tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post7419863315872031410..comments2023-10-03T11:28:42.397-04:00Comments on Badass Teachers Association Blog: Choosing our Paths Wisely By Jennifer ClarkeBadassTeacher Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249079678877556839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post-57385835127535467842013-11-06T16:08:27.242-05:002013-11-06T16:08:27.242-05:00After 35 years as a school administrator I retired...<br />After 35 years as a school administrator I retired. I lived in New Jersey. Chris Christie came along and he was so repulsive and disgusting and such a bully that I could not stand it. I moved to North Carolina. Things in North Carolina are equally bad.<br /><br />I just had to write after watching Ms. Tomlinson and observing the rage on the part of Mr. Christie. When I learned about your organization all I could say was "It is about time." If we do not push back no one else will stand up for our profession. In her written response to Christie she asked him to make it in her class for a week. I guarantee you that neither he nor the other school detractors could last very long at all and/or deliver the services that are required.<br /><br />I urge you to grow your numbers and speak out strongly and vigorously. They say that growing old is not for sissies. Neither is teaching and producing in a school. When I was just starting, who would have thought that we would see the day when teachers were killed on the job with a startling degree of regularity. Who would have thought that so many teachers would be harassed, held up to ridicule and demeaned by the very people they served. Yet, people continue to come forward to teach and serve the young people of America.<br /><br />There are far more dangerous jobs. There are far more challenging jobs. But collectively, as a profession, aside from the military, law enforcement and fire no one has the challenge and responsibility for our safety and our future the way teachers do. So do what you can. Recognize that our profession is not perfect, but a hell of a lot better than we are given credit for. Hold up a mirror for society to look at, because most of our problems come through the door and they are not made in our schools.<br /><br />When Christie started his rants I was retired. He made me feel like a second class citizen slopping at the public trough. Schools and their staffs were demeaned and retirees were held up to ridicule. Hopefully this will not be the new America.<br /><br />Lastly, we need to remind everyone that will listen that when guns came through the door, the teachers did not flinch. They protected their children as if they were their own. What higher standard is their.<br /> <br /><br />PETER FLAND<br />FRENCH BROAD VIGNERONS<br />SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VINEYARDS, ORCHARDS AND THEIR PRODUCTSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168262129862780215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post-56976873091271074712013-11-06T07:46:48.586-05:002013-11-06T07:46:48.586-05:00This is a powerful essay. Great!This is a powerful essay. Great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879051677954780549noreply@blogger.com