Your post explains why I was hoping for a discussion during your guest blog. It is no criticism to say that obviously KIPP and TFA are dwarfed by the problems we faced. But you would not have had success without learning a great deal about the people side of education. A great thing about teaching is that every day is a new one.

It is equally obvious that some political decisions were made, and I don’t enough about that history. But it is equally obvious to me that you should join with Randi Weingarten and with the Bolder Broader Challenge. In fact, you should bring Eduwonk with you.

You may have some political differences with us, but they are minor in comparison with the differences between the values you demonstrate and those of the EEP. I bet you could tell stories that are nearly identical to the stories that we reformers within the union have experienced.

Our union president was on a field trip to a hospital next to the Murrah Building, and as the casualities poured in he swore to never push away from bargaining. Pretend it is January 2009, as President Obama takes office, and it is a new day. Democracy is slow, but “jaw, jaw, is better than war, war.”