Jonah Edelman apologizes to my blog readers.
Jonah Edelman writes:
Fred Klonsky blog readers:
After watching the fourteen minute excerpt and then viewing the whole video of the hour-long session, I want to very sincerely apologize.
My shorthand explanation in the excerpt of what brought about the passage of Senate Bill 7 had a slant and tone that doesn’t reflect the more complex and reality of what went into this legislation, nor does it reflect my heart and point of view in several ways:
–It left children mostly out of the equation when helping children succeed is my mission in life, as I know it is yours,
–It was very unfair to colleagues leading Illinois teachers’ unions, and,
Let’s get livid.
Mark writes:
Audrey’s outrage at being ‘snookered’ by the loonies is probably a distant second to her outrage at being exposed as complicit in the sellout of her members.
But it’s not her discomfort I care about…it’s the emotion of outrage that I want to highlight.
We need a membership that’s outraged. Maybe a theme song: Let’s Get Livid (to the tune of Prince’s Let’s Go Crazy(?)).72% of the NEA need to get livid.
What’ll it take?
For Audrey, it took embarrassment. Her prestige and effectiveness took a hit. That’s selfish.
Selfishness can trigger outrage. Bigtime.But here’s the problem. Teachers aren’t selfish, at least not as a group. In fact, they’re selfless to a fault. Growing new generations requires a near saintly selflessness.
That’s why teachers abide low pay, reduced pensions, etc. They are more concerned with their