“The time has arrived when patience becomes a crime and mayhem appears garbed in a manner of virtue”
― Tarzan of the Apes
I’m going to let you in on a little secret this morning. For some, it’ll be deeply disturbing. Others will nod and say, “About time you catch up to reality.”
Regardless, here it is, the chasm between what happens in the statehouse and what happens in the classroom is an ever-growing deep, and wide one. If we did a Vinn diagram between what happens in the classroom and what administrators, non-profit CEOs, and politicians think happens in the classroom, it would be a feature thin sliver of shared elements.
A decade ago, when I first started advocacy work, I used to get emotionally worked up over every potential policy piece and initiative that came down the pike. I’d grab the pitchfork, light my torch, and be off to the rally.
Man, I used to get so frustrated when older heads would just smile and offer the sage advice of, “slow down, it’s all a pendulum. Swings one way then the other. Ain’t nothing we ain’t seen before.”
“But, but, but…” I’d sputter, “This is different! it’s about to become law! They are going to put an end CONTINUE READING: WHO DO WE WANT THEM TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP? – Dad Gone Wild
