tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post7410838336732959424..comments2024-03-15T22:56:09.636-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Why Are Chicago's Billionaires So Obnoxious?Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-78436937550999208052012-09-25T18:47:54.895-07:002012-09-25T18:47:54.895-07:00Damn, that's awful. You know, I always try to ...Damn, that's awful. You know, I always try to think the best of the people who work in charters, and who even run charters. But sometimes...<br /><br />Folks, you need to read this woman's blog. She walks her talk, unlike the plutocrats of her city. You are one of my heroes, Katie - but you still owe me a slice of deep dish when I get out there one day! (I'll buy the beer) ;-) Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-11482558650058395522012-09-25T18:23:23.371-07:002012-09-25T18:23:23.371-07:00Oh this is SO good! I never actually thought how ...Oh this is SO good! I never actually thought how completely crazy it is that this megalomanic has a school named after him. I've worked with a couple kids from this particular school through my job as a teacher on an inpatient psych unit in Chicago. They were the usual charter kids: bright, relatively stable families, no outward behavior probs. I always interview each student about their home schools and I remember one girl saying emphatically "I hate it" again and again. (Just so you know, I also never share my personal opinions on charters with my students.) I always try to get kids to tell me some positives about their schools, but she refused to acknowledge even one. Kept saying, "I hate the teachers, they don't know what they're doing." True story.KatieOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072560661013528732noreply@blogger.com