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Friday, December 23, 2011

Preach, Jersey Jazzman. Preach. « Fred Klonsky

Preach, Jersey Jazzman. Preach. « Fred Klonsky:

Preach, Jersey Jazzman. Preach.

From Jersey Jazzman blog:

Forgive me, but I’m going to preach a little here. Because this teacher-blogger has walked the walk, and I have some words for those of you who sit on the sidelines and point fingers at my brothers and sisters standing in front of these classrooms: back off. Shallow comparisons between the Branch Brooks and the Camden Streets are useless and more than a little dangerous. Unless and until you’ve really looked at these schools – or any schools – and made the case that something has to change, you have absolutely no right to assume that the people who lead them or work in them are the problem.

Have you ever sat with an autistic child and tried to get her to look you in the