Bill Strickland

I recently viewed an inspiring video about Bill Strickland and his work. The biggest message I got from the video is the importance to treat ALL students with respect and honor. The work done by Mr. Strickland and his corporation is very successful and very inspiring. I liked one of his lines in the video "the only thing wrong with poor people is they don't have any money". There is hope for the first time in years that we (as a country) might be moving closer to a place where all children are indeed treated with honor and dignity. Strickland's model shows what can be done with a great deal of very targeted money. The bigger and more important question is how do we get to all kids not just the few lucky enough to find their way into Mr. Strickland's schools.