You have every right to be so, and I wouldn't blame you for a second if you quit. The two-pronged assault on education is rolling onwards, no matter what we do--Rahm is a perfect example. I've given up for the most part on the Democratic Party. I'm focusing on running hard-left candidates, full-on socialists. Thankfully I'm in an area where we stand a chance of success at some point.
The Democratic Party drains any chance at reform precisely because that is what they are intended to do, in my opinion. I find what little hope I have in radical change.
There are also people like Jesse Hagopian who I have had the privilege of meeting and hearing from, and even marching with. He is part of the group of educators at Garfield High School that refused to administer the MAP and SBA tests, and helped push a student movement that is largely abandoning taking the Common Core testing. They are the people that give me hope we have a chance. That, and the incredible students from the Black Student Union and others who have had the courage to walk out in protest and march on a youth jail.
They are outnumbered, but they are fighting. I'm lucky to be in an area where this is happening, and every time that I get discouraged, I can look to them for motivation. The movement is growing every day, even though you will never hear it from any of the media. It's whispers right now, but people are getting angry. It will only be a matter of time before it breaks through.
It might not mean much to you, and where you are. But it's how I keep going. And it's people like you who have so far refused to give up that have kept the movement alive.
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