tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post3314528847312655010..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: @GovChristie's Bridgegate Distraction: Shafting Students and Teachers Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-39179434322970088422014-01-14T13:17:46.663-08:002014-01-14T13:17:46.663-08:00Chicago Teachers shot back and said- 'We want ...Chicago Teachers shot back and said- 'We want a BETTER School day.'<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-61970477608636186322014-01-14T13:14:24.395-08:002014-01-14T13:14:24.395-08:00Don't take the bait. This is strategy to get C...Don't take the bait. This is strategy to get Christie's critics arguing amongst themselves. Education suddenly needs ____________ (fill in the blank) when the 1%ers rot of corruption is exposed. <br /><br />The longer school day ploy was one Rahm deployed when he was trying to deflect attention from public anger over his neglect of Chicago Public Schools. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-37860541022454427492014-01-14T10:00:59.265-08:002014-01-14T10:00:59.265-08:00This is NONSENSE!! Our kids deserve to be kids, wh...This is NONSENSE!! Our kids deserve to be kids, who has the right to take away their childhood?? I don't want my kids to be in school longer days & more days....I want my kids to have time to be kids. I want time to be with my kids instead of waiting hours for the homework to be done. Longer school days means less after school activities including all important socializing, less outside time with parents when parents get out of work. I do not want my kids to give up their summers. Who is HE to take this away???!!!<br />PARENTS need to be HEARD too.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376705760853263193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-91847834549950469172014-01-14T09:17:28.475-08:002014-01-14T09:17:28.475-08:00The lengthening of the school day or year is just ...The lengthening of the school day or year is just a red herring, distraction and deflection from the more important issues like overcrowded classrooms, decaying infrastructure and lack of support for kids with all kinds of learning/emotional/behavioral problems. Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-7564395192146643252014-01-14T09:10:50.808-08:002014-01-14T09:10:50.808-08:00Question: Why are we even talking about lengthenin...Question: Why are we even talking about lengthening the school day or year in already successful school districts? And in the struggling school districts the problem is not the length of the school day or year, the problem is poverty, crime, violence, gangs and lack of timely health care. How about free health clinics in poverty stricken cities, more police protection and how about fixing the decaying school buildings? How about more teachers, more counselors, more child study teams, more school libraries, music teachers, art teachers, etc., in the beleaguered school districts before we even talk about lengthening the school day/ year.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-64317093377362188542014-01-14T08:56:26.442-08:002014-01-14T08:56:26.442-08:00I can't imagine that school boards, school adm...I can't imagine that school boards, school administrators, principals and even superintendents will be thrilled to have yet another unfunded mandate forced on their school systems and with no input from those directly affected by having a longer day and year. Of course, if anyone raises the slightest objection to a longer day or year, they will be shouted down, disgraced, humiliated and smeared as defenders of the status quo and enemies of "innovation." It all sounds so innocent and benign but the devils are in the details and shouldn't the folks who will have to work longer hours and days have some input???????Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-2456599473151775592014-01-14T07:48:52.955-08:002014-01-14T07:48:52.955-08:00Offering students more time in school is 'shaf...Offering students more time in school is 'shafting' students? Really?almhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420465709926105665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-40982801776956347322014-01-14T06:57:54.455-08:002014-01-14T06:57:54.455-08:00Teachers, public schools and the NJEA are the offi...Teachers, public schools and the NJEA are the official punching bags and sacrificial goats of NJ (of the whole nation actually). You can bet that extending the day and the year will be an unfunded mandate. It sounds good until you get into the details and the small print. Christie will also launch a renewed assault against tenure and LIFO. I can just imagine the thugs on NJ101.5 touting the benefits of a longer school day and year because those lousy teachers have it too easy. Excuse me while I vomit.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.com