Free Market Institute Blog

I was honored to know a great Brookfield Academy parent, volunteer, and friend who is no longer with us: Jim Trainor. In talking about why he and his wife Joan made sacrifices to send their three children to BA, he said more than once, “You only have one shot.” 

I’ve never forgotten that, and I’ve quoted him many times to parents considering independent school education. Like Jim, I reference breakfast pancakes; if your pancakes are like mine, pancake #1 isn’t nearly as uniformly round and evenly browned as pancakes #2, #3, and #4, and might end up in the trash can or dog’s dish. Practice makes perfect.