Teaching – Janis Sexton…Teacher…Advocate

Summer…2021…

Posted on June 22, 2021June 23, 2021 by Janis Sexton

Summer can be a lonely time for our children…

This challenging school year has ended for most children… Some may be attending summer programs…

Yet, so many of our young children will be missing that needed routine of attending school…

To them, school is their refuge; getting that love and attention from teachers, school staff, and classmates …maybe the only love they receive…

In addition, they may also be dealing with food insecurity…And they rely on our free breakfast and lunch programs… Hopefully, many of our communities continue providing meals for those children…

That I lose sleep at night worrying about my students. How can I be a better teacher, role model, and leader? —Sarah H…

We as teachers know our children…And even during the times away from the classroom…So worry about those special children…

New Year…
New Decade…

This November….We will have an opportunity to vote in a very critical, presidential election… We can impact these detrimental changes since the election of Donald Trump…

One being…public education …There has been the ongoing process of weakening public education by both Republican and Democratic political influences since “No Child Left Behind” of the late nineties…and privatization…

However…. When President Trump chose an unqualified, Betsy Devos as the Secretary of Education….who is a strong proponent of charter schools…
Our children who have relied on our public schools have truly suffered….

Our public schools are being dismantled…
Due to those monies that would fund many of the necessary programs and resources helping children succeed in our public schools;

They are now being funneled to private schools…

In addition, there is a critical teacher shortage due to poor teacher pay, and the many obstacles teachers deal with everyday…

Such as the rise of gun violence in today’s schools… Thus arming teachers as the answer to the extremely important need for gun control… and gun safety in our schools…

Now 2020 is finally here!!!…

We have this wonderful opportunity to all unite behind a strong presidential candidate who will advocate for our children; being that strong supporter for public schools…

It is my hope for our children that this election be the hope for our children…
#Vote4Children🇺🇸💙🍎

***Our children deserve a strong public school education***…

Our Chance to get it Right…Vote 2020

Mission, Reflections

“New Direction”…

Posted on March 21, 2015November 22, 2022 by Janis Sexton

Google Email:

New Direction

From: Janis S Sexton
To: Christopher Lake… teacher representative, Karen L. McCann… President of Alachua County Education Association

Details:

Dear ACEA:
I have appreciated being a teacher in Alachua County since 1972…On a personal level, for me, our district gave me that wonderful opportunity…
I am retiring this year and for these last 10 years, I have been quite concerned with the direction our public education of children from poverty have experienced…

It is my belief and experience, these precious children have been so neglected…We have crowded classrooms with fewer resources…Yet demands are extremely unrealistic..
I feel our school district does not address the real issues…We are now going to close schools, shuffling our children, taking more resources away…And I question how will that help these children?…
Young, strong teachers are so micromanaged…Will they make teaching a lifetime career?…And will those in charge want to acknowledge their dedication…with such unrelenting demands?…

Sadly I have kept quiet…however,once I do retire, I want to actively get involved…I can and do share my concerns on social media…
Thank you for representing us,
Janis Sexton🍎

From: Karen L McCann…President ACEA.. To: Janis S. Sexton

Details:

Thank you for your words of wisdom. I am happy to hear that as a retiree you want to make your voice louder and will now have more time to become more active. I will see you at the ACEA retirement dinner in May, at least I hope.
You can join our union retiree group TRACE and start coming here for events .

Thank you for your love and caring of our most precious lives, our children.

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Reflections

“Fall” into Our Classroom…

Posted on September 21, 2014October 13, 2021 by Janis Sexton

“Fall” is the season the magic begins…The learning has begun…

My first graders are becoming independent and showing signs of their confidence…
In the challenging times of over testing…And the many demands we teachers face today, I strive to utilize my dramatic delivery in creating the facilitation of this exciting process…
We just enjoyed our first field trip to a local farm seeing the “beauty in nature of this season” and to pick our very own pumpkin…Now we have our school’s “Fall Festival” to look forward to!

What makes all this so special, teaching many children who come from challenging lives…I do feel I am making that difference…even though…I am “oh sooo”… exhausted!

Being a teacher has been my mission on my life’s journey; It is my passion… From my very beginning in 1972, I had no idea what an impact it would have on my life…

There were other roads I could have taken, administration; guidance counseling, teaching at the college level…. All these I opportunities to leave the classroom, but I did not choose those paths… I am a teacher…

I felt my need was to teach and inspire all children, especially those children who needed my love and safety…How that makes me feel with this choice, as a teacher and an individual… impacting children’s lives for me has been a gift…

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