Saturday, September 8, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: What's at stake?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: What's at stake?:


What's at stake?

I am reprinting David  Sieber's Op-Ed on Gapers Block just because I think it is so good. David is a CPS teacher, and is currently completing a Masters degree in Urban Education Policy Studies.
Op-Ed Fri Sep 07 2012
What's At Stake for Chicago Public Educators?

By David Stieber

You have undoubtedly heard the news reports, radio attack ads, CPS representatives, the "CEO" of Chicago Public Schools, and the Mayor saying how teachers are walking out on the students if we strike. Parents, students, residents of this city, as a teacher let me tell you, comments like that rip teachers to our core. As cliché as it sounds teaching is a calling. It's not as if one day we