Wisconsin...

Just sharing some reading on the situation in Wisconsin and what it says about the state of the career of teaching in our country today.

Diane Ravitch wrote an opinion piece for CNN this week entitled Why America's Teachers are Enraged.

She wrote a follow up to that piece today, responding to the feedback that she got from readers--most of which she said came from teachers saying thank you for what she wrote, but about 1 in 10 responding in anger about teachers. Read it.

I feel somewhat immobilized by all of this. The tide seems so strong toward scapegoating teachers for problems with our schools that we have no control over. What can I do? How can I effect change in the public perception of teachers? And not because I want the world to be nicer toward me--but because empowering and respecting teachers is the best thing for our students. We are professionals and we need space and support to do our job as well as we know we can.

Maybe this: the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action.

M. Shelley