This past weekend, I attended
NYSUT's annual convention of teachers and support professionals from all over New York State. As a math teacher currently on a leave of absence, I was able to attend as a delegate, among many representing
UFT at the convention.
Highlights included:
- Hearing Tom Chapin perform live his new parody "Not on the Test".
- Hearing David Paterson speak for the first time as Governor on New York.
- Learning officially of Randi Weingarten's candidacy for AFT President.
- Being surrounded by hundreds of teachers who work day after day at improving the lives of their students.
It made me miss being a teacher, but it reinvigorated me in my early quest to serve the city as a Councilperson.
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