Suffering Through Summer from the Strike
Well, it is mid-June, and the children in the Dallas School District are STILL IN SCHOOL . That is because the teacher strike last fall used up all of the allotted time that the union was afforded for the strike. Then, even with multiple cancellations due to snow days, the state won't allow the district to extend the school year past June 30th. But wait! It gets more interesting... Parents were notified last week that the last three days of the school year will be half days . What? I'm sorry; did you say less learning in addition to missing 30-ish days because of the strike? How does that make any sense? No, really. I'm asking someone to explain how that makes any sense. Teachers are educators because we believe in instilling a life-long passion for learning. What kind of message does it send when the teachers are giving up when there is still so much to do?!? Ethan's class stopped learning math last week. There are still ...