dead fifteen years old i left big stone gap ginia and i hitchhiked across this entire continent to southern california. and i had a good job. heterosexual show of a life was good i was thinking about going to hollywood be the next tom cruise or somebody you know me. but it didn't happen might it. feel that mainstream school is a great place for kids who are even slightly above the curve. so it probably homeschool if they're not staying on track meeting the milestones meeting the goals they need to meet it's going to impact long term what their outcome looks. no challenge is more urgent. no debate is more important we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by. or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of weights. it's not the case that inequality is attributable to bad apples but rather that the barrel is bad the barrel is what's contaminating the outposts it's the institutions that prioritize getting ahead above al