In my travel to this week packed with workshops, I had a little time to reflect where the DAC and other Parent Groups in the school district are. At times it becomes daunting and we can grow weary and I believe in the time to step back and reflect. There are times I can get caught up in what I want or what doesn't feel right to me regarding the school district and I realized that can make the task a lot easier than just continuing to press in and continue the work. As I tell people all the time, we sit in these meetings making "big decisions" without consulting the idea children in our community are wondering the streets, looking for the next meal, wondering how their clothes will get clean and if they will even live through the night to see tomorrow.
Our work is bigger than what we personally feel. If we keep being defeated because we are the lone rangers making noise for KCMSD Scholars or parents or community members, then we will totally miss the mark. We will continue to cultivate 20-30 more years of the same monotonous circles in Kansas City. Parents, I encourage you to remove yourselves from what the school district may or may not be doing and hold them accountable for what they are supposed to do.
Bottom-up accountability...
Our work is bigger than what we personally feel. If we keep being defeated because we are the lone rangers making noise for KCMSD Scholars or parents or community members, then we will totally miss the mark. We will continue to cultivate 20-30 more years of the same monotonous circles in Kansas City. Parents, I encourage you to remove yourselves from what the school district may or may not be doing and hold them accountable for what they are supposed to do.
Bottom-up accountability...
