This past weekend I had the honor of representing my local teachers for the third year in a row at the Education Minnesota Representative Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. As always, a fun time to connect with those people I don't normally see on a daily basis and to begin developing new friendships.
On Saturday, we had the pleasure of hearing two of our national leaders speak. Both Reg Weaver from the National Education Association and Ed McElroy from the American Federation of Teachers addressed the crowd.
Reg Weaver gave a stirring speech about the spurious "Center for Union Facts" and its new campaign to bring down the education unions. Check out his discussion of the triangle in which he points out that while accountability is necessary, it can only come with the adequate resources that make up the base of the triangle.
On Saturday, we had the pleasure of hearing two of our national leaders speak. Both Reg Weaver from the National Education Association and Ed McElroy from the American Federation of Teachers addressed the crowd.
Reg Weaver gave a stirring speech about the spurious "Center for Union Facts" and its new campaign to bring down the education unions. Check out his discussion of the triangle in which he points out that while accountability is necessary, it can only come with the adequate resources that make up the base of the triangle.
The money quote from Mohammad Ali used by Mr. Weaver:
"If you dream that you can beat me, you better wake up and apologize!"
Ed McElroy gave a speech about political activism and the need to continually engage teachers in the union.
