tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post2880568840967793618..comments2024-01-15T15:23:15.700-05:00Comments on B-LoEdScene: Diane Ravitch Is Wrong. Teachers Need to Hammer So Called "Union Leadership."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-6164302874577239362014-07-23T14:53:30.930-04:002014-07-23T14:53:30.930-04:00Tell 'em, Sean...Tell 'em, Sean...Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-57352883969350716182014-07-22T23:19:24.612-04:002014-07-22T23:19:24.612-04:00Another favorite when you engage the willingly ign...Another favorite when you engage the willingly ignorant and suggest they start paying attention before it's too late is the infamous credo " I am just going to close my door and teach." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-58999613904518382012014-07-22T23:02:31.996-04:002014-07-22T23:02:31.996-04:00Dang, you nailed the Badass Teacher Association fo...Dang, you nailed the Badass Teacher Association for what it is! I left after the "leadership" began censoring anyone who disagreed with their agenda. You are right on....if they are so badass why do they continue to allow the corporate ed reformers to control them?!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404255710647120643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-24389428010834436902014-07-22T16:03:32.589-04:002014-07-22T16:03:32.589-04:00F C White,
Many teachers refuse to educate themse...F C White,<br /><br />Many teachers refuse to educate themselves and engage in magical thinking.<br /><br />Examples:<br /><br />I am a good teacher. Nothing bad will happen to me.<br />Whatever is going on in XYZ community has no bearing on me and my welfare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-73489130185576808922014-07-22T14:10:23.147-04:002014-07-22T14:10:23.147-04:00FC White, you are exactly the type of teacher I wa...FC White, you are exactly the type of teacher I want to make uncomfortable. You are asking rhetorical questions about the Rhonda's election whether you know it or not. Let's start here in NY state where the UFT slugs, blessed by Weingarten and led by her hand picked successor insist on a loyalty oath from anyone they allow to sit at their voter's table. Loyalty to Mulgrew/Weingarten not to your fellow members. And when it was time to elect a new state union President the UFT's delegates gave Karen McGee a huge headstart on anyone unfortunate enough to run against her. NYSUT is UFT's bitch. Predictably UFT's handpicked candidate breezed to victory. Rank and file are shut out. The voting is controlled by a plutocracy within the union. They win. Members lose. Deals and concessions abound. That's how. As for Ravitch 's remarks you must not pay her much attention if you need me to cite quotes. You love the persona, the icon she inhabits but you don't know squat about how she operates. Stay uncomfortable about her. There 's hope if you do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-65071300309020813152014-07-21T23:47:22.550-04:002014-07-21T23:47:22.550-04:00Okay, do you have a link to Diane Ravitch's co...Okay, do you have a link to Diane Ravitch's comments that you've cited? I'd like to see it for myself. Did you take things out of context, or misinterpret her remarks? Or did you just mistake pragmatism for endorsement? <br /><br />I don't know the answer to these questions I just asked: which is why I'd really like to read her comments from the source. <br /><br />One question: I agree with you about Weingarten. However, is she acting out of fear of the bad guys or heartfelt agreement with the bad guys? Is she convinced that public opinion against public school educators has been so poisoned for over 30 years that she'd lose in any "Nose To Nose" confrontation? <br /><br />Don't get me wrong: I completely disagree with her actions, regardless of her internal reasoning. And I'll concede that she could be BOTH a sellout AND acting out of fear that the entire union could be decimated if she acted too boldly.<br /><br />But here's my final question---for now, at least: Why did Ms. Weingarten just win reelection by ninety something percent of the vote of the rank and file? Any idea why this happened? (I would have voted for any good alternative if I was a member of her union. Was there one to vote for? Why did she win in such a landslide with apparently little or no opposition?)FC Whitehttp://outlook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-64926002681540980502014-07-21T23:36:10.353-04:002014-07-21T23:36:10.353-04:00This is the best blog post I have ever read. Ever....This is the best blog post I have ever read. Ever. Thanks for having the guts to say what needs to be shouted from the rooftops, and in a witty way. I laughed out loud multiple times. Because it's all true. Parent fighting CC while teachers fight merit paynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-38941717910985773692014-07-21T14:49:43.945-04:002014-07-21T14:49:43.945-04:00Tell it, Brother.Tell it, Brother.NY Teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-88543420432268005782014-07-21T13:45:24.790-04:002014-07-21T13:45:24.790-04:00Glad you are reading however you do it. As far as ...Glad you are reading however you do it. As far as being retaliated against for one's thoughts I can't imagine what form said retaliation could take. Unless it's being kicked out of BATS or some other jr high minded circle of jerkwads I can't see how anyone could nail someone for commenting on a blog. Teachers are essentially chickenshits and this really hurts our movement. It's such a sore spot that all it took was a handful of non teachers and an addled professor from a private college to announce to the world that there was now such a thing as a badass teacher group and dozens of us went stumbling over each other to claim a little spot on the pedestal with the so called tough guy teachers. Well as we have seen, they aren't badass at all and a pathetic number of them aren't even teachers either. But to create the illusion that such a group was swaggering around kicking ass and taking names, striking fear into the hearts of, well, I can't say who exactly, but you get the idea is simply other worldly to many. The illusion of teachers as ass kicking no nonsense roughnecks was so intoxicating that they had a pretty good run of people joining up before the wheels started to come off and the leaders revealed themselves as petty control freaks with a tit for tat mentality one expects to find in a middle school home ec. class. Baby don't fear the teacher. If so many teachers are so goddamned badass then how have they allowed themselves to be bitchslapped and pushed around by ed reformers for this long? Teachers like safety, security and guaranteed pensions. None of which is promised to anyone hanging with outlaw biker gangs, corner hood thugs, wiseguys or anyone else who deserves the description "badass." We can be badass but it takes a huge effort and it will all begin with calling out these union parasites who have been bleeding us dry for years now. Randi and Lily pack your bags we don't need any more of your "unionism." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-453635256381012362014-07-21T09:54:37.220-04:002014-07-21T09:54:37.220-04:00Some of us read via RSS and don't comment for ...Some of us read via RSS and don't comment for fear of retribution. But we're here and we agree with you. It's nuts watching teacher union leadership serve up fresh teacher at the deform cannibal feast.<br /> --albanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-70602919940171078352014-07-21T08:35:15.027-04:002014-07-21T08:35:15.027-04:00Great post. You have been courageous in calling ou...Great post. You have been courageous in calling out Ravitch for pandering and supporting Randi. Now, let's take a look at what is happening right here in Buffalo with our new Board of Education corporate overlords. Their six page "vision" is a reformist dream document. The same thing that happened in (not only) Newark but many urban districts is happening right here, right now. What is being done, how is this being adrdessed by our union leadership? Have you read anything that indicates we are opposed to merit pay, the blaming of teachers for the ills of society, etc., etc....? No. No you have not. This is the dangerous period of time, in the summer, when privatizers like Sampson, Quinn, Dumbass Pierce, and the other followers are busy doing the most damage. They no longer wait to get consensus from the Board minority. And the Board minority needs to back away from the potato salad for a few minutes and get up to speed. They look weak, uninformed, and clueless. So does our union. Sorry.Pineapple Harenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-6996252292744236812014-07-21T00:36:08.078-04:002014-07-21T00:36:08.078-04:00Thanks for rembering us in Newark.Thanks for rembering us in Newark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com