My husband is a teacher.  I appreciate that, because it gives me a window into the world of public education.  Recently, Dear Husband was looking for information on <a href="http://www.dianeravitch.com/">Diane Ravitch</a>.  He came across and excellent <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZUDmBZ6Y4s">speech</a> she gave at Stanford University in August of 2010.  Our favorite moment is when she suggests that No Child Left Behind is a foolish endeavor.  She likens it to the federal government demanding that the police reduce crime to zero percent within 10 to 15 years.  If they are unsuccessful, police officers will be fired and police departments will be closed.

Dear Husband found this entertaining enough to start a thread on his Facebook page.  He suggested that perhaps the same principle could be applied to all sorts of professions.  Others have suggested this as well; some examples can be found for <a href="http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/no-dentist.html">No Dentist Left Behind</a>; <a href="http://www.janebluestein.com/articles/football.html">NCLB: Football</a>; and even <a href="http://libraryhopper.blogspot.com/2006/09/parody-for-you.html">No Cow Left Behind</a>.

Bear with me, because I'm about to veer off the topic of public education.

We ended up with the suggestion that pastors ought to mark their success by whether or not they have a zero percent sin rate.  I suspect that some are already taking that pretty seriously.

On Halloween, Mark Hall of Casting Crowns posted a picture of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150463031618793&amp;set=a.432381688792.209583.48842713792&amp;type=1">himself in an Incredible Hulk Costume</a>.  The end result was miles and miles of comments, attacking Mark for his costume, attacking others for attacking him, and supporting Mark.  I think my favorite response to it was his own, "Last night, I learned everyone has a whale to save."

Our churches are sadly full of people who flip at the sight of a person in a costume on Halloween, but can't muster the same attitude over poverty, war, and famine.  There is far too much concern for which holidays we celebrate, the state of someone's virginity, and whether or not someone is giving the full ten percent to that particular church.  there isn't anywhere near enough concern for wider social issues.

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