No principal should promote clubs that divide students based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or whatever other characteristic becomes en vogue. Clubs like these promote narcissism; if you join a club based on your own demographics, what you are really saying is that little interests you outside of you own self. Since the purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself, school clubs and activities should instead be based on common interests and passions--clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages you don’t already speak, and more.
Prioritize the English language. Every student should leave high school speaking and writing English as fluently as possible. Any school that doesn’t ensure students leave with excellent English language skills is remiss in its duty to prepare graduates for the job market. …
No Safe Spaces, edited by Dennis Prager and Mark Joseph, pg.215
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