Over the past month many school districts in WA state have been holding one day walk outs to send the message to the state legislature that schools need to be fully funded. WA state school funding is one of the lowest in the country. While I hate walking out, I hate the thought of my kids not getting the best education possible even more. I decided that since the kids wouldn't be in school they would be participating in the entire day of events with me. They weren't thrilled about this but they did it, learned a lot, saw what it meant to stand up for what you believe in, and in the end, actually had fun:)
We marched to a rally in down town Bothell. There were about 10 speakers, and they had some really great things to say. Lauren even got interested in a few of the speeches!
Some of our staff!
After the march we headed to down town Woodinville and held signs for almost 4 hours. The kids had fun with a lot of the other teachers kids. One teacher even took all the kids for a quick field trip to 7-11 for slurpees!
Two first grade teachers from my team!
Lauren with her first grade teacher!
Ben with his kindergarten and first grade teacher (same teacher 2 years in a row!)
We had about 95% positive interaction with the public. Most people waved, smiled, and cheered. We had a few rude gestures and comments, but overall we left the day feeling good. I would've way rather been in my classroom with my students (a few came and visited us downtown!) but it also felt good to stand up for something so near and dear to my heart. I hope this makes a difference.
It's Time!
I texted Lauren (on her ipad, no she doesn't have a phone) that night and I was happy to see her response:)
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