A good number of years ago that quote, 'Can't We All Just Get Along,' was sounded in the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The riots came about due to the acquittals of police officers who beat Rodney King. It was clear from video footage that King had been severely beaten.
I reference this term relative to the current situation regarding the desire of the CPS administration lengthening the day and school year while most within the various schools have yet to fully weigh in on the issue. True, the Chicago Teachers Union President has voiced her disapproval but the vast majority of teachers haven't really made their voice known.
My point is simply this: almost everyone realizes that more instruction time needs to be added to the calendar for the sake of the children. Understanding this point ought to make it farily easy to proceed. Well, I guess it isn't so easy after all.
It is time that the adults stopped acting like children and got their collective acts together in order to come to an agreement on how best to add quality time to the school day.
Unless both groups decide to 'get along,' the kids and their education will be left in the wake of petty arguments.
Dick
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