Op-Ed: Rage Simmering Among American Teachers

NPR:

Education historian Diane Ravitch says the teachers on the front lines of labor rallies in Wisconsin reflect growing anger among educators nationwide. Teachers are sick and tired, she says, of being blamed for the ills of America’s public schools.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, host:
Now, as teachers started standing up in union protests in Wisconsin, Diane Ravitch sat down and wrote an opinion piece for CNN’s website titled “Why America’s Teachers are Enraged.” When Diane Ravitch looked at the teachers camping out at Wisconsin’s capital, she connected their demonstrations to what she says is a simmering rage felt among teachers across the country, an anger among educators who feel they’ve been unfairly blamed for everything that’s wrong with schools today. Within a few days, Ravitch’s article was a sensation on social media sites. She got 8,000 comments on Facebook.
We want to hear from teachers and parents, also students out there, about this issue. Do you feel that teachers are unfairly under attack, or do teachers need to rethink the way they do their jobs?