Dear Learners,

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time looking at maps, atlases, and almanacs. And I loved tracing my finger along the shapes of the states. I memorized them, drew them, and bit cheese slices into their shapes. And now my blood flows through veins that make the shape of that meandering border between Kentucky and Ohio.

It’s better to know something than not know it. And it’s really good to know something really, really well. Then it becomes a part of you.

What we’re learning matters. It will determine who you are in the future.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck