I’m sure you know by now that the feds are planning to put a female face on the $10 bill.  In my Back to School Tour this year I polled the participants to see who they would nominate.  Unfortunately, I did not come up with this brilliant idea until we were halfway through the tour, so I don’t know what they think in Regions 2, 7, 8 or 20. But we got some good nominees after that.

Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt were mentioned a lot.  One guy nominated his wife and another named his mother.  We got one nomination of Christie Brinkley, which prompted me to remind people that this will not be a cheesecake photo—just a head shot.   We also got nominations for people who are not Americans--Mother Theresa and the Blessed Virgin Mary.  I want to make it clear that I have all the respect in the world for both of them, but I think the American sawbuck should feature an American.

I think the $10 bill should honor a teacher.  Don’t you think?  Who would you nominate? Send your nominees to jwalsh@wabsa.com. We’ll let you know how this comes out.

DAWG BONE: LET’S START A CAMPAIGN FOR A TEACHER ON THE TEN.