“Where I come from, everyone knows the best way to bring folks together is to give them a common enemy.”—Oz, Wicked the musical Public education is slowly becoming the common enemy and it is suffocating. If this seems far fetched from your understanding and perspective, make time to share a space with your friends in education. How are they feeling right now? Since social media allows us to feel like we can have a personal connection with someone, here is what I would share over a cup coffee if we could be face to face. As someone who has committed over 18 years serving children and families in my wonderful community in a public school, I can assure you. Public schools are not the enemy. Should everyone have the choice how they would like to educate their own children? Of course. That is something I believe with all my heart. School choice is not the enemy of the public school. Those spreading false information and hate toward public schools are creating a...