Video: Roy Fox, guest speaker at Columbus Day Dinner
Our October Club Meeting was a dinner meeting in honor of Columbus Day. We were entertained and inspired by guest speaker, Roy Fox, a former radio host, and currently lecturer at the Rufus King Mansion Museum in downtown Jamaica. Mr. Fox is an expert on the life of Rufus King who not only was a signer of the U.S. Constitution, but was an ardent foe of slavery in America. Here is the video of his outstanding speech.
ho could argue that parents choose the schools and educational path their children take? Many of us decided where to settle down and buy homes based upon just how well the school/school district performed. A recent article written by New Yorkers for Choice in Education expands on the choices we make as young adults for our children and states, “Parents have a fundamental right to guide their children’s education.” The article is supported by the 1948 United Nations Declaration on Human Rights which states, “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education to be given to their children.” Of course this begs the question, are parents aware? Most would argue no way, and that knowledge about school choice is rare at best. Shouldn’t we at least ask our elected officials, “what about school choice?”
