I believe I have written three letters to The Times over the years, one in which I tried to make the case that public schools can not do it alone and must have the support of the larger community in meeting the challenging needs and demands placed upon it. In a second one, I defended the outcomes/goals movement developing at the time in public education — much to the concern of local school administrators — if the goals were intended to prepare self-directed learners with strong critical-thinking, decision-making, communication and interpersonal skills who could work as individuals and in groups or teams in a society increasingly moving in a group-oriented direction. In that letter, I pledged the continued support begun by founding President Hugh Mills that Gainesville College in Oakwood would be a partner as an access and opportunity institution as we moved forward.