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A word or two about this Blog site:

I've resisted creating my own place here in cyberspace for some time. There are many brilliant, articulate people writing about what's going on in public education. Mountains of data and knowledge that expose the "education reform" movement as neither can be found all over the internet. I highly recommend you check out dianeravitch.com or curmudgucation.blogspot.com, for starters.

I would like to use this site as a way to rant a little and to pose my own questions, as issues in my daily teaching life impel me to rant and I do like to ask questions. And my friends and family may have grown weary of me filling their inboxes. I also like to muse about possible answers, and hope I will be heard in cyberspace by at least a few interested readers.

Having said that, I seek communication in writing that moves the conversation forward, even towards actionable results. I know I can't control writers I've never met and never will meet, but if you choose to comment, I encourage you to help us understand your point of view. Snark is welcomed. Rudeness is not.

Thanks for reading!

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

NYSUT, WHERE ARE YOU?

As many letters as I write to The State Education Department, I also write to my state union, NYSUT.  Sadly, most of those communications go unanswered, as well.

Why is that?  What could possibly be the game plan for a union body to remain silent in the face of a member's attempts to communicate and get involved?  (Especially with the Friedrichs v CTA case before the Supreme Court.)

I'm perplexed.  Stymied.  Confused. And frustrated.

I am also tired of hearing the phrase "I am the union."

I'm not the union. I'm just one lone member.  And try as I might, I can't seem to find 'uniting' nor 'unifying' from my union.

But I am trying to unify others to speak out in a loud, clear voice of reason. It appears we can't count on the groups organized to organize us to speak out as one.


Do you want to join your voice with mine?
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