Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Reposted from Blogwalker.

I have not heard the final tally yet on the number of California teaches who were "pink slipped" this week, but in my district alone the number is over 200! Unless there is a surprise in  my mailbox today (5:00 today - the "ides" of March  - is the cutoff for  notification), I still have my job.  Given that most of the cutoffs will go to those with the least seniority, California schools will be losing many of their newest teachers, along with the energy, enthusiasm, and innovations they bring fresh from their credential programs. The Voice Thread below is in recognition that all of us as educators will be impacted either directly or indirectly by the 2008-09 budget cuts. I left a message earlier on Murcha's Day in a Sentence Voice Thread, but wanted to also dedicate today's post to this painful topic.  Comments are welcomed!



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Note: Pink slip images copied from  http://www.wackycats.com/lingerie%204.htm

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