My seven year old son was at hockey practice--ice skating lessons, really, but he insists that we call it "hockey practice"--earlier this week. I was there with my daughter, who is a peanut at just four years old. She asked to see my phone. Curious, I handed it to her.

She proceeded to activate the screen.

"What's the password?" she asked.

I told her my PIN. She touched the numbers, and I hit "OK" for her.

"Where's Angry Birds?"

The National Education Association used to include administrators, and looked for one moment in the 20th century like it might have been in a position to be the vehicle through which educators would truly control their profession (in terms of paradigms--like doctors and lawyers control their professions--and not just working conditions). The oft-quoted Cardinal Principles came from them.

Then, something happened. Not sure what, though.