Recently, there’s been a lot of controversy about America’s public education system. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected, in part, because he promised to make sure parents have more oversight of the education of their children. In Iowa, a terrible bill calling for live-feed video cameras in all classrooms was recently defeated. I understand the many justified concerns about public education in America, but I would encourage you, faithful reader, to remember that, despite some problems, our nation’s 130,000-plus schools are also full of some fantastic teachers.

One of the best teachers is Mr. Shaun Kelly, who teaches music, piano, and strings at a local elementary school. Mr. Kelly has his students learning everything from opera to John Philip Sousa marches to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Around Veterans Day, he teaches the children all about our national anthem and the songs for each branch of our military.