![]() Statements such as, “I don’t care what the law says,” and “I don’t care if there isn’t money in the budget. It can be scary to not understand the changes. It can be scary to not understand a once familiar system. ![]() What is unfamiliar or unknown can bring forth strong reactions. When we become afraid or nervous about something it is because we sense danger. To some this is exciting to others this is frightening. Our children’s classroom and play experiences no longer look like those so fondly remembered by past generations. The past ten years have brought significant changes to the standards that are taught, to the methods used to teach them, to the technology that is still being experimented with, to keeping children safe and emotionally regulated, to the classroom and furniture design, to the way schools are funded or underfunded. It may not have been exciting, but it was safe. ![]() There was a perception that grandparents, parents, and children would ultimately have pretty similar school experiences and stories. She writes of a society looking for a “shock to the system” in the last presidential election.Īs I read her words, I was struck by the “shock to the system,” the changes in education have brought over the past ten years to what once seemed very standard and therefore safe. Initially, as a part of the “first great wave of women” to enter the field of journalism during the 1970s, then as a female speechwriter for the President during the Reagan years, and finally as one of the first internet columnists for the Wall St. It was certainly how I felt as those comments were called out.Īs I read the introduction, I was struck by the opening quote, from Laurens van der Post “We live not only in our lives, but, whether we know it or not, also the life of our time.” While satirical, the cartoon has become well known among educators because it is often how we feel things are. This reminded me of a popular cartoon in education circles: ![]() Make it happen,” and finally, “So, what are you saying? We’re not going to get our way?” I was challenged in a public a meeting with statements of, “I don’t care what the law says,” and “I don’t care if there isn’t money in the budget. I had just been on the receiving end of some strong criticism. I was given the book The Time of Our Lives by Peggy Noonan by a community member with a note that read, “May this book bring you inspiration during times of trial.” Remember, sometimes doing the right thing is hard!” ![]()
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