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Dear Mrs. _____,
I'm glad you helped me, because I learned a lot from you. I hope you like this story, and I hope you like the party. (The class threw a party for me at the end of the school year.)
From, Alvernett
Dear Mrs. _____,
I had fun this year. Thank you for helping me with my work. I will miss you next year.
Dear Mrs. _____,
You have been so nice to me! I like you so much. What are you going to do this summer? I am really going to miss you when I leave.
Love, Jennie
These are kids I tutored as a Title 1 Aide, some years ago. A job that is pretty much obsolete now, due to cuts in education.
One of the children I worked with stands out. He was described as "environmentally deprived". I was told that this child had not been exposed to much of anything. The principal explained it to me like this: When he looked at his parents and asked "What's that?", there would be no answer.
I was pretty much given free reign with this little boy. We went outside, laid in the grass, and talked about cloud formations. We looked at leaves, picked up bugs, and even tasted flowers. Anything he or I wanted to explore was ok.
So, when the state governments in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Indiana, and several others take over education, and deny school districts of a voice in what is needed...what becomes of these children? There will be no funding provided for jobs like mine.
Those that control the wealth in this country also want to control the education of our children. If that doesn't scare the hell out of you, what will?
We cannot allow this to happen.
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