Dear Humans,

Have you ever heard someone say “You’re putting the cart before the horse”? It means your priorities are backwards and thus ineffective, like trying to have a horse push a cart instead of pulling it.

In school, the cart is how well each of us does individually–what we learn, grades we get, stories we write, projects we create. And the horse is how well we get along with classmates. We learn from and with other humans, so treating them well matters. Otherwise, our cart is stuck in the muck.

Our carts are all on different paths, and in the future we’ll hitch them to different horses. But this year, we’re all yoked to the same beast. Let’s make sure that horse is moving. 

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt