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The Washington Post 2026 Maryland’s Teacher of the Year is from Anne Arundel County, in Maryland.

This story shows the best of patriotism, the best of the religions, the way one should live. That by taking what we say we believe, and making into a reality, we achieve a true form of patriotism and religious thinking.

To many, patriotism looks like the flying of flags, parades, days off from work celebrating our country with hot dogs, potato salad, fireworks, and voting.

To many, religion looks like attending worship on the sabbath, saying prayers before meals, in the morning, in the evening, paying our dues, giving to charity.

None of these looks fail in description but fail in a full description. We have The Problem of suffering by many, demanding a solution to care for our neighbor as he comes, not as desired. This solution contains A Call to Action.

The Washington Post’s 2026 Maryland Teacher of the Year, Jacqueline Sanderson of Belle Grove Elementary School in Maryland, defines the look of A Call of Action.

This school is a Title 1 School, meaning many of its children come from low-income families. More than 40% of the children are Latino. When Donald Trump returned to the white house, attendance at the school dropped as the administration focused on immigration.

“Families are afraid to send their kids to school”’ says Jacqueline Sanderson. So, in January of 2025 she and others organized putting crafts, activities and snacks into large bags with guardianship forms and information about immigration resources. These were personally delivered to families.

“Somebody has to help these kids and advocate for them…I just think you should always do what is best for kids”, Ms. Sanderson says.

This is the complete look of patriotism and religion. This is the face of A Call for Action. (Source: Washington Post, June 4, 2026)

NO HAPPINESS FIGHTING TO GRAB A BIGGER BITE OF THE APPLE

The predicament in which man finds himself in today’s world is no different than his predicaments throughout time and place. Technology and knowledge have advanced but man’s means of resolving conflict and human frailty fail to advance.

Unimaginable tragedies strike. Most heartbreaking happened in 2014 when a private jet crashed into the home of Marie Gemmell who died heroically holding her infant sons, Cole and Devin, in an upstairs bathroom shielding them from the fire. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

FACE OF THE AMERICAN WORKER IS SEEN AT MCDONALDS

It has been written, “Material Well-Being is like the soil for human flourishing. It’s the ground from which other forms of well-being, like emotional or social health, can sprout and grow.”

It has been said the Physical Pillar of Man provides for the foundational physical needs necessary for survival, stability and human endeavor. This Pillar in and of itself is not the purpose of human existence, but it is the road to happiness because it is difficult to be intellectually, emotionally and spiritually strong with a weak Physical Pillar. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

CHAPTER TWO

DREAMS NO MORE, BASEBALL NO MORE

“Rivers do not drink their own water, trees do not eat their own fruit, the Sun does not shine on itself, flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other, no matter how difficult it is…Life is good when you are happy but much better when others are happy because of you.” Pope Francis.

For many, success is difficult to measure in a constant struggle chasing material goals. People who are cherished receive less love. Life becomes a game where the goal is not to lose. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE

THE AMERICAN DREAM ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK

Ethan and Patricia, our young couple living in Baltimore, among America’s best, have among their focus contributing to the betterment of their country. As American citizens they honor duty to virtue with an intention never to lose this virtue.

They do not reject the American Dream. This dream is not dead. The dream of their parents lives on in them. They embrace it. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

WORKING 280 HOURS A MONTH AND EXPENSES NOT PAID

Ethan and Patricia, with Ethan working 40 hours and Patricia 30 hours each week, have a total household income, before taxes and deductions, of $5,795.00 per month.

Ethan and Patricia use their employer’s health insurance plan with a deduction of $193.50 to $365.70 payable bi-weekly with no coverage for dental/vision care.

After payment of taxes and deductions, Ethan and Patricia bring home monthly the sum of $4,685.00 representing 19% of their income going to taxes and health insurance. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON ETHAN AND PATRICIA

A HEAVENLY DESTINY SLIPPING AWAY

As children, Ethan and Patricia, on Sunday evenings with their moms and dads frequented the local ice cream store on the corner for chocolate ice cream cones. Each with their fathers took in the Orioles watching their heroes while Ethan and Patricia ate cotton candy and hotdogs.

On Saturday afternoons Ethan and Patricia, walking hand in hand with their moms and dads, visited the local movie house. Here they entered the American West, fought Indians and journeyed the rivers of the wild west. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON DESTINY SLIPPING

LIFE ROUGH WHEN PATICIA BECOMES PREGNANT

Coming home from work with joy in her heart, Patricia shared with Ethan the joyful news of their pregnancy making their dream of family about to be made real. Questions though arose of how to make this work at her job and within their income. Their combined incomes were insufficient to pay the current bills so how will child-care issues be addressed CLICK PREGNANCY

POVERTY, AMERICA'S INDUSTRY

THE PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED

The Problem being addressed in this project is simply this. That human life will never achieve true happiness, life’s full potential, until its intellectual and spiritual faculties (Pillars) are allowed to blossom as the pillars of the flower blossom in the Spring reaching the flower’s full potential. That human life will never see its potency into actuality because the intellectual and spiritual faculties of man are endlessly beaten down by a system of one group enslaving and controlling all others.

This is the continuing battle, as old as the hills, between the few and the many, the rich and the poor, the know it all and the rest of us, the bosses and the workers. For thousands of years this battle has gone in favor of the few, the rich, the elite intellectuals, the bosses. Time for this battle to go in favor of the many, the poor, the workers, the true producers of our nation’s wealth. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT POVERTY, AMERICA'S INDUSTRY

POVERTY, AMERICA’S INDUSTRY

IT NEEDS TO BE STATED RIGHT UP FRONT, THAT THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SUBJECT OF THIS ESSAY, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, ARE DEDICATED, HONEST AND HARD WORKING. FROM THE JUDGE IN CHARGE TO THE MAN CLEANING UP AFTER THE HOMELESS, EACH IS IMPORTANT AND TO BE RESPECTED. WITH THIS STATEMENT, LET US BEGIN.

This chapter serves as a description of a project, entitled “Poverty, America’s Industry”, based on the premise that the leading industries in the United States are not limited to the steel industry, the oil industry, the technology industry, the munition industry and the like. The poverty industry is to be included in this group. CLICK HERE TO POVERTY, AMERICA'S INDUSTRY

THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE

IT NEEDS TO BE STATED RIGHT UP FRONT THAT THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THIS COURTHOUSE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, ARE DEDICATED, HONEST AND HARD-WORKING. FROM THE JUDGE IN CHARGE TO THE MAN CLEANING UP AFTER THE HOMELESS, EACH IS IMPORTANT AND TO BE RESPECTED. WITH THIS STATEMENT, LET US BEGIN.

The courthouse, the subject of this essay, located in a major East Coast city of the United States, is of considerable size, thousands of square feet, multiple floors, the size of a long city block. CLICK THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE

INTRODUCTION TO ACHIEVING HAPPINESS

Foundation for happiness is The Five Pillars of Man being established with an emphasis on the Spiritual Pillar, seeing the other four pillars serve the Pillar of the Spiritual, where worship is taking the spiritual thinking into everyday life.

The purpose of these writings is to make it clear the possession of a strong spiritual belief, whether called theology or religion, making sense, is necessary to achieve the happiness all seek as seen in the Garden of Eden in the Book of Genesis. CLICK HERE TO HAPPINESS

Chapter One

“Make our houses sufficiently commodious, airy and fully comfortable…May agriculture and craft remove poverty and ministering happiness to all. In conformity to the (holy) teachings, preserve and protect whatever gives us happiness”. (Based on The Holy Vedas)

Goal of these writings is to advance an agenda of faith, acknowledging an essential fact of our existence is that we are each temporary creatures, here today, gone tomorrow, but living as if the temporary is forever, that today will always see a tomorrow. CLICK FOR MORE HERE

THE PILLAR OF THE SPIRITUAL

Man lives as a flower does. The flower has its components, its parts, all necessary to function as designed for the flower to blossom reaching the purpose of the flower. Failure of one component, one part, leads to failure of the whole.

Man is no different. He, too, has his components, his parts, all necessary to function as designed for man to reach his blossoming, his purpose. Like the flower, failure of one component, one part, leads to failure of the whole.

CLICK THE PILLAR OF THE SPIRITUAL

Chapter Two

THE PILLAR OF THE PHYSICAL

It has been written, “Material Well-Being is like the soil for human flourishing. It’s the ground from which other forms of well-being, like emotional or social health (Spiritual), can sprout and grow”.

This pillar sets the groundwork from which one can reach and connect with that larger than oneself, the way through that Valley of Death.

Difficult, it is, to be materially secure when fighting to meet financial demands, endless rising prices for food, housing, utilities and medical care.

Difficult, it is, to be healthy when health care is elusive due to high cost and insurance issues.

Difficult, it, to be happy, emotionally and spiritually strong, when materially insecure. HERE TO CONTINUE CHAPTER ONE

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