So much of what we take for granted about public schools can actually produce a level of stability and freedom that is very often missing from the lives of students whose time away from school is filled with little structure and discipline. Schools can also serve as the safe haven or sanctuary that some children need to be able to create enough space in their lives to be free to learn and meet others who may have backgrounds different than their own. Education and all that it offers can help to restore self-confidence and excitement for young people whose childhoods may be constrained by unfortunate economic or social conditions. The severity of domestic challenges characterizing a lot of home environments cannot be overstated when one considers the degree of child poverty and homelessness across our nation. The impact of divorce, job losses, and abuse is pretty devastating for scores of school aged children and their families. To recover the zeal and vitality that is often stripped from young people’s lives takes years and sometimes God’s miracles along the way. To ensure that every child is given sufficient space to explore new ideas, learn from their classmates, and discover areas of interest to them does not require more from our schools. Instead, all we need are administrators, teaching professionals, and staff who extend patient hearts and open arms to every child who enters a schoolhouse, regardless of circumstance.