• The Broken Heart of a Public School Teacher

    I ran across another open letter from a former public school teacher in my Facebook feed today. It seems like every few months we read a letter from a public school teacher who is broken hearted about leaving a profession and students they love because of feelings of futility and frustration, and the realization that as much as they love teaching and their students they are powerless to change the system – a system that is harmful to students and families, and in many cases, to the teachers as well. We have been blessed to interview several current and former public school teachers for Schoolhouse Rocked and the Schoolhouse Rocked…