[WAR-PARTY]

Back in September of 2005, on the first day of
school Martha Cothren, a social studies teacher in

Robinson High School in Little Rock did something not
soon to be forgotten.

On the first day of school, with the permission of
the school superintendent, the principal and the
building superintendent, she removed all of the desks
out of her classroom. When the first period kids
entered the room they discovered that there were no
desks.

Looking around, confused, they asked, "Ms.Cothren,
where are our desks?" She replied, "You can't have a
desk until you tell me what you have done to earn the
right to sit at a desk." They thought. "Well, maybe
it's our grades." "No," she said.

"Maybe it's our behavior." She told them "No, it's
not even your behavior."

Martha Cothren said, "Throughout the day no one has
been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn
the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily
found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you."

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door
of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven U.S.
Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom,
each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began
placing the school desks in rows and then they would
walk over and stand alongside the wall.

By the time the last soldier had set the final desk
in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for
the first time in their lives, just how the right to
sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, "You
didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These
heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for
you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your
responsibility to learn, to be good students, and to
be good citizens. They paid the price so that you
could have the freedom to get an education. Don't
ever forget it."



By the way, this is a true story.....if you can read
this-thank a teacher. If you can read it in
English-thank a soldier.

Sounds to me like we need some more Martha Cothrens.

[MSO]

good post

[06RedfireGT]

definetly.

Good find WP

[03 R Code]

YESSSSSSS! Little Rock FTW!!!! That's why i wanna get back home. Where some people still have there heads on straight. Nice story.

[gooberhead320]

very good post

[Drgnracin72]

great post!!!!!

[06RedfireGT]

great sig

[Mustangfan99]

nice