Educator and Education Blogger Steven Singer’s MUST READ commentary piece
Pennsylvania educator and public school advocate Steven Singer is one of the most powerful voices in the nation when it comes to speaking out for students, parents, teachers and our public schools.
The tag line for Steven Singer’s blog is – “To sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the service of truth.” In his latest commentary piece, Don’t Blame My Students For Society’s Ills, Singer provides a stunning assessment of the Corporate Education Reform Industry’s assault on public education.
Re-posted in its entirety below to ensure it is read by a broad audience, you can also read and comment on the article at Singer’s blog: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/
As a public school teacher, I see many things – a multiplicity of the untold and obscure.On a daily basis, I see the effects of rampant poverty, ignorance and child abuse. I see prejudice, racism and classism. I see sexism, homophobia and religious intolerance.And hardly any of it comes from my students.Despite what some people might say in the media, on Facebook or at the local watering hole, the kids are all right. It’s what we, the adults, are doing to them that’s messed up.It’s always been in fashion for grown-ups to trash the next generation. At least since Hesiod bemoaned the loss of the Golden Age, we’ve been looking at the current crop of youngsters waiting in the wings to replace us and foundEducator and Education Blogger Steven Singer’s MUST READ commentary piece - Wait What?:
