Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire
A dark quote that points to a light I’m seeing in schools where teachers and students resist false narratives about what is evidence of learning that matters, what is evidence that teachers deserve to get paid for effective instruction, what principals’ focus areas should be.
This week after students walked out of class to protest police killings that were basically sanctioned by grand juries, a principal wrote a letter to parents that struck a tone of sanity, compassion and understanding.
Here is a link to the letter, in case you want to be reminded that this is still possible. Scroll down through the article to see Dear East High School Families and Guardians,