Diane Ravitch on calling out a bully... Some excerpts here - but a lovely written piece at the end to Ms. Cobian. "Your “parent trigger” destroys school communities. True to its name, the “trigger” blasts them apart. It causes deep wounds. It decimates the spirit of respect and comity that is necessary to build a strong community... ...I also have a problem with the idea that parents can sign a petition and hand their public school off to a private charter corporation. The school doesn’t belong to the parents whose children are enrolled this year. It belongs to the public whose taxes built it and maintains it. ...The parents who sign a petition this year may not even be parents in the school next year. Why should they have the power to privatize the school? ...You think that your organized raids on public schools and professionals will lead to improvement. I disagree. ...Our teachers and principals are already working under too much stress, given that schools have become targets for federal mandates and endless reforms. ...I suggest that educators need respect and thanks for their daily work on behalf of children. If they do a bad job, the leadership of the school system is responsible to take action. What educators don’t need is to have a super-rich, super-powerful organization threatening to pull the trigger on their career and their good name..." dianeravitch.net/2013/06/07/my-reply-to-ben-austins-open-letter-to-me/
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:59:41 +0000
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