Letter to Legislators

I wrote an email to my state Senator and my state Representatives asking them to do what’s right regarding education in Texas.  I decided to post it here with the hope that it might inspire someone else to do the same thing.   Read what I wrote and feel free to use it as a model for a letter of your own, change it a little to make it your own, or even copy it word for word and pass it off as your own.  You can click on the link below, put in your zip code and find the names and email addresses of your local Senators and Representatives.

Thanks,

Hugh

http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/

Dear  Senator _____________________ ,

As a teacher and parent in your district, I’d like to ask, nay beg, you to work extra hard to do what’s right for the educators in our state.  Ours is not a profession one chooses in order to get rich.  Ours is not a profession one chooses in hopes of becoming famous.  Ours is a profession filled with people who help children.  We work long, sometimes thankless hours in an attempt to make a difference in the lives of young people, as well as the future of Texas. 

We don’t have the luxury time necessary to drop what we are doing to come to Austin and let our voices be heard.  We need you and every legislator to stand up, speak for teachers and do what’s right. 

Thank you for not making a hard job even harder.

Sincerely,

Hugh H. Atkinson

4^th Grade Teacher

Moss Haven Elementary

Richardson, Texas