It might seem silly to show a photo of an advent wreath for New Year's Eve, but I feel like I've been getting ready for something. I've been preparing for change. I've been moving forward one step at a time {sometimes without any light or companions.}
And then this morning I read a post from Parker J. Palmer {one of my favorite authors} at the On Being website {one of my favorite media programs}. What is he talking about? New Year Revolutions. I totally love it!
His third desired revolution really resonates with me:
The revolution against the nonstop attacks on our K-12 teachers and public schools. Most of the problems we blame on public education begin upstream; e.g., in the poverty that has nearly one-fourth of our kids coming to school too hungry for their brains to work well. So why do we blame teachers for children’s failure to learn — then double down on their burden by pretending to “solve” the problem with punitive, high-stakes testing? The only winners right now are those who want to force failure on public education in order to make privatization a more attractive option. I want to join with those who say, “Enough! This demonic scheme is crushing teachers and kids alike, and we will all pay dearly in the end. Let’s stop evading the real issues. Let’s deal with the upstream problems so teachers can help kids learn.” {Read his whole article HERE}
And so I sit here today thinking about caring for teachers and administrators, which is what I do a great deal through this site and its work/ this part of my work. And then on the other hand I wonder what kind of revolution I could mount to stop the attacks on these amazing human beings who do super human work so often. And I sit here wondering where I can be of most service to the world.
What are your thoughts about this?
What is your brave heart wondering about on New Year's Eve?
And then this morning I read a post from Parker J. Palmer {one of my favorite authors} at the On Being website {one of my favorite media programs}. What is he talking about? New Year Revolutions. I totally love it!
His third desired revolution really resonates with me:
The revolution against the nonstop attacks on our K-12 teachers and public schools. Most of the problems we blame on public education begin upstream; e.g., in the poverty that has nearly one-fourth of our kids coming to school too hungry for their brains to work well. So why do we blame teachers for children’s failure to learn — then double down on their burden by pretending to “solve” the problem with punitive, high-stakes testing? The only winners right now are those who want to force failure on public education in order to make privatization a more attractive option. I want to join with those who say, “Enough! This demonic scheme is crushing teachers and kids alike, and we will all pay dearly in the end. Let’s stop evading the real issues. Let’s deal with the upstream problems so teachers can help kids learn.” {Read his whole article HERE}
And so I sit here today thinking about caring for teachers and administrators, which is what I do a great deal through this site and its work/ this part of my work. And then on the other hand I wonder what kind of revolution I could mount to stop the attacks on these amazing human beings who do super human work so often. And I sit here wondering where I can be of most service to the world.
What are your thoughts about this?
What is your brave heart wondering about on New Year's Eve?
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