A note in the monthly publication from the California PTA organization from Carol Kocivar the California PTA President. The full magazine and articles found at www.capta.org
She states in her thank you letter:
" I appreciate their (teachers) work. We are living in a world where teachers have many more students in their classes and less support to help them. And while they are helping out children learn to read and comforting a struggling child, the political "noise" somehow blames our teacher for the havoc caused by massive budget cuts to education.
Our teachers have furlough days and less support to improve their practice. Yet, during this Great Recession, they are held accountable as if they live in Lake Wobegon, where 'all the children are above average'
I don't want to live in a world of 'us' versus 'them.' I want to live in a world of 'us' - a world where 'we' can work together."
I echo her sentiment and I am thankful for the cooperation we share in ABC where we don't let our each other fail in the name of solidarity for the students and community.
In Solidarity,
Ray
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