For those of you who know of or read articles by Diane Ravitch at her blog you will enjoy...bad choice of words...lament this story... This is the story of a teacher in New York who taught pre-K for 16 years at the same school. The teacher tells their story about how the educational system has changed so much it has become such a chore and so inflexible they gave up and retired. This is a letter Diane received. I have been following you for the last 10 years and am in awe of your continued efforts to turn public education in the right direction. I read your article this morning about a teacher who had had enough. It could have been my story. I am a retired NYC … [Read more...]