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If you are anything like me, you found yourself feeling exhausted the first few weeks of school. Not only because you are really busy, but because you stayed up too late watching the Olympics. I love the Olympics. It is always so exciting to watch the athletes from all over the world compete in their different events, but I am especially excited when our American athletes do well. I can't help but get teary eyed every time I watch one of our athletes stand on the podium listening to the Star Spangled Banner. I venture to say that I am not alone in my feelings of pride and probably not the only one that watches the medal count as we cheer for team USA. For those few days, we stood united on the same team and focused on the same thing. Now, the Olympics are over and we find ourselves submerged in the political season. It is easy to feel anything but united. We are a land of people with differing opinions and ideas and most are not afraid to share them with others. NEA consists of 3.2 million members and you can bet there are a lot of differing opinions throughout our membership. The issue that draws us together is our support for Public Education. We are passionate about our profession, the children we work with and the work we do. This puts us all on the same team. Our varying viewpoints and ideas only lead to conversations and collaboration that in turn make us stronger. We believe that a strong education system is the cornerstone of democracy and critical to economic growth. We are the people that make that happen each and every day. We may not stand on podiums and receive gold medals, but it doesn't mean the work we do doesn't deserve it!
Sincerely,
Rhonda Ball
Amphi Education Association President
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