pagandem4justice's Journal - Did Scholastic Just Insult Teachers? (Don't Bite the Hand that Feeds)

I get periodic emails from Scholastic, since I order our book club items online. Well, lo and behold, I got this tonight:

Dear Parents,

Our mediocre education system fails our children by not giving them the skills needed to succeed in the global workforce. We need to act now because when American students get beat for the best jobs available, our economy suffers, impacting each and every one of us...

Okay, so the education system is not what we'd like for it to be, but Scholastic makes millions (if not billions) each year off teachers, students, and parents...not to mention book fairs sponsored by these "mediocre" schools! I felt insulted. So I hit "reply" and sent some snark their way, explaining basically what I said above, plus informing them that I will not be placing an order with them this school year, unless an apology is issued...And I thought some of my fellow teachers here might want to do the same.

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