tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post1877562066380802058..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: A Newark Teacher SpeaksDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-67761636290135083482012-12-19T01:33:27.679-08:002012-12-19T01:33:27.679-08:00Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back ag...Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gastrosurgery.co.uk/patient-information/diet-sheets/index.php/" rel="nofollow">Bloatedness </a>gastroenterologyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588615876854733134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-34228301780732923512012-10-27T15:15:00.963-07:002012-10-27T15:15:00.963-07:00I'm not saying its crap, or that you said its ...I'm not saying its crap, or that you said its crap, but you're clearly opposed to it (let's not get hung up on semantics and miss the big picture I'm trying to get at). I'm not taking a position either way. My point is that when anyone in the ed policy debate calls someone else out (regardless of ideology), I'd rather see new solutions/ideas presented rather than just poking holes in what's been presented. (I'd also add that this isn't just an edu issue, clearly its playing out in Washington, as well, on a variety of issues.) <br /><br />I'm directing this to you because I have tremendous respect for your work (and School Finance 101's Baker) and think that you guys are smart enough to do this-- and have a platform to do so. Obviously, I can't direct this to teachers in Newark at-large...nor is it a question just for them. B. Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884831944177769880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-82680313676657588712012-10-27T09:22:47.293-07:002012-10-27T09:22:47.293-07:00I never said the contract is crap. I said it's...I never said the contract is crap. I said it's a deal: lots of private money for merit pay. All I'm doing is spelling that out.<br /><br />So you need to direct your question to the teachers of Newark who are opposing this.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-78826463595428240212012-10-27T08:46:37.445-07:002012-10-27T08:46:37.445-07:00I read you regularly. While I don't disagree t...I read you regularly. While I don't disagree that the effects of poverty have a significant, deleterous effects on our students' academic success, teachers & the supt. can't fix poverty. And I argue that fixing poverty doesn't address the very real lack of teachers in Math, Science, Special Needs, and general high-teacher turnover in struggling urban districts. But if someone's going to say that this contract is crap, then present what you want to see instead. The other practical question I have, specifically as it relates to this, what's the alternative contract and who presents it?<br /><br />I guess my general fatigue with the conversations (if you can call them that) in education right now is the yelling back-and-forth from both sides about how the other is wrong. And as a reader of your blog, I kinda expect more from you that a dismissive "fix poverty" when I'm asking specifics on the contract & the very real question of what opposition looks like when the head of the union is supporting it. <br />-Stuck in the Middle (a.k.a. @Edutelligentsia) B. Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884831944177769880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-60051104877468607962012-10-25T06:42:13.363-07:002012-10-25T06:42:13.363-07:00Sometimes no new contract is better than a bad one...Sometimes no new contract is better than a bad one. Randi Weingarten used the threat that the only alternative was to strike here in NYC to push the 2005 contract. Many teachers would say it would have been better to have no contract. Right now the UFT strategy is to wait out Bloomberg so when it suits them they use the other side of the argument.<br />This contract in Newark is a wolf in sheep's clothing.<br /><br />Read the NEW Caucus analysis of the contract. I posted a variety of comments and analysis at ed notes: Newark Contract: Weingarten is a Serial Pusher of Bad Contracts -<br />http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2012/10/newark-contract-weingarten-is-serial.htmled notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-14229190235867699862012-10-24T20:14:46.332-07:002012-10-24T20:14:46.332-07:00Thx, Ken. The Klonskys are the best. I will check ...Thx, Ken. The Klonskys are the best. I will check out Gem Brown for sure.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-87657826862080886022012-10-24T20:13:54.249-07:002012-10-24T20:13:54.249-07:00@edutelligentsia I've detailed many things ove...@edutelligentsia I've detailed many things over the years as to what needs to be done. But it really boils down to this:<br /><br />Fix poverty. It will all follow from there.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-53610870837660088102012-10-24T19:44:47.281-07:002012-10-24T19:44:47.281-07:00What is happening in New Jersey is happening in on...What is happening in New Jersey is happening in one form another in Illinois and is being carried out by corrupt democrats. It's not about issues, ideology, political parties or education. It's all about the power and the money.<br />Glen Brown in Illinois is the most articulate and insightful examiner of Illinois machinations and educational fallout. You should post his site http://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2012/10/education-reform-is-failing-and.html. He and Fred Klonsky deliver the goods on Illinois and Chicago. <br />Ken PrevitiTeachershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122053178544975314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-90283985295706298742012-10-24T19:22:36.704-07:002012-10-24T19:22:36.704-07:00I'm not convinced that this contract will make...I'm not convinced that this contract will make a major difference in the outcomes for students, nor am I convinced that its going to accomplish what the supposed intentions are in terms of motivating/retaining great teachers. (Note how couched that statement is...) <br /><br />That said, what's the counter proposal and who presents it? If not the union or the powers that be, what's the other option? That's where I am in terms of the national conversation that is playing out in these microcosmic, very real ways in our communities. Its not enough anymore to be for or against or to "follow hearts" and "get backs". Things need to change for students. Things need to change for teachers. <br />Things need to change for our communities. <br />What are actionable solutions that we can all get behind?<br />@edutelligentsia (formerly @brickcityedu)B. Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884831944177769880noreply@blogger.com