North Carolina Teachers: Here Is The Book To Read And Give To The N.C. Legislature On May 1st, 2019

Dear North Carolina Teachers,

Greetings all!  Just wanted to once again bring to your attention that as a former North Carolina teacher and current writer, I wrote a book entitled Brave Soul Rising:  Tales From Trenches of An Uncharmed Life  under my pen name, Grace Sutherlin, which chronicles my journey as a first-year teacher in North Carolina at a public, inner-city middle school.  This book reflects on many issues you and your educational compatriots face each day as you walk the halls and stand in the classrooms of our elementary, middle, and high schools here in North Carolina.  From a lack of materials and resources and lack of timely discipline by administrators to "drop your teeth" school events and interactions, this is the book that all current and future North Carolina educators should read.  And it most certainly is the book that our North Carolina legislature members and school board members most likely have not read. If our North Carolina Congressional Members and our North Carolina School Board Members had read and understood the revelations in this book, they would have a detailed guide to what is wrong with North Carolina public schools and in particular, those same legislature members and school board members would have given you, without question in my opinion, the salaries, benefits, and resources you so richly deserve.

I would like you to know that I contacted each and every North Carolina School Board Member in 2016 to ensure the proper North Carolina lawmakers and officials knew about the issues addressed in my book, Brave Soul Rising:  Tales From The Trenches of An Uncharmed Life.   I heard back from only one North Carolina School Board Member and I seriously doubt he bought and read the book.  Upon my notification of our North Carolina School Superintendent about the book, I did receive a cordial email response.

Additionally, I would like it known that I emailed over 250 North Carolina teachers about the book.  I did not receive a response from any of those 250 teachers.  I estimate that I contacted about 100 North Carolina administrators about the book and did not receive a response from any of those individuals.  I emailed 60 collegiate educators in the state of North Carolina to encourage them to not only read the book, but also to utilize it as a resource in their educational classes.  I did not receive a response from any North Carolina collegiate educator that I contacted about the book.  So I ask you, who in the state of North Carolina really cares about the issues of North Carolina public school teachers?   EVERYONE RESIDING IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD. 

North Carolina teachers, I expect to hear you ROAR on May 1st, 2019 when you march to our state capital to bring to the attention of our state leaders the VITAL and ESSENTIAL teacher and educational CONCERNS so immediately needing to be addressed in the state of North Carolina!!

GOD SPEED!

 All My Best,
Grace Sutherlin
(Amy)