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Ever-Cheerful - a Tribute

Ever-cheerful and optimistic An island of sanity midst pandemic's panic A voice of reason in a sea of shouts Dr. Janice Jackson, public schools CEO Giving Chicago a leader to crow about 24/7 she's striven to better Chicago's schools dealing with intransigence, high-handedness an angry army of Teacher's Union hacks and fools She's leaving next month Can't say I blame her May Dr. Jackson, God forever bless

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/4/2021 7:43:00 AM

"dealing with intransigence, high-handedness" there is such honesty here!

Jan Allison

Date: 5/4/2021 5:25:00 AM

Lovely tribute us:-) hugs Jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 5/3/2021 5:33:00 PM

Hello Gershon ... sounds like the squeaky wheel gets the oil syndrome and so out goes the good one - thanks again Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/3/2021 5:34:00 PM

You're right, Lindsay. The arrogant teachers will be clucking that they got rid of 'the oppressor,' or some such blither... And so it goes... :) gw

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/3/2021 3:25:00 PM

Very nice tribute Gershon :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/3/2021 5:42:00 PM

Thank you so much, Heidi! :) gw

Sam Kauffman

Date: 5/3/2021 12:24:00 PM

Hard job, eloquently expressed Gershon. A wonderful tribute to a teacher-administrator always caught between a rock and a hard place! Blessings to you.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/3/2021 5:40:00 PM

You've got that right, Sam. A big rock and a hard grinder of a place.