RH Jones: Keeping the pressure on
RH Jones to John Curry and Paul Boyer, November 21, 2006
John & Paul,
Re: In response to Paul Boyer's message.
Malcolm-X, a Muslim, once said: "The power of the pen is greater than the blood of martyrs." The Arab countries need to heed this advice.
Because Americans of African descent heeded this advice, and Martin Luther King exercised his freedom of speech, it was not long until blacks finally received their full constitutional rights to exercise both freedoms: pen and speech. Remember, too, the women of the 1920's who suffered and overcame discriminatory attitudes among Americans of both genders. Through their protest, women finally gained their voting rights. At present, we Americans of all gender, faith and race, enjoy our full freedoms.
Educators should take heed! Active/retired public professional educators who have suffered a lack of economic status and public support, especially in the last 16 years, need to follow their examples. All the thousands of educators need be shy no more, and to aggressively exercise our freedom to communicate! Did not we teach it in our schools? We have for too long accepted compensation well below our awesome responsibilities. We have achieved the "Perfect Storm" -- almost -- in the last Nov. 7 election. (We still have a few legislators elected only because of their huge amounts of money in their campaign coffers.) Educators, we have to keep on the pressure. JUST DO IT!
Paul, thank you for reminding me.
John & Paul,
Re: In response to Paul Boyer's message.
Malcolm-X, a Muslim, once said: "The power of the pen is greater than the blood of martyrs." The Arab countries need to heed this advice.
Because Americans of African descent heeded this advice, and Martin Luther King exercised his freedom of speech, it was not long until blacks finally received their full constitutional rights to exercise both freedoms: pen and speech. Remember, too, the women of the 1920's who suffered and overcame discriminatory attitudes among Americans of both genders. Through their protest, women finally gained their voting rights. At present, we Americans of all gender, faith and race, enjoy our full freedoms.
Educators should take heed! Active/retired public professional educators who have suffered a lack of economic status and public support, especially in the last 16 years, need to follow their examples. All the thousands of educators need be shy no more, and to aggressively exercise our freedom to communicate! Did not we teach it in our schools? We have for too long accepted compensation well below our awesome responsibilities. We have achieved the "Perfect Storm" -- almost -- in the last Nov. 7 election. (We still have a few legislators elected only because of their huge amounts of money in their campaign coffers.) Educators, we have to keep on the pressure. JUST DO IT!
Paul, thank you for reminding me.
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