My sweetie is an educator based in Chicago.
Last year, part of his “territory” (when he worked for a private provider of tutorial services) was Gary, Indiana.
Keep in mind, he used to be a far leftwing nutjob that I have successfully converted to the “right” side. He had Bill Ayers as a professor in college and unfortunately, he worked with Father Pflager on community volunteer projects. (He now teaches in a private Catholic school on the southside of Chicago. Happier in his job that at any point in his career.)
One evening he walked in a room of educators, in preparation for a meeting. He said nothing, merely organizing documents, as these folks DEEPLY resented the involvement of private providers into their little fiefdom, via NCLB. So he was basically a fly on the wall.
He couldn’t wait until he got home to call me. He called me the second he got on the interstate, via cellphone:
“Sweetie.....these people are NUTS. The words I heard in that room were Reverend Wright...squared! No wonder these kids are so f*cked up!”
LOL
There was a time when he would have thought I was nuts. heh
“Sweetie.....these people are NUTS. The words I heard in that room were Reverend Wright...squared! No wonder these kids are so f*cked up!”
The wife teaches in an inner-city school that has been over-run by Black Panther-connected teachers. Even the black female principal is afraid of them. And the LAST thing they care about is teaching kids!!!
Can you tell me which school? I went to a Catholic School on the south side. If you don't want to reveal it on the board you can freep-mail me.