By Michelle Strater Gunderson. I sat in the House of Delegates of the Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday night waiting to be counted as a yes vote for our April first strike. I was number 39 out of 486. It is not common to be called out individually to vote at our union. Most of our motions are passed through …
By Michelle Strater Gunderson. I recently had an epiphany while listening to Melissa Katz, a wonderful student activist from New Jersey, talk about corporate education reform on the radio. When speaking about the swift and drastic changes in education based on implementation of Common Core and aligned tests she …
By Michelle Strater Gunderson. What does it mean to teach our youngest students? It means that we have the privilege of guiding dear persons in having good and fulfilled lives. It means learning to wait for someone else to tie their shoes before running out to recess. It means working for days on end to learn the …
