Hope on the horizon

Ok. I've calmed down to the degree at which I can probably type, which will help quell the feelings stirred up inside. Let me spin you the tale...

I have a teacher friend (all my friends are teachers- I don't have time or a normal life for any other kind of relationship), who is typical: children first, respectable, a living code of honor and ethics, a champion of students.

She recently became the victim of an inquiry- which was determined to be based on unfounded allegations.The allegations were made by an uneducated, bitter set of eyes. Yet my friend (and her husband, children, and elderly parents) was put through the unbelievable stress of a) not knowing what she was being accused of, b) not being allowed to communicate to anyone- students, colleagues, or administration, yet c) facing possible jail time. Remove a couple of historical contextual points, and you have a modern day witch trial.

Her faith sustained her throughout. My faith told me it was yet a further sign that I needed to stay out of public education.

But that's okay now. I'm sort of over it, though I know this sort of thing happens every day. I have always been (even since I was a student child myself) an observer (and educator) of education. I know what works and what doesn't. I guess that was what has prompted me to freelance for most of my career. I know that's what inspired my final thesis project
as explained here.

My wonderful husband knew how much this upset me, so he was anxious to share this positive piece of news:

And I'm less upset now. I knew private industry needed to take over the business of education, but it couldn't be using the same model that has been failing for the last 120 years. That model has failed Einstein, and numerous others. Who knows how many genius, creative intellects could have been developed had they had schools that worked for them (instead of schools that worked for the system?)

I've taught math- I love it. I taught Humanities- I love those. I enjoy spending my days with students who are engaged in their learning- and I know how to get them there.

But I think that the only way I will have the opportunity to share this love of learning will be online.

That's ok. I love technology too.