this is not my rant. this is the rant from a psyche worker in chicago public schools. karen lewis.

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3. but i think it is important to remember this fact- compulsory education

i dont see people really understanding that this is a system that was built to meet the need/justify compelling people to turn over their offspring. the supporters of the public system as it is do not seem to grok that for parents, this is still and issue. a HHUUUUGGGEE issue. talk to some homeschoolers. there is a whole left wing of the homeschool movement that is all about not handing our oddball children over to your sausage machine.

i do support public schools. but i dont support turning children into pawns, and that is exactly what karen lewis is.
and btw, a good and gentle man who believed in the ability of all children, no matter where they start, to learn. brizzard was a good man. he ran screaming from town when he realized there was no way around the strike, and that the union team was insane.
really, the negotiations were incredible. shameful, perhaps is a better word.