Community Spirit

One of the many loves I have of Fall includes the collision of all the Fall Sports - Baseball Playoffs, Football (HS, College and Pro), Girls Tennis (because of Ellen and Jenna), and the many others available (e.g. Soccer etc.).  This year since I am the Treasurer of the Indian Hill Boosters, I'm much more "tuned in" to the High School sports activities (after all I see all the checks for the uniforms and spiritwear.  Last night Susan and I attended the Party on the Hill joint fundraiser for the PTO, Boosters and Foundation.

The network of parents with school children becomes the hub of a local community.  Crossing ethnic, religious. political, age and many other scocio demographic boundaries (albeit the challenge of Indian Hill economic ceilings), the public school system attempts to bring together a common goal for a "melting pot" of people. 

Being raised by a public school teacher, my bias is in favor of public schools vs private schools for the very reason of diversity.  Even though geography and economic boundaries prevent some diversity, the public school system attempts to provide equality to all within that geographic boundary.  Private schools, in concept, with vouchers could attempt to break the barrier of geographic economic walls, but I suspect the statistics prove differently.

There will always be the human tendency to be tribal and associate with like kinds.  But the American spirit of inclusiveness and tolerance of diversity will be the model for the world to emulate.

That's the true community spirit!