I’m writing in response to a letter from Steven Silver, of South Portland, bashing the teacher who wrote the op-ed “We are not powerless in the face of Gaza horror.” As a retired teacher, I can assure Mr. Silver that our goal as educators is to teach children how to think, not what to think.

Since Mr. Silver suggests that Jewish parents should pull their children out of Saco schools if other teachers share Nick Fuller Googins’ views on divesting from Israel over their genocide of Palestinians, I can see that he’s not a very clear thinker himself.

Jewish does not equal Zionist; I have scores of Jewish friends and acquaintances who are opposed to Israel’s violent occupation and land theft in Palestine.

Also, in what school district would teachers all hold the same political views? It is absurd to suggest this might be the case.

Lisa Savage
Solon