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The Quality of American Instruction/ Our Sense of Humanity

Martin Luther King. I Have A Dream speech. 1963 at the Washington D.C. Lincoln Monument. Just as the Word of God is the essential life instruction book of the sons of Abraham, the role of a smart, dynamic education is vital to the well-being of the American citizen and the larger American community.   How does the understanding of the most cherished precepts found in the words of the two main documents of our Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, vary according to the understanding, appreciation, and insight of the professors and teachers? Our sense of humanity is strengthened, denigrated, sharpened, and made dull according to the quality of instruction we receive, creating and sustaining an educational and overall leadership divide in America. Think about Frederick Douglass for a moment; his rise as an outspoken citizen was initially launched with his self-education and through the combined efforts of the network of caring members in the local and ...