Ndi nthawi yovuta kwambiri kukhala mphunzitsi wasukulu zaboma. Kugwira ntchito limodzi kungathandize aphunzitsi kuzindikira kuti mavuto awo amadza chifukwa cha ndondomeko, osati kulephera kwa munthu payekha, komanso kuti mayankhowo afunika kuchitapo kanthu.
Atatopa ndi zinthu zopanda chilungamo, zosatetezeka zomwe zidatsitsa aphunzitsi ndi ophunzira, aphunzitsi m'matauni awiri a Massachusetts adatuluka mwezi watha ndikumenyedwa kosaloledwa. Osakhumudwa ndi oweruza, ziwopsezo, ndi chindapusa, Haverhill Educators Association (HEA) ndi Malden Educators Association (MEA) - mitu yonse ya Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) - adayimilira pamodzi ndikupindula kwambiri. "Panthawi ina," Wachiwiri kwa Purezidenti wa HEA Barry Davis adauza a Labor Notes a Barbara Madeloni, “muyenera kusankha pakati pa kuchita zabwino kapena zololeka.”
Madeloni, wokonza antchito ku Labor Notes, adathandizira MTA ngati Purezidenti panthawi yakusintha kwake kukhala wamkulu ndi mafayilo omwe ali pano: mgwirizano wapadziko lonse womwe ukufunitsitsa kupita kukamenya nkhondo. mosavomerezeka kumenyana am'deralo ndi ndi wamba zabwino. Madeloni sanachedwe kunena kuti mamembala, osati iye kapena mtsogoleri wina aliyense, akuyenera kulemekezedwa chifukwa cha bungweli zigonjetso zochititsa chidwi. Kupyolera mu ntchito yake ndi caucus ya kumanzere ya MTA, Educators for a Democratic Union (EDU), komanso ndi Labor Notes, Madeloni wapanga zidziwitso zakuzama za njira yopangira mphamvu zosinthira aphunzitsi.
Ndi mikhalidwe m'masukulu aku US tsopano pa nthawi yankhanza kwambiri, JacobinNora De La Cour adalankhula ndi Madeloni za momwe mamembala a bungwe la aphunzitsi wamba angalimbane nawo.
Nora De La Cour
Pamene mudavomera kuti EDU azikuyendetsani kukhala purezidenti wa MTA pokonzekera kampeni, zinali zomveka kuti muluza. Koma kudziyika nokha ngati a wotsutsa woopsa pakuyezetsa kokhazikika ndi kusintha kwina kwa maphunziro a neoliberal, munapambana pakukhumudwa kwachivomezi. Kodi mungalankhule za momwe kampeni yanu idakhudzidwira?
Barbara Madeloni
Ndikuganiza kuti ndawalayi inakhudza kusiyana pakati pa chifukwa chake anthu adapita ku maphunziro ndi zomwe amaloledwa kuchita monga aphunzitsi. Ndinachita chidwi kwambiri ndi momwe anthu achinsinsi amasungira zofuna zawo pa zomwe angachite m'kalasi - monga kumanga maubwenzi ndi kusamalira ana anzeru, chikhalidwe, ndi zosowa zamaganizo. Mwa kufotokoza izi, tinachoka kuchoka ku kukhumudwa kupita ku lingaliro lakuti, "Dammit, bwanji tilibe zimenezo?" Koma kupsa mtima kumeneku kunatheka chifukwa tinati, “Pali njira ina imene tingachitire zimenezi. Tikufuna mgwirizano wosiyana. ”
Nora De La Cour
Muli paudindo, mudathandizira mamembala a MTA kuthana ndi ziwopsezo zazikulu kuphatikiza khama kumangiriza chiphaso cha aphunzitsi ndi kuchuluka kwa magwiridwe antchito, dongosolo laukali kusukulu ya ana aang'ono, komanso kuukira kwa aphunzitsi ndi opuma pantchito. Chipambano chodabwitsa kwambiri chinali motsutsana ndi sukulu yobwereketsa ya $26 miliyoni kampeni yowonjezera mothandizidwa ndi Wall Street ndi magulu ngati Walton Foundation omwe ali ndi chidwi chofuna kuchepetsa katundu wa boma.
Kukula kwawo kwa voti kunali kuvota ndi manambala awiri mu Epulo zisankho zisanachitike. Koma MTA, pamodzi ndi mgwirizano waukulu wa mabungwe ogwira ntchito ndi magulu olimbikitsa anthu, adatha kusintha izi, kugonjetsa muyeso wa 62-38. Chifukwa cha izi komanso ntchito yotsatira ya MTA, ma charter sizowopseza masukulu aboma ku Massachusetts momwe alili m'malo ena. Kodi mungalankhule za momwe ntchito yolimbikitsira odana ndi charter idawonekera?
Barbara Madeloni
Zomwe tidakwanitsa kuchita zinali kusangalatsa malingaliro otheka omwe anali ozikidwa paziyembekezo za anthu ndi zikhalidwe. Tidawuzidwa ndi utsogoleri wa MTA kuti zabwino zomwe tingachite ndikupeza mgwirizano wabwino. Tinali ngati, "Ayi, tikhoza kulimbana ndi izi."
Ziwerengero za mamembala sizinali zazikulu malinga ndi zomwe tingawerenge. Koma Walton Foundation kwenikweni adachita lipoti lawo, yomwe inanena kuti ovota amakhulupilira aphunzitsi - komanso kuti aphunzitsi, ngakhale pamene sanali nawo mwamwambo, anali kunja kukalankhula ndi anthu za izi. Ochepa peresenti adafufuza ndikuyika mafoni ku banki, koma zikwi ndi zikwi analankhula ndi anthu mumzere wa golosale, analankhula ndi dokotala wawo, ndipo analankhula ndi mnansi wawo za izi. Tinayala maziko a zokambiranazo pamene tinalowa ndikuphunzitsa mamembala ndikuwapatsa chidaliro kuti alankhulepo ndi nkhaniyi. Tinali ndi anthu ochuluka okonzeka kulankhula za kuopsa kwa ma charters kuposa omwe oipawo akanatha kuwapeza.Sizinali chabe za ma charters ndi privatization; zinali za ife kufunikira kukhala mtundu wa mgwirizano womwe umabweretsa anthu kunkhondo.
Koma ndiyenera kunena, chinali chiopsezo chosaneneka. Tinkadziwa kuti tiyenera kumenya nkhondo ngakhale titagonja. Sizinali chabe za ma charters ndi privatization; zinali za ife kufunikira kukhala mtundu wa mgwirizano kuti ayi kwa izi ndipo izi zimabweretsa anthu kumenyana.
Tinadutsa bizinesi yatsopano yomwe imati tikhala ndi mabwalo m'boma kuti mamembala azikambirana za zomwe zimawakhudza. Tidawafunsa kuti: Nchiyani chimakusangalatsani ndi zomwe mukuchita? Nchiyani chimatulutsa chisangalalo? Ndi chinthu chiti chomwe mungasinthe? Kenako amapita kukalankhulana. Ndipo ndikamamvetsera makambirano amenewo, zinali zambiri osati kungofotokoza za masautso awo. Iwo anali akuyamba kugawana kusanthula zimene zinali kuchitika.
Nora De La Cour
Ndi upangiri wanji womwe muli nawo kwa aphunzitsi omwe angafune kuthandiza kuti amdera lawo akhale ademokalase komanso amphamvu kwambiri?
Barbara Madeloni
Khalani mgwirizano womwe mukufuna kuti mgwirizano wanu ukhale. Mwinamwake muli ndi mphunzitsi wamkulu yemwe akuvutitsa anthu ndipo bungwe likunena kuti, "O, palibe kanthu mu mgwirizano pa izi." Sonkhanitsani anthu pamodzi, zindikirani vuto, ganizirani zomwe mukufuna, ndipo konzekerani zochita zanu zonse kuti muthe kuthana ndi vutoli.
Zidzatenga nthawi. Sindikufuna kunamizira kuti ndizosavuta kuposa momwe zilili. Zomwe ndikudziwa kuchokera ku zomwe ndakumana nazo komanso kuwonera zikuchitika kwinakwake ndikuti ngati tiyamba ndi kumvetsera kwa anthu omwe timagwira nawo ntchito, komanso ngati tili ndi chidwi ndi zomwe zili m'maganizo mwawo, pamenepo tinganene kuti, analankhula ndi anthu ena asanu amene ali ndi vuto limeneli, ndipo ndikudabwa ngati mukufuna kukumana pamodzi kuti tione zimene tikufuna kuchita pa nkhaniyi.” Pempho loyamba ndikubweretsa onse pamodzi.
Nora De La Cour
Chifukwa chake, mutha kuyamba ndikulankhula ndi anzanu ndikuzindikira zomwe mukugawana, kenako ndikungoyang'ana zomwe zili.
Barbara Madeloni
Mwamtheradi. Ndizodabwitsa kuti nthawi zambiri timalumpha sitepe imeneyo. Mwina chifukwa takhumudwa, sichoncho? Kotero, ife timakhala ngati, "Dam it, ine ndakwiya kwambiri ndi izi. Ndisonkhanitsa anthu pamodzi kuti akonze zinthu zomwezo Ndine anakhumudwa.” Koma iwo akhoza kapena sangakhumudwe nazo. Chifukwa chake, muyenera kuyamba ndikupeza zomwe iwo samalani.
Nora De La Cour
Aphunzitsi ndi olemedwa kwambiri ndi otopa ndi moyo wawo wa ntchito kotero kuti sangamve kuti ali ndi nthawi ndi mphamvu kuti ayambe kusintha. Ndipo aphunzitsi ambiri amaopa kuchita nawo ntchito zamagulu chifukwa amadandaula kuti ayang'aniridwa ndi mabwana awo. Kodi mumadutsa bwanji kukayika kumeneko?
Barbara Madeloni
Ndikuganiza kuti mwina muyenera kuvomereza kuti manthawo ndi enieni. Pokonzekera maphunziro, timalankhula zambiri za zokambirana za munthu mmodzi, ndipo timalankhula za zochita. Koma pali sitepe yovuta pakati pa zinthuzo, ndipo ndiko kuyambitsa antchito kukambirana wina ndi mnzake. Kumeneko ndi kumene ndaonapo anthu akugonjetsa mantha, mwa kuzindikira chabe. Sindine ndekha amene ndikumva izi. Ndiyeno, ife timalingalira pamene ife tiri okonzeka kuyenda.
Choncho otsika amafunsa kuti: Ndikukumbukira Red kwa Ed masiku a malaya, ndipo ena mwa aphunzitsi adzakhala atavala ma T-shirt awo ofiira. Ena, mumayenera kuyang'ana kuti muwone kuti ali ndi T-shirt pansi ndi zofiira pang'ono. Ndicho chimene iwo anali okonzeka kuchita.
Palibe zamatsenga, ndipo zonse zimatha kumveka ngati mushy. Koma ndi chinthu chosiyana kwa ife monga anthu okhala mu capitalism kukhala mu danga limodzi, kumvetsetsa kuti pali vuto, ndikuchita pamodzi kuti tithetse vutoli. Chifukwa chake, mpaka pomwe timaitanira anthu kumalo otere, anthu amayamba kuyenda limodzi.
Kupyolera muzochitika zonsezo, mumabweretsa aphunzitsi kutsutsana ndi dongosolo, kotero kuti adzidziwe kuti ali ndi vuto limodzi. Amathetsa vutoli mwanjira iliyonse yotsika - tonse tidzavala ma T-shirts ofiira - kenako amawona mphunzitsi ali ndi mkwiyo, wowopsa, wowongolera. Ndipo iwo amapita, “Nchiyani chikuchitika apa?” Amayamba kuona momwe mphamvu zimagwirira ntchito komanso momwe zimagwirira ntchito. Tsopano, iwo achoka ku mantha mpaka kukwiya. Ndipo iwo akwiya ndi ena - iwo sali okwiya okha, akungokhalira kunyengerera.
Ndicho chifukwa chake kukambirana momasuka kumakhala kothandiza kwambiri. Zimabweretsa anthu pamodzi kuti azigawana zomwe abwana akufuna kutipusitsa, kenako amatha kuwona: izi ndi za zida zamphamvu zomwe zikuyesera kundichititsa mantha. Chinsinsi ndikuthandiza anthu kuona kuti mantha awo sali pa kufooka kwa munthu payekha: osati mantha anga kapena mantha anu. Mantha amenewo akupangidwa ndi dongosolo lomwe tikukhalamo. Choncho, tiyenera kusintha dongosolo.
Nora De La Cour
Kwa aphunzitsi ambiri, “mgwirizano” amatanthauza wamba, ndipo wamba amatanthauza pulezidenti wamba. Atsogoleri amderali nthawi zambiri amakhala odzipereka pantchito yawo. Koma mfundo yakuti mphamvu zakhazikika kwambiri mwa maofisalawa (omwe nthawi zina amaumirira kugwirizanitsa zochitika zambiri zamagulu) zimatha kukhumudwitsa mamembala a maudindo kuti achitepo kanthu ndikubweretsa malingaliro atsopano patebulo.
Kodi muli ndi upangiri wanji kwa aphunzitsi omwe akufuna kuthandiza anthu amdera lawo kuganiza mopanda pake koma akuwona kuti mgwirizanowu ndi kalabu yotsekereza? Kodi ayambire kuti?
Barbara Madeloni
Ndinayang’anizana ndi chitsutso chachikulu kuchokera kwa atsogoleri am’deralo ndi a MTA Board of Directors pamene ndinasankhidwa koyamba, ndipo yankho linali lopangitsa mamembala kulankhulana wina ndi mnzake. Sindikanatha kulowa mdera lanu ndikunena kuti ndikumana ndi mamembala anu ngati apulezidenti sangalole zimenezo. Koma ndikhoza kukhala ndi msonkhano wachigawo wa mamembala a maudindo kuti akambirane za mutu wina, ndiyeno aliyense akhoza kubwera. Umu ndi momwe mamembala adakumana ndi china chosiyana.Kungosintha utsogoleri osasintha momwe mamembala amaganizira za mtundu wa mgwirizano womwe akufuna kuti ulephere. Tiyenera kubweretsa anthu pamodzi kuti ayambe kuona kuti mgwirizano ukhoza kuchita mwa demokalase.
Zili pafupi ndikusintha maganizo kuchoka pa "Ndiyenera kulandira chivomerezo kuchokera kwa purezidenti kapena woyang'anira dera" kuti "Tikhala mgwirizano m'nyumba ino kapena pansi pano, ndipo izi zikutanthauza kuti tipanga bungwe limodzi kuti tigwirizane ndi magulu ankhondo. zinthu zomwe tikufuna komanso zomwe timafunikira. ” Ngati utsogoleri uyima ndi inu, ndizo zabwino. Koma ngati aima pakati pa inu ndi abwana, ndiye kuti muli ndi mwayi woyambitsa msonkhano.
Nora De La Cour
Mukunena chiyani kwa aphunzitsi otsalira omwe akufuna kubweretsa masinthidwe poyang'anira maudindo mdera lawo?
Barbara Madeloni
Nthawi zonse ndimachita manyazi kunena izi ngati munthu yemwe adakhala Purezidenti wa mgwirizano wadziko lonse: kungosintha utsogoleri osasintha momwe mamembala amaganizira za mtundu wa mgwirizano womwe akufuna. mwina kulephera. Tiyenera kubweretsa anthu pamodzi kuti ayambe kuona kuti mgwirizano ukhoza kuchita mwademokalase, ndi cholinga chogawana ndi kumenyana.
Nora De La Cour
Muli paudindo, mudagwira ntchito ndi bungwe la Raise Up Massachusetts kuti mukhazikitse maziko a voti, Fair Share Amendment, yomwe imapanga ndalama zamasukulu ndi zomangamanga popereka msonkho wapachaka wopitilira $1 miliyoni. Pambuyo pa zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri zokonzedwa ndi mamembala a MTA ndi ena, izo zadutsa pang'onopang'ono pa November 8. Kodi mukuganiza kuti izi zidzatsegula chitseko cha kugawanso chuma ku Massachusetts?
Barbara Madeloni
Zikhala zovuta kwa iwo kunena kuti tilibe ndalama. Ndipo anthu akazolowera kukhalanso ndi zabwino zapagulu, amazifunanso. Anthu adzaona kuti titha kukhala ndi nyumba za sukulu zabwinobwino, kuti titha kukhala ndi misewu yopanda ngozi. Ndikuganiza kuti ndiko kusintha kofunikira kuchoka pa, "Sitingakhale bwino."
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