Photograph; Sonia Wang, a founding member of the prospective Be the Change Charter School, said some local parents support the school’s bid to open in Bridgeport. [Facebook/Be the Change]
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” It happens without a word. No malice is intended. We conceive. We believe. We work to achieve, but never ask ourselves the necessary question, “What will be?” We cannot imagine. People with the best intentions present a pretty package. It has sugar and spice and everything nice, inclusive of misconception.
It cannot be helped; it is the human condition. We hope and we dream. We see our visions as the cream that rises to the top. We cannot stop. Quitting is just not in our nature. So, let us begin with the tale that we told ourselves. At the time we were certain this was the golden thread..
Charter schools were initially conceived as laboratories for reform, meant to instill choice and competition in the public school system. Thus they are generally freed from most