BETSY DeVOS MUST GO - LISA FERNANDEZ FOR SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
BETSY DeVOS MUST GO - LISA FERNANDEZ FOR SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
The Issue
STUDENTS IN THE USA DESERVE BETTER.
Ms. Lisa Fernandez has recently retired as the beloved Peace Principal of PS 119 in Brooklyn. She made a career of not just educating the students in her classrooms, but advocating for them with a joyous vigor. We need that kind of vision for the educational system in America. NOW she finally has time for BIGGER THINGS.
After becoming principal, Ms. Fernandez’s mission was to create a school where children are heard, respected and treated with dignity. She said, “I’ve been successful at creating a transformative bubble for the children in my school, a place where their dreams and wants are important, a school where their needs are met.”
Ms. Fernandez hired diverse faculty and initiated the Peacebuilders curriculum for everyone in the school. Lisa said her mission has always been, “To educate for peace. To give children experiences and opportunities which teach them to create a culture of peace in the school and community.” She added: “Children’s lives are bombarded with negative images and messages. My goal is to lavish kids with positive messages, so that they find some balance in their lives.”
It has been her vision to build a culture of peace by using the Peacebuilders curriculum and professional development program as a framework and integrating aspects of the seven core values of the Heartwood Ethics character development program to build academic and social behaviors structured around peaceful practices.
The students at P.S. 119 wanted to come to school while Lisa Fernandez was principal, as evidenced by the high-by-any-standard 98% attendance rate. Ms. Fernandez encouraged teachers to be creative and to express their individuality in the classroom by educating the whole child. The result has been a growing community of P.S. 119 graduates who have been transfigured because of Lisa’s influence— a student body that has learned by example to vividly express their own creativity and their own individuality while being life-long messengers of peace.
Students in the USA deserve the love and respect of a compassionate educator. The US education system needs an injection of caring and creativity. We deserve Ms. Lisa Fernandez as our Secretary of Education.
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The Issue
STUDENTS IN THE USA DESERVE BETTER.
Ms. Lisa Fernandez has recently retired as the beloved Peace Principal of PS 119 in Brooklyn. She made a career of not just educating the students in her classrooms, but advocating for them with a joyous vigor. We need that kind of vision for the educational system in America. NOW she finally has time for BIGGER THINGS.
After becoming principal, Ms. Fernandez’s mission was to create a school where children are heard, respected and treated with dignity. She said, “I’ve been successful at creating a transformative bubble for the children in my school, a place where their dreams and wants are important, a school where their needs are met.”
Ms. Fernandez hired diverse faculty and initiated the Peacebuilders curriculum for everyone in the school. Lisa said her mission has always been, “To educate for peace. To give children experiences and opportunities which teach them to create a culture of peace in the school and community.” She added: “Children’s lives are bombarded with negative images and messages. My goal is to lavish kids with positive messages, so that they find some balance in their lives.”
It has been her vision to build a culture of peace by using the Peacebuilders curriculum and professional development program as a framework and integrating aspects of the seven core values of the Heartwood Ethics character development program to build academic and social behaviors structured around peaceful practices.
The students at P.S. 119 wanted to come to school while Lisa Fernandez was principal, as evidenced by the high-by-any-standard 98% attendance rate. Ms. Fernandez encouraged teachers to be creative and to express their individuality in the classroom by educating the whole child. The result has been a growing community of P.S. 119 graduates who have been transfigured because of Lisa’s influence— a student body that has learned by example to vividly express their own creativity and their own individuality while being life-long messengers of peace.
Students in the USA deserve the love and respect of a compassionate educator. The US education system needs an injection of caring and creativity. We deserve Ms. Lisa Fernandez as our Secretary of Education.
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Petition created on June 13, 2019