Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What makes us citizens? #bloggermarch #sosmarch « Cooperative Catalyst

What makes us citizens? #bloggermarch #sosmarch « Cooperative Catalyst

What makes us citizens? #bloggermarch #sosmarch

Untitled by g_Walter

Untitled by g_Walter

This is, perhaps, my favorite passage from the Save Our Schools March website:

There is no greater mandate in education than guiding our children to act as responsible citizens engaged in their community, nation, and the world around them.

Most American public schools do not do this work. They are not built to do it. They are not scheduled or staffed to do it.

Be that as it may, many teachers practice an active citizenship everyday.They work hard to make themselves more “responsible citizens engaged in their community, nation, and the world around them,” including their schools and districts. They advocate for kids. They advocate fort learning. They advocate for progress, transformation, and change.

I am most interested in saving this part of our shared work. I am most interested in preserving our roles as an