Ward One D.C. State Board

[Anonymous]

I was going to vote for Gasoi before but not after this insensitive comment. My daughter is a new teacher and this comment is very condescending. Gasoi tried to fend off accusations and comes off sounding even worse.

http://dcist.com/2018/10/this_board_of_election_race_is_floo.php

[Emily Gasoi] calls Andrean “a banker with no education experience,” despite his service on the board of a charter school and, previously, the D.C. chapter of Democrats for Education Reform. Asked about Kozlak, Gasoi diminished her teaching experience, saying, "After you teach for two years, you cannot call yourself a teacher ... After two years, you are still a teacher in training."
Kozlak told DCist she finds that contention "extremely insulting. I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into teaching ... Is that the kind of tone that's going to help you build relationships on the board?”

[Anonymous]

I didn't read it that way, but I know Emily personally, so maybe that's why. I have been teaching (though in higher ed and abroad) for 8 years now. Since Emily works with teachers and was a classroom teacher for 7 years, she knows that in 2 years, teachers are starting to grasp how to do it. This is especially true for people who did not train to be teachers in college.

Anyway, just my 2 cents. I understand your perspective as well.