Striken

Last week, representatives of the teacher’s union and the department of education reached an agreement that ended the teacher’s strike that had closed schools across the country since the beginning of the year. Now, as we wait for the official number of weeks the school year will be extended, I offer these final thoughts for the permanent teachers:

If you’re going to strike, strike for the students. Strike because none of the department of education’s money leaves the southern schools. Strike because your students have never even seen the textbook their curriculum is supposed to be based on. Strike because a person’s quality of education should not be dependent on his or her geographic location.

Don’t strike because you want more. Strike because your students deserve more.