The strange and sad world we live in.

I cannot help but think of the irony of a six-day period in May that brought both the passing of beloved children’s author Eric Carle - and the joy and hope he brought to children all over the world - and the random killing of two six-year-old children that cut down that hope and their futures along with it. 

The world is upside down when mass murder and road rage killings - even of little children - are commonplace in the United States and protection of life against gun violence is not. 

Most of us would rather live in the world of Eric Carle where curiosity, love, and friendship prevail, and children get to grow up and be happy.  

So, why is one party in Congress dishonoring the will of the majority of people in both parties and refusing to pass stronger background checks to prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands?  This is what I want to know.

Answer to Unpacking Education, No. 1, Question of the Day:

Of all the books he wrote, one of Carle’s favorites was b) Do You Want To Be My Friend? because he believed that friendship is vitally important for all people, especially children.