I had the privilege of being the final speaker on education at West Point on Friday. Being surrounded by so many highly decorated career soldiers was more than a bit intimidating, but the Generals made me feel welcome (especially when they had me drop and give them 20 push-ups - I was great on the "drop"... it was the "up" that was tough).
West Point, surprisingly, is deeply involved in education - from educating the children of soldiers around the world, to a magnificent public high school program called JR ROTC to build leadership, values and earned self-confidence in high school students.
The Conferences attendees was a Who's Who of important people in education and I felt deeply honored in their presence and proud to be asked to address them.
Meeting Army Chief of Staff General George Casey, Jr. was a particular honor.
Hello John - Thank you for your comments. Bob keeps going based on the strength that he gets from comments from folks like you. In the spirit of full disclosure, my name is Suresh and I am one of the co-producers of some of the documentaries with Bob. And I have found many hundreds of parents/educators/investors that make every kind of excuse to put off education or prioritize their child's education. On behalf of the entire film team and the folks that keep pumping to keep it going (as the public face of our efforts) we thank you for your support and inspiring comments. It makes the hundreds and thousands of hours worthwhile!
Thanks again!
Posted by: Suresh Murthy | November 19, 2009 at 08:34 PM
It is admirable that you continue to fight for America when the people whom you try to help (and hire) always have an excuse why they don't study enough. You might be able to get some great recruits from West Point Grads!
More West Point info is at http://www.toughestschoolsintheworld.com/
Keep up the good work, and check out the Naval Academy when you can.
Thank You
JSC
USNA '87
Posted by: JohnScott | November 18, 2009 at 12:13 PM