tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post4234360769809962291..comments2024-01-15T15:23:15.700-05:00Comments on B-LoEdScene: Perdido St. School Blog Signs Off -- Wonder Why? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-81388028580162527482016-01-30T22:37:07.512-05:002016-01-30T22:37:07.512-05:00My problem to borrow a term from John Milton is in...My problem to borrow a term from John Milton is in trying to sort out the pandemonium we've been overrun with in the past few months. It's been such a torrent of disgusting developments I struggle trying to pick a single one I can comment on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-70244546821580314682016-01-30T21:40:43.578-05:002016-01-30T21:40:43.578-05:00To paraphrase Orwell, writing exorcises demons, an...To paraphrase Orwell, writing exorcises demons, and there are many demons swirling around public education today. RBE will be back. sulliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317906247512526498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-67113844919020037842016-01-30T15:28:05.777-05:002016-01-30T15:28:05.777-05:00Whoever wrote this post today hit a home run. NY...Whoever wrote this post today hit a home run. NYSUT's brilliant idea to keep as many members as possible is to have Labor Relations Specialists ( who are rightly terrified that they will be out on the streets unemployed soon) get local presidents to rate those members most likely to bail after Fredricks and have one-on-one "discussions" with them to find out how they feel about their union and what needs to happen to get them more engaged. It is a sad state of affairs that it took Freidricks to get these "leaders" to finally do something that might actually appear as member mobilization. This sudden desperate way too late action just exposes what many of us have known for years (something that was exacerbated once these crazy duplicitous REVIVE people grabbed power) ....and that is that a large majority of NYSUT members (UFT AND UUP too) have been disengaged and disenchanted for years and the leadership has been perfectly happy ignoring that reality. In fact, one gets the feeling that these short sighted leaders wish those who challenge their leadership would become less engaged themselves. And as a few brilliant folks have posted recently, once it gets out (as it will) that millions of dollars of VOTE/COPE money is being spent without any oversight completely controlled by Mulgrew via Palotta, this will be further cause for folks to not only vow to never give a dime again but to make up for all the stolen VOTE/COPE contributions so far by not paying dues anymore either. Come on. Those useless and pro-Cuomo television ads that cost over 2 million dollarsn are an absolute insult to every dues paying member of NYSUT. The days of insult are over .... now those insulted may have recourse. History may show that folks like Mulgrew, Weingarten, Pallotta, Magee, Messner, Fortino, and Pecarole were personally responsible for the downfall of what once was a great teachers union. How sad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811638297838636919.post-61853408173436381212016-01-30T13:42:51.434-05:002016-01-30T13:42:51.434-05:00I have had enough. I am laboring under a CAP (Corr...I have had enough. I am laboring under a CAP (Corrective Action Plan) due to my pacing and higher order questioning weaknesses. Is there any research basis for these frameworks utilized to permanently derail my caeer? I am reading Teach Like a Champion in place of Scripture. My esteemed State District Superintendent has been placed under a temporary restraining order by a Superior Court judge for attempting to unilaterally switch the prescription benefit provider to a company connected somehow to a South Jersey Democratic boss. I am three quarters of the way down the road to being brought before an arbitrator on tenure charges. It is traditional on Yom Kippur for Jews to ask God's forgiveness for sins committed knowingly and unknowingly. I have a fair shot at Divine forgiveness, but those who are to determine my fate may be less charitable. I got an unsolicited love note from one of my kids this week that almost makes all the political jive worthwhile.<br /><br />Abigail ShureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com