Dear Humans,

When I walk through my door at home I take my shoes off. I don’t always put them away on the shoe rack, but I do hide them under the couch or  coffee table so nobody trips on them. But when I walk through the school door, I never take my shoes off. I leave them on the entire day. 

One of the things we teach you at school is how to act in public–the places where you keep your shoes on all the time. The rules here are a little different. And the rules are different because the aims are different. At home, we mostly think about ourselves and our families. In public, we have to think about everybody. And so we have to learn how to act accordingly.

This is important because you’ll live much of your life in public. As workers, as consumers, as citizens. With your shoes on.

Sincerley,

Mr. Curt