I’ve traveled to Europe and Asia and it’s saddening to see what a difference they place on the value of Education&#x2F;teacher compared to us. NC is ranked 48th in the country and willing to give away almost a billion dollars in federal funding over the right to bully transgender individuals.[1][2] Then we have  Texas spending 64-million on a <i>high school</i> stadium.[3]<p>How did we get into this mess where our culture values sports over education? How can we get out of it?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bigstory.ap.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;19cce15048484abcac18c836f8c0b241&#x2F;north-carolina-governor-leads-lawsuit-over-lgbt-rights" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bigstory.ap.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;19cce15048484abcac18c836f8c0b...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;abc11.com&#x2F;education&#x2F;survey-calls-nc-the-worst-state-for-teachers&#x2F;329440&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;abc11.com&#x2F;education&#x2F;survey-calls-nc-the-worst-state-f...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;maurybrown&#x2F;2016&#x2F;05&#x2F;11&#x2F;a-texas-high-schools-planned-63-million-football-stadium-thats-an-800-lbs-gorilla&#x2F;#42731cd33b37" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;maurybrown&#x2F;2016&#x2F;05&#x2F;11&#x2F;a-texas-hi...</a>