"Everybody did their best; and, dear reader, if it has ever been your earthly portion to live with a number of people who were all doing their best, you do not need me to tell you what a heavenly atmosphere this creates."

Owen Wister, The Virginian

What does it mean to do your best? I don't know if anyone else can answer that for you, but I do have a couple of suggestions:

1. You don't have to be perfect to be spectacular.

Parents and educators all over the world are making a positive difference by integrating idealistic principles into their family culture. The transition isn't immediate, but in some important ways the results are. Within just a few days' time a new level of hope and vision can be sensed; over time, and with the incorporation of more and more principles, confidence can be gained that hoped-for changes are on the horizon.

2. An investment in your education is not a withdrawal from your children's education.

To the contrary: it actually is a lever that impacts your children exponentially. As we come Face-to-Face with Greatness in the classics, we are changed; and our ability to make a difference in our relationships, in our sphere of influence and in the lives of our children is greatly impacted. I hope that everyone that reads this will feel the desire and make the commitment so that we as parents and educators, for ourselves and for the rising generation, get An Education to Match Our Mission.

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