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May 9, 2007
Building Coalitions, MTA Style
For all you Massachusetts Teachers Association fans out there. This is just in from the MTA web site: Here's a class being offered at a summer MTA work shop planned for Tuesday, Aug. 7.
The title: It Takes a Whole Commnity to Build and Sustain Great Public Schools: Community Organizing and Coalition Building for Local Unions.
"Across the Commonwealth and across the country, a lot of people are inserting themselves and their ideas into our classrooms. They scre and divide communities; they belittle and diminish the skills, dedication and professsionalism of educators; and they promote ideas that undermine our economic security and professional autonomy. But there really are a lot of people who appreciate and admire educators. How do we connect with them, educate them and activate them so they can work with us to build and sustain great schools? This interactive workshop will explore a variety of successful organizing and commmunications skills and strategies for identifying friends and allies and building effective coalitions to support us in bargaining and in election and legislative campaigns, creating powerful movements for great public schools."
Target audience: local leaders and activists
Presenters: Nancy DeProsse, consultant, and Richard Sanders, director, MTA Division of Affliate Services.
Now we know how the MTA brainwashes its drones. By the way, who are these people infiltrating classrooms with these anti-union messages? If there are any in Lowell, maybe they should get a raise and all three health insurance packages.
Posted by JimC at May 9, 2007 6:43 PM
Comments
I think you missed the point of that article. You seem so dead set on placing all blame on the educators. Education doesn't stop when the school bell rings. What happens outside of the school walls directly affects the ability of educators to effectively do their job. Many kids these days aren't putting in effort outside of school, and many parents arent checking in to make sure that they are (for various reasons). The community needs to be involved with the students and staff if it wants the highest educational quality.
Its people like you, who put your two cents in with out basing your opinions on facts that aids weakening the educational system. As an editor, you should check your facts before publishing opinions based on half-truths or complete farces.
Posted by: G.F.Y. at May 10, 2007 12:00 PM
