"In a recent issue of Newsweek, I noticed that the Perry Township School Board has received national attention in Anna Quindlen's column with its unbelievable action against teacher Connie Heermann. Heermann had attempted to motivate her class with the creative approach she learned in Erin Gruwell's Freedom Writers training session.
Instead of doing what was best for the kids, the school board once again applied bureaucratic pettiness to thwart a dedicated teacher despite proven results from the methods she had learned. I hope that at the next election voters in Perry Township will pay attention to the educational needs of the children rather than the wishes of an entrenched, bureaucratic school board and vote in a new group that will care about the kids rather than trying to protect their jobs."
--Raymond Shoemaker
Posted July 25, 2008, Letters to Editor, Indianapolis Star
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008807250371
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment