What did you do to earn your freedom

[larrymeyer]

A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . including colleges
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Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock, did something not to be forgotten.
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On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent,
the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks
out of her classroom.
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When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were
no desks.
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'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'
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She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the
> right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
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'No,' she said.
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'Maybe it's our behavior.'
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She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'
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And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period.
Still no desks in the classroom.
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By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken
all the desks out of her room.
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The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats
on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'
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At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of
her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom each one carrying a school desk.
The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would
walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set
the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the
first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had
been earned..
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Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes
did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to
sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be
good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to
get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
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By the way, this is a true story. Please consider passing this along so
others won't forget that the freedoms we have in this great country
were earned by U.S. Veterans.

[zackattack784]

Nice story, but i don't believe chain letters without a real source...

[ReconLdr]

Real or not, that is a nice story.

[adymond]

Since Snopes is good enough for everythine else posted up here I thought this might be good to proove as true.

http://www.snopes.com/glurge/nodesks.asp

[zackattack784]

Since Snopes is good enough for everythine else posted up here I thought this might be good to proove as true.

http://www.snopes.com/glurge/nodesks.asp

Thanks! In that case, great story!

[Rauswaffen]

I did not like that story at all.

So guys, what did you do today to earn your right to free speech?

I cannot think of one war in recent history where our Liberties where in danger, damn, in fact, pretty much every war we've had we have LOST some of our liberties. So, I'll thank a bunch of farmers and merchantmen who decided to raise arms against the most powerful empire in history instead.

[1861]

I did not like that story at all.

So guys, what did you do today to earn your right to free speech?

I cannot think of one war in recent history where our Liberties where in danger, damn, in fact, pretty much every war we've had we have LOST some of our liberties. So, I'll thank a bunch of farmers and merchantmen who decided to raise arms against the most powerful empire in history instead.

Your choice , no one is asking for your thanks .

[adymond]

I did not like that story at all.

So guys, what did you do today to earn your right to free speech?

I cannot think of one war in recent history where our Liberties where in danger, damn, in fact, pretty much every war we've had we have LOST some of our liberties. So, I'll thank a bunch of farmers and merchantmen who decided to raise arms against the most powerful empire in history instead.

So your stance is that beecause the overlords have used military action to impede upon our freedoms you refuse to thank those who have served?

Your right to free speech isn't worth dick if it isn't for people who are willing to swear an oath to protect that right at the cost of their own lives if that is what is needed. Without those men and women where do you think your right would be? Just the simple fact that people are willing to take up arms in the unfortunate event that they are needed is one of the biggest deterents to those who would subvert the Constitution (foreign enemies). It is the domestic enemies we need to be concerned about and honestly I think it falls on our shoulders to take them one (in the voting booths, town halls, and their offices).

[SlimShady]

I did not like that story at all.

So guys, what did you do today to earn your right to free speech?

I cannot think of one war in recent history where our Liberties where in danger, damn, in fact, pretty much every war we've had we have LOST some of our liberties. So, I'll thank a bunch of farmers and merchantmen who decided to raise arms against the most powerful empire in history instead.

Fortunately for you those of us that have served and continue to serve will do so despite people like you and your view of us.

[stephpd]

Fortunately for you those of us that have served and continue to serve will do so despite people like you and your view of us.

We served just for these folks that are unwilling to stand up and defend themselves and their country. not despite them.

Somebody has too.