There is another approach. This one is not from a folkie, but from a disco star. Remember a group called Chic? They had a #1 hit song, Le Freak, about 25 years ago. One of the women in Chic, Alfa Anderson, later became a high school teacher in New York City -- vocal music and English -- and now she's a high school principal. I have seen the wonderful productions her music students have put on, very often singing songs with themes of peace, human rights, and social justice. And I also recall the "Working with Young People" workshop Alfa co-led at the Peoples' Music Network Winter Gathering when it was held in New York two years ago.

This goes to show there is hope for everyone.

--- Steve