Gorski Presentation

I find myself torn when I think back to the Paul Gorski presentation from last Thursday.  I went in with an open mind and a strong desire to connect with his message, but I left feeling empty and feeling a bit slighted.  Please don’t mistake my feelings as a passiveness or lack of concern in regards to the issues of poverty and uneqitable education within our schools.  I’m deeply concerned with these issues and motivated to do whatever I can do dismantle “deficit theory.”  I truly feel that the theory is real and it is a major problem in our schools.  However, I didn’t feel like I really got a true sense of Paul Gorski.  Instead, what I got was a 3rd row seat in a Ruby Payne bash session.  I really wanted to buy into what he was saying, but I’m still straddling the fence.  I need to feel like he does what he does for the right reasons.  I don’t feel that way just yet.