Don’t Wait for June: Advocacy is Every Day
“Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin
Around here, hunting season is something people talk about year-round. Stories are swapped at the diner, in the driveway, at church, and on the sidelines of a ball game. Everyone knows when the season opens, and nobody forgets to prepare.
What if we treated our kids’ schools the same way?
If you paid as much attention to your child’s school as you do to hunting season—and talked about it just as much—we’d win. Not win in some scoreboard way, but win for kids. Win for their future. Win for our communities.
Here’s the truth: sharing your school story can’t be a once-a-year thing. We can’t wait until June to wake up and scramble into action. By then, the season has already passed. Advocacy is like breathing—you’ve got to do it every day until it becomes second nature.
So talk about your child’s school:
Post on social media about what’s working.
Tell your family and friends the little victories you’ve seen.
Share with lawmakers, neighbors, even the cashier at the grocery store.
Celebrate your child’s wins—big or small—like they matter. Because they do.
The more we normalize these conversations, the stronger our collective voice becomes. When people hear parents talking proudly about their schools, it shifts the narrative. It reminds everyone—leaders included—that education isn’t a political soundbite. It’s a lived, daily reality for families.
Franklin’s words still ring true: Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
So today—share your story. Speak your truth. Start the conversation. Do it again tomorrow. And the next day. Until it becomes who we are, not just something we do.
Because our kids deserve more than seasonal attention. They deserve our voice, every single day.