Excuses, excuses! We all make excuses. Here is a list of excuses that public schools have received from parents of students through the years:

“Teacher, please excuse Mary for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.”

“My son is under a doctor’s care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him.”

“Please excuse my son’s tardiness. I forgot to wake him up and did not find him until I started making the beds.”

“Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.”

Excuses, Excuses! There is a wise saying: “He who really wants to do something finds a way; he who doesn’t finds an excuse.” We all know excuse makers, people who could accomplish much in the world if they were a…