Of course I am.
Of course, I am a veteran of School District HSA meetings and
organizations. 90% of what I've been though, I shall never write about,
anymore than you will ever publish on this listserve more than a taste
of your experience in the System.
But I know what it means to teach. And I know what it means to have a
child that needs to be taught.
-- Tony West
Wilma de Soto wrote:
ARE you then,
I daresay most people abhor even walking by most public schools or riding
the trolleys with the students.
Most would not consider actually going into a school to even volunteer the
way Vivianne does.
I am grateful for and applaud volunteer efforts. However, the ultimate
responsibility and accountability falls to the person at the head of the
classroom, whether for a day or two, a week, three months or an entire
academic year.
I feel if people do no know what actually goes on, they cannot offer truly
valid solutions. I have lots of ideas about the Criminal Justice System,
but I am not a part of it and cannot offer solutions to fix it.
Let's be frank, public schools reflect the condition of the public they
serve as do all public institutions. The public and our society-at-large,
(or lack of it), is in pretty awful shape.
My proposal of yearly mandatory classroom service who allow people to
experience education from the other side of the desk and get a handle on
what's really happening and the depth of the problem.
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