Sat Nov 06, 2010 at 03:24:41 PM EDT
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Today's Quote of the Day comes from Edithe Fulton, a member of the NJ State Board of Education, appointed in 2007 from Ocean County. Her words were captured on video by Star-Ledger's Andrew Mills and featured in an article about the impact of Acting Commissioner Hendricks' absence at the 2010 NJEA convention, which concluded last night. Edithe Fulton:
I just was able to read the email [from Rochelle Hendricks, that she would not attend]. I've known Rochelle for 25 years, and I've always admired her work and her passion for education. And I just don't believe ... I know she signed it ... I question whether she actually wrote it. I think it was dictated or handed to her, and said 'Here's what you're going to do.'
As the teachers were meeting, Gov. Christie gave a talk to the kids in the Boys & Girls Club in Trenton, to inform them that their greedy teachers and union reps are the reason their schools are short on supplies.
What I don't understand is why the adult authorities at any school, Boys & Girls Club, or neighborhood association would allow Gov. Christie to have access to children, particularly when what he intends is to discuss with them his actions and their impact on their schooling and their futures. It's remarkably irresponsible that a governor - highest authority in the state - is talking to children and suggesting their teachers are not to be trusted, don't care about them, and want to take from them. Why any responsible adult would allow Gov. Christie to speak that way to children - without intervening and quietly escorting him from the room - is beyond comprehension. |
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