Dear Editor,
What Rolf Bruckner and others who think
”
it’s only one day
”
should be envisioning rather than Sally Enriquez’ blackboard
filled with instructional tidbits while she observes a
”
day of silence
”
is the number of GHS students not passing the CAHSEE this
year!
Dear Editor,
What Rolf Bruckner and others who think “it’s only one day” should be envisioning rather than Sally Enriquez’ blackboard filled with instructional tidbits while she observes a “day of silence” is the number of GHS students not passing the CAHSEE this year!
Before any teacher turns their back on the daily task of preparing our students for survival beyond the GHS fences to support any cause, they should look to see that there are no kids left behind. You never know, it might even be a gay, lesbian, or bi-sexual student that is in danger of failing the CAHSEE test that the teacher ignores while remaining silent in support of the same student.
I support civil disobedience in concept but I do not feel that civil disobedience has a place in the classroom. At a protest march or sit-in, people disagreeing with the protest can simply walk away. In a classroom it is a different story. Can our students simply walk away? Not if they don’t want to suffer Assistant Principal Corzo and the trash bag pulpit.
There is much more to think about than just “the cause”. Can the district really afford to lose per pupil dollars? Do the teachers planning on a day of silence possibly injure more students than they help while supporting the “cause”?
The protest would have much greater impact if it were student driven. Imagine the strength of 1500 students silent for a day in comparison to a few teachers imposing their views on students. The most effective protest I have seen in Gilroy has been the Women in Black outside St. Mary’s. Their small signs are complemented by a loud roar of silence. If the teachers feel this strongly they should protest in this sort of manner. As a parent I have this to say: protest not on my daughter’s educational dime.
Ben Anderson, Gilroy
