp And DownRainyRainy Season Author:Haile Gebrselassie
“Most poor people in America are white. The family breakdown issue is an issue that crosses all sorts of racial lines. High school dropout issues. But because of the flow of events which involve the racial component, we've sometimes confused racial issues with other issues which are trans-racial.” PeopleSometimesSchoolAmericaLinesWhitePoorIssuesEventsHigh SchoolFlowCrossesConfusedPoor PeopleComponentsBreakdownTransDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:David Brooks