The last 2 days have been a blur. Yesterday was all day talking about resolutions. Resolutions are the beliefs of the NEA. Commas, periods and will/shall are all crucial issues in the resolutions. Unfortunately, it can be tedious and I was able to watch at least 3 pieces of paint peel off the wall.
Today was the first day of the representative assembly-10,000 people in one room(really about 7750). Very impressive.! Today we approved the standng rules which govern the meeting. We passed a several new business items:
- NBI A- gives a list of changes that NEA would like to see in the No Child Left Behind Law and launchs a campaign that would affect these changes.
- NBI B-which directs the NEA President to commnicate "agressively" to President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan how unhappy we are about some of the policies that they have developed.
- NBI 10-which directs NEA to define school and workplace bullying and giudline on how to prevent it.
We also had a presentation by the President of Wisconson (WEAC) and the 14 democatic legislators who fled Wisconson during the anti union attack by Gov. Scott Walker. We have a candidate from Massachusetts-Len Paillilo- who is running for re-election to the NEA Executive Committee. We wore shirts, held signs and chanted, "Do it again, vote for Len." The voting is today.
It was a very full day! Well, I am up early. Vice President Biden speaks today and we have to go through the tight security!
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| Delegates with our "Len" shirts |
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| Some of the almost 8,000 delegates |
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| Vice President Lily Eskelson presiding over the Standing Rules |
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| President Dennis van Roekel's keynote address |
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| View from my hotel room |
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| Remmeber these from the Bob Newhart Show? |
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