Oh please! Tell me of any other professional who buys a fan for their work environment just to push a little air around to make a sweltering room more comfortable. Only teachers in large school districts have to spend their hard earned dollars on creating a classroom environment that is sustainable for their students.

Let Mayor Emanuel give up his air conditioning and tell him that if he wants basics like toilet paper for meetings or a fan to keep the air moving around a bit that he should bring his own from home just as is done to teachers at CPS. The fact that he is said to have rolled his eyes over this negotiation point speaks to how out of touch and how uncaring our new mayor really is. Even former Mayor Daley realized and acknowledged how insulting it is to have teachers buy supplies for students or go without.

A former close friend of mine adored Rahm Emanuel when he was a represenative in Congress. He couldn’t say enough about how committed and good he was. He has passed away. There is no doubt in my mind that my friend would be highly disappointed in the now Mayor Emanuel’s dismissive tone about what it means to teach in the Chicago Public Schools. I’m glad he isn’t able to see it, to tell you the truth.

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