C4T#2

Educator Jeff Delp has an awesome blog, and I have definitely enjoyed keeping up with it! He has a strong passion for education and government policy on it. He is very "real-world oriented" and has strong opinions that he is not afraid to express.

In Jeff Delp's Realities of Being a Public Educator, he talks about how necessary it is to have funding for programs that benefit children outside of education. He is an advocate for counseling services, testing services, and extra curricular programs. He recognizes that the poverty rate has risen quickly, and that children in poor areas need special services.

I agree with him. It is proven that kids in poverty benefit from extra programs. Funding should be kept to help these children exceed in and out of the classroom.

In 10 Tweets to Send to Your Elected Officials, Jeff Delp says he is frustrated with the current assault on public education. He lists 10 tweets that he recommends people should send to their elected officials in their state. They range from all kids deserving the best opportunities for quality education, to schools addressing all the needs of a child, knowing the challenges of high poverty schools before making solutions, and demonstrating respect for all of those around you!

In my comment, I agreed with him and his points! So many times people will try to fix things, yet they don't know why they are broken. Kids are the main reason we have schools, and it is so important to keep them first. I told him this was a great post, and I enjoyed reading it.