What Are Schools For?

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when we mention the word “school”? Is it a fashion show? Is it long days of prayer? Is it hours of pledging allegiance to a pretty piece of fabric stuck on a pole?

Here’s what I remember of my school experience:

Yes we pledged and yes we even prayed because I was in a private elementary school for almost eight years. I remember that those activities didn’t add up to more than a few hours of each week and we spent the greater portion of our time ……