Precerpt from Raising God's Rainbow Makers: Shane - What is fair?
At as early an age as I can remember, Shane had a heightened sense of fairness. And, if something was not fair (in his mind, at least), nothing could persuade him to accept it. As he grew into adulthood and took on supervisory positions, that sense of fairness blended with strong logic (which underlay his sense of fairness all along). Case in point: Grade 5. Recess In home room, Shane's teacher, Mrs. D, had trouble one morning quieting down one row of kids. It was the row that quiet, introverted Shane sat in. Finally, in exasperation, she told the class that the kids in Shane's row had to stay in at recess for punishment. Shane raised his hand, and the ensuing conversation went like this: Shane: That does not include me; I was not being noisy. Mrs. D.: It does include you; you are in that row. Shane: I do not accept your inclusion of me; I did not choose to be in this row; you put me here. Mrs. D.: Discussion over. The entire row stays in at recess. At recess, the row of kids...