“Voices of the Chicago Public Schools Strike”

By: Sari Zeidler

Summery and analysis by: Addie Norman

            Chicago Public School teachers have been on strike from school, leaving 350,000 students home from school. The school system has been shut down temporarily because teachers refuse to work, and many are protesting in the city. Teachers held signs that say “Chicago Public Schools on strike for better schools.” Many wonder what change are they looking for other than “better schools.” Some believe that the teachers are “…just striking because they want to strike.” Students and parents are beginning to worry that the strike is going to begin to effect education, especially for high school students. There are many people who support the teachers too. Students have said that at their school that the air conditioners don’t work and the students have to share textbooks saying that the schools are no longer sufficient learning environments.

           

            This article was written to inform. The article purpose was to inform the reader about the teachers going on strike in Chicago. Also, the article provided many quotes and different points of view of the strike. Having this also provided more information for those who were aware of the strike.

            The significance of this article was very eye opening. The teachers striking make many stop and think about the school system that so many teachers went on strike from. The conclusions drawn from the article are that the Chicago school system isn’t excellent and teachers wanted a change.

Source: http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/10/voices-of-the-chicago-public-schools-strike/?hpt=us_c1