Madison

I've been following the news out of Madison pretty closely over the past week. It's been really hard to get an unbiased report of what is happening. I've actually turned to reading the U.K. version of the story in an attempt to avoid the rhetoric. The Guardian actually did do a good job of giving facts, regardless of what you think of his conclusion in the last paragraph. (conservatives will disagree with his conclusion; liberals will agree)

But, what does all of this have to do with us? Virtual Schools are public schools. Our teachers are affected by this in the same way the teachers in Madison are affected. The only difference is my children have not lost a single day of schooling because of the protests. Their schooling continues regardless of snow, or protests. The assignments might not be graded this week, but that's ok. My students progress will continue.

My children have not been told what to believe on this issue. We have read the bill itself. We have been able to have some really good debates around the kitchen table as to the scope of the bill, the language of the bill and the impact of the bill. We don't agree with each other, but we have enjoyed the conversation. That is the advantage of virtual schooling.