Besides Italy, one of my biggest passions is education. I devote a great deal of time serving as chairman of the board of trustees of the boarding school I attended nearly four decades ago and am vice chairman of a foundation that supports independent secondary school education. At one time or another at least three of my four children have expressed an interest in devoting their careers to teaching and I was secretly thrilled inside at hearing that news.
I have put most of my education passion eggs in the secondary school education basket, not having devoted nearly as much energy supporting my college or even staying in touch with my college friends. This week was a start in the direction of making up for that lapse.