It was with nice disappointment that I realized that the Peace Corps, below evaluation by the Division of Authorities Effectivity, plans vital employees cuts. In President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech in 1961, he known as on People to, “Ask not what your nation can do for you, however what you are able to do on your nation.” He generated respect for public service, which strengthens our nation and communities. How far we’ve fallen.
I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1977-1979, educating high-school and junior-college stage math and science at a rural boarding faculty in Ghana. The affect of Peace Corps service reaches far and deep. It’s a unhappy day in our historical past when a nation as wealthy as ours doesn’t worth this service.
From college students who wouldn’t have had a math and science trainer with out PC, to Ghanaians whose solely in-person assembly with People is PC, to lifelong friendships with individuals from around the globe, PC’s impression is unimaginable. This impression reaches far deeper than a information headline or social media affect. That is American smooth energy, American safety.
The present administration doesn’t perceive how necessary public service is to our society and our place on the planet.
Carol Frodge, Seattle
