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Monday, January 16, 2012

Blue Jersey:: An open letter to New Jersey teachers...

Blue Jersey:: An open letter to New Jersey teachers...:

An open letter to New Jersey teachers...

Dear New Jersey Teachers,

No doubt over the next few days you will engage your students in discussions and activities surrounding the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If not for your efforts, the only thing some children today would know about him is that they get a day off for his birthday.

Thank you.

And thank you for everything you do to enrich the lives of your students. You work hard both inside and outside the classroom to bring the world—past, present and future—to your charges. Sometimes you have to move mountains, sometimes you ride waves, sometimes you're doing both simultaneously, but you do it all because it's your passion, your calling. You can't think of anything else you'd rather be doing than teaching 24 wide-eyed