NYS PTA: Leading the Way
One day recently, I was sitting at my desk, watching the U.S. Senate confirm our current Secretary of Education. A co-worker had come in, and she commented, "You know, some day Candy will be on the other side of that camera and we'll be watching her!" Please. Stop right there. I have absolutely NO intention of becoming a political figure. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt (literally) and all... If success is measured in whether or not a candidate wins, then I suppose it can be said that I have failed with my past experience in that arena. I choose, however, to believe that success is measured in coming out on the other side as a better person. And today I can look back at my relatively short-lived political experience and say that I did, in fact, succeed. I haven't changed who I am. I haven't walked away. I haven't backed down. I'm still out there looking to make change happen. Over the past months, I've watched poli...