the most important characteristics of effective professional development for educators, you might be surprised by one of their first answers: A blank bulletin board and a bunch of empty classrooms.
basic purpose of education: personal, cultural, economic. Need to get away from the "utility" view. We're living in the most tumultuous time in history.
A day to remind ourselves and our students that citizenship means asking questions, finding answers and standing up for what you believe in... and that education must mean that too.