Happy MLK Day!

This might piss some people off. Just sayin.

First of all, I think that Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and an important figure in our nation's history. I commend the man and have nothing but respect for him. His life and accomplishments should be celebrated and I have no problem with the fact that he has his own day.

Now, we had a teacher inservice today. The kids had off, but we all had to come in for the whole day. But it's MKL Day. This is where I get offensive. I work in an environment that is not what you could call diverse. What am I trying to say? Every single last one of us is white.

My MIL works in a public school a couple miles away. They did not have school today. They are having their inservice tomorrow. Wanna take a guess as to why? Could it have anything to do with the fact that not only the faculty, but the student population as well is more "diverse"?

Here's what I'm really trying to get at:

If we had one single African American teacher at my school, we would not have had to come in to work today.

There, I said it.

If every single kid in the school was Chinese, would we still have Christmas break? No, we would have our 2 week break during the Chinese New Year.

Did I make a point? Did I even have a point to begin with? Happy birthday, Martin. You were so much more than a swell guy.