You tell Jim Horn

Somebody call that decider Jim Horn

Tell it on every mountaintop,

Call it out your windows,

Say it on every street corner,

This Walking Man is going to Houston for the United Opt Out National Civil Rights Summit in Collaboration with Houston Federation of Teachers. > www.unitedoptoutnational.org< 

I don't know how I am going to get there, but I'm getting there.

I hear the DECIDER Jim Horn is at it again.

Deciding who is a zombie, and who is not,

I hear he questions any AFT member, SOSer, BAT, UOO member, parent, teachers, student or any grass marching activist who attends a AFT union co-sponsored action.
I hear he blogs,

I hear he decides,

I hear he sits home.

I don't heed anything a sit at home blogger says.  

You tell Jim Horn the Walking Man is not ashamed to stand with his Rank and File AFT brothers and sisters in Houston.
You tell Jim Horn, this Walking Man is proud to stand with his sisters Ceresta Smith, Ruth Rodriguez, and Denisha Jones,

You tell Jim Horn that the Walking Man will stand proud with his brothers Gus Morales and Zachary Rodriguez and all my HFT brothers and sisters in Houston in October.

You tell Jim Horn this walking man was at the Peoples March for Public Education and Social Justice that he called SOS Zombies.

You Tell Jim Horn that Walking Man was at the DUE JUSTICE Rally with Rev Barber and Bishop Selders last night in New Britain Connecticut with his Moral Monday brothers and sisters, his fellow CT BATs, his CT SOSers, his rank and file brothers and sisters from every union in Connecticut. 

You tell Jim Horn that while he sits at home on Monday September 12 at 11 a.m. I'll be answering Rev Barber's Call to " Higher Ground Moral Declaration day of action.

Tell Jim Horn I'll be marching with my SOS, BAT, UOO, CEA, AFT, Moral Monday CT brothers and sisters with members of every other union in Connecticut.

You tell Jim and all the deciders that I'll be marching with others in 25 state capitals.

You tell the deciders that some of us are marchers,

Union proud,
Moral Monday proud,
Selma Proud,
AUUP Proud,
NAACP proud,
SOS proud,
BAT proud,
UOO proud,

Jesse The Walking Man Turner

If you like to listen to what this walking man listened to on his walk this morning it's "I'll your water" by Sweet Honey in the Rock...
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUnyOETz7DY&list=RDk58LBsYT-xs&index=5 <

Let them play

I can't remember one single test answer I wrote.
But I remember,
Recess, 
Milk and cookies,
I remember singing "Rain, Rain Go Away The Kindergarten Wants To Play",
I remember a million moments in gym,
I remember day dreaming my life away in the books we read,
I remember the school yard play ground,
Hand ball,
Jump rope, 
I remember those rhythms of the beats we sang every day,
I remember walking, running, climbing, jumping, and talking my way to school. 
I remember catching snowflakes in my mouth in the school yard, 
I remember Ms. Gitter singing "Don't rain on my parade" and "Getting to know you",
I remember Mr. Bass turning out the lights, pulling the blinds down, and reading "Sleepy Hallow,"
I am sure I learn a millions things, but it's the play that taught me:
To Share,
To take turns,
To say excuse me,
 Please,
To listen to everyone,
To help others,
To respect everyone.
It's the play people. It's the play that teaches us what we need most. I have a Ph.D. in Reading, Language, and Culture, and in my professional opinion nothing is as important to learning than play.
Dear Next President, it's the play not the testing that grows the mind.
Respectfully,
Jesse The Walking Man Turner

If you like to know what song I was listening to on my walk this morning....its Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love Of All" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvPYXHM94DQ