Today I asked facilities to open a classroom. I used the word "janitor." The woman in charge of making sure doors open scolded me and said, "We call them custodians." Whoops. My bad. Didn't realize "janitor" was such an epithet. I guess I should have in this PC world, but geez. Calling them "custodians" doesn't erase the fact that they clean toilets for a living. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Also, my love affair of Valerie Strauss continues (also of Diane Ravitch, who is of fault in this article). It discusses what's going on in Wisconsin and why. Hooray!
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