Teachers, 'if not now, when? If not you, who?'

04-12-2011

blog by Timothy D. Slekar/Huffington Post

Silence is sometimes called a virtue. Silence can also be deadly. I remain convinced that teachers and administrators are in the most vulnerable of positions during this destructive reform movement based on high-stakes testing and so called accountability. I remain convinced that any form of resistance to the market-based reform narrative being thrust on schools will be met with swift repercussions. However, I also remain convinced that if teachers and administrators remain silent, they are committing professional suicide. In the past I talked about the need for parents to lead the movement to regain control of community-based public schools. I still believe this to be an effective strategy in the fight against the so called "reformers" of public education. However, it is now time for teachers and administrators to join with parents. (more...)

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