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The fortune cookie.(Viewpoint)(Finishing the task of building equity and good educational programs)(Viewpoint essay)

As I was finishing up a yummy meal at a local Chinese restaurant (wondering why I had not saved a few calories by leaving a little on my plate), a fortune cookie beckoned to me. I cracked open the cookie, stuffed a piece of it in my mouth for a few more calories and unfolded the paper strip. What would be the fortune cookie's message?

My father kept a mini collection of favorite fortune-cookie messages in his wallet. With a wry smile on his face, he would pull one out now and then during family conversations to serve as a discussion starter for some significant point he wanted us to understand. The simple fortune cookie message he selected would serve as a shorthand means ...

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