A Dream of a World Made New
By Cheryl Krehbiel
This year, my dreams for a world made new focus on this city. I cannot daydream about a world made new in isolation from my current work in the public schools. In a world made new, our Nation’s capital would be home to a world class school system. In a world made new, the school system would be organized around the needs of children and not the self-interest of adults. In a world made new, schools would be palaces filled with highly paid teachers who are the brightest in their content areas, and children in every ward of this city would be among the highest achieving students in the nation.
In this world made new, Pilgrims would be a home for those for those who advocate for the most vulnerable, in this city, and around the world. I understand my role to be the dreamer, and then to act on those dreams by developing the capacity of the people within our school system so that they can empower our children to realize dreams of their own.
