The biggest lie has always been to keep quiet; and the best life-enhancer is to provoke, unsettle, rile – in short, to make people face the truth.
Gore Vidal
Lee, I am so sad to see you go. I think it is remarkable what you are doing for this district. I am just a second year English teacher, who has been shut down a myriad of times by her school site (department/administration) and a particular ROSSAC member for voicing my concerns about SpringBoard.
They send a very clear message that I am to be silent. Though I am just a mid-twenty-something, I still feel that I have the same right as any other educator to stand up and cry foul. I have been scolded and laughed at countless times, and now I am so sick of it that I am leaving this profession within the year to return to school. I am a gifted individual, who puts in countless hours for my students, but the SDHC has successful squashed the fine craft of pedagogy with their 6/7 and SpringBoard. I hope to follow in your foot steps. Though I will be gone in a year, I tend to keep my eye on this district and when more life experiences come my way, I will grow louder and stronger.
Lee, Unfortunately, I discovered your blog only recently. In regards to our flawed system, it was the first ray of hope I have experienced in a very long time. Thank you for your inspirational fight to right the many wrongs in our school district. Although I have never had a chance to meet you, I admire your many talents. You are my heroine. I believe the sleeping beast is rising, and that justice and morality will prevail. Thanks to you, I have recently joined Fred's campaign, and will strive to make as many colleagues aware of the plan to take back the board. I humbly ask that you do not desert us entirely. Your insight (and gumption)is badly needed. Best regards!
Keep up the good fight. Let's impeach the Chairlady!
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ReplyDeleteYou simply must get back into teaching--or are you having too much fun? When's the Brandon seat up for election--I must save up my pennies!
See you at the next meeting! Thanks for Thursday--never has the Trib been so nice to teachers. We'll see where we all go from here.
Lee, I am so sad to see you go. I think it is remarkable what you are doing for this district. I am just a second year English teacher, who has been shut down a myriad of times by her school site (department/administration) and a particular ROSSAC member for voicing my concerns about SpringBoard.
ReplyDeleteThey send a very clear message that I am to be silent. Though I am just a mid-twenty-something, I still feel that I have the same right as any other educator to stand up and cry foul. I have been scolded and laughed at countless times, and now I am so sick of it that I am leaving this profession within the year to return to school. I am a gifted individual, who puts in countless hours for my students, but the SDHC has successful squashed the fine craft of pedagogy with their 6/7 and SpringBoard. I hope to follow in your foot steps. Though I will be gone in a year, I tend to keep my eye on this district and when more life experiences come my way, I will grow louder and stronger.
Thank you!
Don't go!!! YOU have come so far, don't stop now!
ReplyDeleteI admire your ability to bring people together and it saddens me to see you leave.
I hope someone else continues your work to expose the corruption!
A Concerned Student
Lee,
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I discovered your blog only recently. In regards to our flawed system, it was the first ray of hope I have experienced in a very long time. Thank you for your inspirational fight to right the many wrongs in our school district. Although I have never had a chance to meet you, I admire your many talents. You are my heroine. I believe the sleeping beast is rising, and that justice and morality will prevail. Thanks to you, I have recently joined Fred's campaign, and will strive to make as many colleagues aware of the plan to take back the board. I humbly ask that you do not desert us entirely. Your insight (and gumption)is badly needed.
Best regards!