As parents and educators:

I feel that it is important for us as educators and parents to insure that what we are teaching our students and exposing our children to, is ultimately relevant to their life experience. If what we prepare for them in terms of the content of the curriculum and how it can be connected to their daily lives, it serves a  purpose and hopefully inspires their thirst for more knowledge and supports their development academically, social-emotionally, and spiritually! This election has unleashed more fear, hatred, racism, and anxiety then I have seen since the 60’s. Educational institutions have historically been the breeding grounds for discourse, conceptual exploration, and solutions to societal problems. Educational institutions should serve as a means to reflecting and dreaming about the possibilities of who our students have the potential of evolving into that will safeguard the integrity, honesty, justice, and principles of tolerance and compassion. This is that is needed to have a functional inclusive society. We as educators have a responsibility to entice and support the imagination, creativity, proficiency, and genius that resides in the heart and soul of each of our students, just waiting to be discovered. We must offer our students an opportunity for self discovery. We must provide them with a sacred space to voice their thoughts and in that process we will also discover new aspects of our own growth not only as an educator, but as someone who has found their “work”!

  1. Forgive my writing, but I am slightly emotionally drained as I get the “Breaking News”, that Betsy DeVos is selected to be the head of the Department of Education! This is a devastating blow for the educational system that serves our children in this country! We have now stepped formally into the status of being a 3rd world nation. She has absolutely no business heading this department other than to dismantle the education of children who have only public school options for literacy, socialization development, and life skills! This is part of the plan to disassemble the path to middle class status and re-establish the have and have not society. This “shock event” tactic the political gang is using is working! They are keeping us distracted with horrific acts of political terrioism while they sneak in their dirty works that will have a more ruthless affect on the American culture, economic, politics, environment, health and safety, spiritual and emotional well being! Stay awake! Stay alert!

Stay vigilant in:

Standing up!

Showing up!

Speak up!

Moving forward with truth and justice for all mankind!