Teachers who criticize each other....Divided unions in a time of peril....Media who can't wait to sing the praises of charter schools/end of tenure/unions are the problem (pick your meta sized story line) and we are sniping at each other?
We need to speak with one voice. A voice that extols the hard work we do every day and demands, not asks, demands our remuneration for the sacrifices we have made lo' these many years.
I say to the Illinois Democratic Party that once Nov. 7 has come and gone, Democrats will retain power at the city, county and state level. We Will Come Calling.
We want major reform in school funding. Major reform that allows charters to be unionized. Major reform on issues that affect the very lives of the students we serve. We want full funding for special education (nah, make that 150% funding of what we ask for).
No more education on the cheap or political fear of raising taxes. We supported you, now it is time to pony up.
If you can't/won't do this, then follow the advice from the photo above. And maybe, in the mean time, you can stop calling yourselves Democrats as well.
Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way.
To all Illinois Democrats, it now time to pony up the cash and pass the legislation.
And to all of those in our union who would divide us from this mission, I advise you to read that poster above again. No matter who wins this coming spring, the CTU will speak with one voice. And we will get the needed reforms passed. Enough is enough.
(P.S. Hat tip to Firedoglake for the cool graphic.)
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I've quoted this post, plus linked to another in this blog, from over on math-teach @ Math Forum, where the topic of how Illinois measures teacher quality was initiated by Haim of New York, based on a story in the NYT Magazine. Haim and I spar a lot. I call him Zorro.
Kirby
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