If every high school principal gave the following speech, America would be a much better place.

To the students and faculty of our high school, I am your new principal and honored to be so.

There is no greater calling than to teach young people. I would like to apprise you of some

important changes coming to our school. First, this school will no longer honor race or ethnicity.

I could not care less if you are black, brown, red, yellow, or white. I could not care less if

your origins are African, European, Latin American, or Asian. Or if your ancestors arrived here on

the Mayflower or on slave ships. The only identity this school will recognize is your individual

identity, your character, your scholarship, your humanity. And the only national identity this

school will recognize is American. This is an American public school and American public schools

were created to make better Americans. If you wish to affirm here an ethnic or racial identity

or a national identity of an American, you will have to attend another school. This includes

after school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students based on identities

such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or whatever else may become in vogue in our society.

Those clubs cultivate narcissism, an unhealthy preoccupation with the self while the purpose of

education is to get you to think beyond yourself. The school's clubs will be based on interests and

passions. Clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages

you do not already speak, and more. If the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being

interested in are those based on ethnicity, race, or sexual identity, that means that little

outside of yourself really interests you. Second, I do not care whether English is your native

language. My only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school speaking and writing

English as fluently as possible. The English language has united America's citizens for over 200

years and it will unite us at this school. Furthermore, I would be remiss in my duty to ensure that you

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