tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post2147823712632841211..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Pearl ClutchersDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-67589969095349798932012-12-23T06:28:45.315-08:002012-12-23T06:28:45.315-08:00"So this is the record of those who are now b..."So this is the record of those who are now bemoaning the poor manners of Ravitch and Lewis." I think the ed reformers underestimated the push back they are getting because many teachers are a-political. They only want to do their job. They really opened Pandora's box!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611419024284307883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-65108232935236094272012-12-21T23:04:18.935-08:002012-12-21T23:04:18.935-08:00They're following the same script. To be very ...They're following the same script. To be very polite, I'll just say that it's play-acting and not anything they actually believe. Of course, you will note that disparate education so-called "reformers" all got the same message and mouthed the same lines. <br /><br />Here's the script.<br /><br />1. Wide-eyed, say you have never engaged in or ever even heard of anything resembling teacher-bashing.<br /><br />2. Voice outrage that anyone would point out that the heroes of Sandy Hook were union members and career teachers. Accuse them of exploitation and politicizing a tragedy.<br /><br />(When it's pointed out that the Baltimore Sun editorial board said the exact same thing as those who have horrified and outraged you, have sudden attack of deafness.)carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127336930949752636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-11086128714749698712012-12-21T10:00:09.244-08:002012-12-21T10:00:09.244-08:00Biddle's obsessive self-hatred that informs hi...<i>Biddle's obsessive self-hatred that informs his Ayn Rand like world view is found in the explanation of how his journalism career ended: You can't yell 'fire' in an Internet theatre; the RiShawn Biddle fiasco.</i><br /><br />and guess what? The union, a union he was not a member of, still stepped in to make sure his due process rights were protected.<br /><br />http://mije.org/richardprince/guild-questions-ouster-indy-writer<br /><br />"We just want you to know that The Guild is committed to due process and making sure that RiShawn was not improperly discharged. We have been involved in collecting facts related to this matter, and soon the Guild officers will meet to decide on what action we will take."<br /> ms-teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800541997565774872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-32937775915092074082012-12-21T09:41:08.534-08:002012-12-21T09:41:08.534-08:00Thank you for taking on Andi "five things tea...Thank you for taking on Andi "five things teachers could learn from the NRA" Rottenham and the self colonized-cum-raging libertarian Biddle to task for their endless teacher loathing and right-wing propaganda spewing.<br /><br />Rottenham's idiocy is best summed up in his let's start a new, hip, "eat what you kill," NRA-light: <a href="http://ideas.time.com/2012/12/19/viewpointwe-need-a-moderate-pro-gun-alternative-to-the-nra/" rel="nofollow">A Sportsman’s Viewpoint: We Need a Moderate Alternative to the NRA</a><br /><br />Biddle's obsessive self-hatred that informs his Ayn Rand like world view is found in the explanation of how his journalism career ended: <a href="http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/opinion/article_408a73ce-f758-59c7-a00a-4f4c8d70dc84.html" rel="nofollow">You can't yell 'fire' in an Internet theatre; the RiShawn Biddle fiasco</a>Robert D. Skeels * rdsathenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920561332154131328noreply@blogger.com