tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post1776739341870311786..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: "Success"Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-37725836151503214292016-02-13T13:12:45.548-08:002016-02-13T13:12:45.548-08:00I just want to comment about the irony that Succes...I just want to comment about the irony that Success Academy's banner ad is running on my browser window right at the bottom of these comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-66908920144270569372016-02-13T10:44:30.177-08:002016-02-13T10:44:30.177-08:00Dienne, I'm inclined to agree with you... but ...Dienne, I'm inclined to agree with you... but I am very, very leery of trying and convicting a teacher on the basis of a one-minute video. Like I said: every teacher has had a moment they wish they could take back. Maybe not as extreme as this, but it does happen. It seems to me that a week's suspension with appropriate training is a reasonable response to this... but if this wasn't an isolated incident, the teacher needs to go.<br /><br />The larger question, however, is whether this sort of moment is the logical consequence of a "no excuses" pedagogy.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-61883365801417338292016-02-13T10:33:32.231-08:002016-02-13T10:33:32.231-08:00Folks, I try to keep this comment area as free fro...Folks, I try to keep this comment area as free from censoring as possible. But I'm not really into using it as a place to slap down another teacher-blogger.<br /><br />I understand people may have a problem with Jose, and that's fine: he can handle whatever criticisms come his way as a public figure (something I'm learning more about every day). FWIW, I liked his book enormously, and I think he provides a valuable service in making people uncomfortable with things they should be uncomfortable about. <br /><br />I quoted Jose here because he's had some very valuable things to say about Marylin Zuniga, a case that has not been discussed nearly as much as it should be. He made me see a few things I didn't see, and I'm grateful for that.<br /><br />I don't agree with everything Jose says; I don't agree with everything ANYONE says (and yes, that even includes Bruce Baker). But I don't think it's fair to drop bombs on him here -- particularly complaints about his sincerity. I'm certainly not interested in moderating a forum about that. So let's move on.<br /><br />Thank you all for reading.<br />Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-67544176076926878732016-02-13T09:07:47.254-08:002016-02-13T09:07:47.254-08:00But I don't think we can pretend this video re...But I don't think we can pretend this video represents a single instance of a teacher losing her sh-- on a bad day. First, why would the TA have her phone out and ready if this was a one-shot thing? Second, and more importantly, the reactions (or lack thereof) from the other students tells us all we need to know. This is business as usual for this teacher. Her students aren't the least bit surprised. All they do is try to "behave" so that they're not the next one in the "calm down chair".Diennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570040547158789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-77565082330699226232016-02-13T06:46:29.733-08:002016-02-13T06:46:29.733-08:00Jose Vilson, Sean?
Oh, sorry, you must be referri...Jose Vilson, Sean?<br /><br />Oh, sorry, you must be referring to The Jose Vilson, who is so important that he refers to himself, as presumably we should, in the Third Person Monumental . Except of course in his posts, whose word counts have an extraordinary and highly revealing percentage of first person singular pronouns. No matter the ostensible topic - usually a facile/muddled racial and political analysis that bedazzles far too many people who should know better - the real topic is almost always "I, me, my." Do a word count/analysis if you doubt this. As for race baiting, I don't see that as much as I see racial entrepreneurialism/career building.<br /><br />Also, for a poet, he is an exceptionally poor writer, though clever enough to make his verbal and policy nullities appear profound to lazy readers.<br /><br />For now, the man is still in the classroom, unlike most so-called reformers who also play the identity politics market, and deserves respect and admiration for that. His blog posts, however, have a very low signal-to-noise ratio.Michael Fiorillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120229151713643775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-61057828035845016782016-02-12T18:40:40.898-08:002016-02-12T18:40:40.898-08:00Ha ha ha. Jose and I crossed paths the other night...Ha ha ha. Jose and I crossed paths the other night on Facebook where he was pretending he wanted to talk about Cam Newton or the Super Bowl or something. I suspected I knew what he was really up to and signed off to busy myself with other tasks. When I checked back a bit later, sure enough he was lecturing white people about the judgmental comments they made against poor Cam. I love how this guy is treated like the greatest mind of the edu blogoverse by so many people yet I spotted his race baiting nonsense a mile away. We won't have any more chance encounters as I exercise the block feature with great regularity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.com