tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post1834395827684029735..comments2024-01-15T15:23:15.700-05:00Comments on B-LoEdScene: When Your Seat at the Table is a High ChairAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-5567572654568616492015-10-27T22:10:13.215-04:002015-10-27T22:10:13.215-04:00Yeah I feel your angst. Just returned from a trip ...Yeah I feel your angst. Just returned from a trip to Florida for a wedding and I'm not feeling like I have too many answers. I think the best thing we can do in the meantime is work to feed the Opt Out numbers in whatever way we can. I don't believe even the hardest core of the hard I know are ready to throw themselves off the wall just yet. We need to stay united and work together as much as possible even when it means ignoring NYSUT and others who seem to have zero sense of urgency in any of the fights we face. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-18325024839348876192015-10-25T22:02:24.310-04:002015-10-25T22:02:24.310-04:00Funny Sean Crowley, I took apart my youngest son&#...Funny Sean Crowley, I took apart my youngest son's high chair today and packed it away in the basement. Coincidence, maybe...but here this loose cannon sits wondering if there is any way it isn't too late. 5 days until those nasties are due...5 days to rally the rank and file. I don't want to rub my spit into the dirt just yet but I'm also not sure I want to spit in NYSED's face alone. Unfortunately I don't know how to get the ball rolling. I do however have a high tolerance for tranquilizers...any ideas out there?allisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726980339051645078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-33985013864560713662015-10-23T15:27:24.401-04:002015-10-23T15:27:24.401-04:00I see very little stomach for anything except a lo...I see very little stomach for anything except a lot of bitching. And as soon as anyone gets up on their hind legs they are quickly tranquillized and declared a loose cannon or an idiot because they don't grasp the consequences. I think when it happens it will be lightning strikes. It has to be quick, it has to cause maximum disruption and it has to happen in many places simultaneously so it can't be duct taped to get through the day. NYSUT is useless and it's tentacles are everywhere. They will not help so the best they can do is stand clear and cla innocence which is exactly what they'll do. ChickensAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-23585422661962898262015-10-22T09:31:32.085-04:002015-10-22T09:31:32.085-04:00Great read Sean. I am in 100% agreement of course...Great read Sean. I am in 100% agreement of course. The opt-out movement will only get us so far, particularly if it doesn't show in November 2016 that it can be turned into a movement that can dole out consequences at the polls to go with refusals on tests. The time is really here for greater acts of civil disobedience from teachers. Whether it be a strike, school wide boycotts of test refusals, or whatever else we can muster. NYSUT, of course, will never stand behind it, as they refused to offer any support or endorsement of conscientious objectors the past couple of years. However, the sort of widespread, militant action that is needed is not the sort of thing they are capable of organizing anyway. They are all putting their heads together trying to tap into the next dance craze as the way to "fight back." The sort of action you are looking for can only come from the rank and file and will only be effective if it comes from the rank and file. The question is whether or not the rank and file has the stomach for it. Brian St. Pierrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-34756278564019451042015-10-21T09:23:21.029-04:002015-10-21T09:23:21.029-04:00It's getting ugly out there, Mad Mike.It's getting ugly out there, Mad Mike. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-75992471783153780572015-10-21T09:22:56.503-04:002015-10-21T09:22:56.503-04:00Thanks for shopping with us!Thanks for shopping with us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-69231517507024441092015-10-21T09:22:32.864-04:002015-10-21T09:22:32.864-04:00I admit I wracked my brain for some quoteable mate...I admit I wracked my brain for some quoteable material after you crushed the Gatesbys on Ravitch's site. How did people like us get anywhere without these informational texts? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-91101755250390570202015-10-21T05:42:05.601-04:002015-10-21T05:42:05.601-04:00It's because of people like you, Sean, that Da...It's because of people like you, Sean, that David Coleman and his ilk want to eventually banish literature from the schools and have the kids reading "informational text," such as the the US Department of Energy and Environmental Protections Agency's recommended standards for home insulation, which is one of EngageNY's suggested texts.<br /><br />Here kids, fetch...Michael Fiorillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120229151713643775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-22892816215303083752015-10-20T22:24:01.031-04:002015-10-20T22:24:01.031-04:00Brilliant!!! Agreed!! Brilliant!!! Agreed!! Mrs. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240003084749352392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-46457008641651782412015-10-20T14:47:02.725-04:002015-10-20T14:47:02.725-04:00Just what he said.Just what he said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998451104035327947noreply@blogger.com