A Parent’s Letter to President Obama
This came from a parent in California, who revised my draft:
Submitted on 2012/10/03 at 6:02 pm
I second the motion for a similar letter coming from parents. Here’s my draft…
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Dear President Obama,
We assume you know that there are many thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of parents, who are disappointed in your education policies.
We assume you know that some will vote for you reluctantly, some will vote for a third party candidate, and some will not vote at all. Our votes will make a difference.
Given the choice between you and Mitt Romney, who seems to view public education with contempt, we want to
Send a Letter to the President on October 17
Submitted on 2012/10/03 at 6:02 pm
I second the motion for a similar letter coming from parents. Here’s my draft…
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Dear President Obama,
We assume you know that there are many thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of parents, who are disappointed in your education policies.
We assume you know that some will vote for you reluctantly, some will vote for a third party candidate, and some will not vote at all. Our votes will make a difference.
Given the choice between you and Mitt Romney, who seems to view public education with contempt, we want to
Send a Letter to the President on October 17
Earlier I posted the draft of a letter to President Obama and asked for your help.
I got some excellent suggestions.
To begin with, this is not an online petition, but an invitation to join together to write your own individual heartfelt letter to the President and to email the White House on the same day.
The President should understand that he can’t take educators for granted–or parents. We want change. We want a constructive education program, one that supports children and teachers and schools, not carrots and sticks and sanctions and punishments. We want support for public schools, not privatization.
So if you are willing, everyone should turn October 17 into the target day, for maximum effect.
One excellent idea came from a parent, who changed the letter to make it a letter from
I got some excellent suggestions.
To begin with, this is not an online petition, but an invitation to join together to write your own individual heartfelt letter to the President and to email the White House on the same day.
The President should understand that he can’t take educators for granted–or parents. We want change. We want a constructive education program, one that supports children and teachers and schools, not carrots and sticks and sanctions and punishments. We want support for public schools, not privatization.
So if you are willing, everyone should turn October 17 into the target day, for maximum effect.
One excellent idea came from a parent, who changed the letter to make it a letter from
Help Write a Letter to President Obama
Based on your many comments, I have drafted the following letter to President Obama. Please tell me if you have any changes or corrections. Once the letter is edited, I will post it again, and whoever wishes to do so will send it on October 17, two weeks from today.
The letter is called:
Teachers’ Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama,
We assume you know that there are many thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of teachers, who are disappointed in your education policies.
We assume you know that some will vote for you reluctantly, some will vote for a third party candidate, and
The letter is called:
Teachers’ Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama,
We assume you know that there are many thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of teachers, who are disappointed in your education policies.
We assume you know that some will vote for you reluctantly, some will vote for a third party candidate, and
Beware the Reorientation Room!
What kind of a school has a “reorientation room?”
What kind of a school has a “Dean of School Culture?”
What kind of a school has large numbers of uncertified teachers?
Would you send your own child there?
What kind of school is this? Read the link.
What kind of a school has a “Dean of School Culture?”
What kind of a school has large numbers of uncertified teachers?
Would you send your own child there?
What kind of school is this? Read the link.
