The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers decided to engage its federation building representatives in meaningful and informative dialogue centered on the current landscape of public education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the country as a whole. The first Building Reps Retreat was held in Atlantic City from Monday through Wednesday of this week.
In a nutshell, I loved every minute of it!!
Sessions centered around engaging our schools' communities at large, technical language of our contract, and the law. The agenda also included a session on an unprecedented collaborative effort between the School District of Philadelphia and the PFT to provide an historical level of support for new teachers and tenured teachers whose teaching has been weighed in the balances and found wanting.
It is important to note, that last collaboration is contrary to popular belief that teachers unions are about protecting dead wood, teachers who clearly need to clap their erasers for the last time. But I digress.
Each session was informative and rekindled the fire in each of us to fight for public education! Thank you PFT! I'm looking forward to another successful year in the classroom and hope for the same success in the corridors of City Hall, Harrisburg, DC, and 440!
Some call me "Flem"
- Dr. Stephen R. Flemming
- I'm an elementary school teacher turned high school English teacher, School-Based Teacher Leader (SBTL), and adjunct professor here in Philly. These posts are the views, as I see them, from room 105, my first classroom number. Enjoy, engage, and share!
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