Agreed completely, Ray!! Folks MUST stay involved. By being engaged at the local level, having their legislators' e-mail addresses handy to write to them when needed & being a model for their kids in how to successfully interact with people who feel differently than they do. As public educators, we do what we can to further the educations of our students while they are with us during the school day. But we also need for parents to pick up where we leave off at the end of the school day & listen to their kids, keep them engaged in the learning process and support them as learners & people.