Jerry and Cindi made their way out to the patio when Dinah drove into the driveway in her Honda Accord. They had presented it to her for her high-school graduation and she swore that she loved it so much that she would never trade it. It now had well over 200,000 miles and had never given any trouble at all.

Jerry and Cindi had both been teachers but had both retired as soon as they had completed their 30 years of service. Although they both loved education, they agreed that education had been made into a political football by the government. Jerry was of the opinion that anything that was...