By: Delma Blinson
Fifty-six years ago I began my teaching career in a social studies classroom at Garner High School. I taught a freshman course in Government/Geography and a senior course in Advanced Government, along with a section of U. S. History. If I say so myself, I was a good teacher, in large measure because I believed in what I was teaching. I was proud to be an American and wanted every one of my students to understand why. I admired the Constitution and those who founded our nation. I taught my students that
they were responsible for making sure that our government did the right thing and that any official, elected or appointed, should be held accountable by the voters. I lied.