tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post8446082259350904814..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Great Moments in Reformy FawningDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-86732748002178586872012-02-16T16:43:11.170-08:002012-02-16T16:43:11.170-08:00Thanks Duke, and I'd be your bow woman any day...Thanks Duke, and I'd be your bow woman any day :).<br /><br />As for Cerf's metaphorical canoe, were he sincere and smart about actually improving NJ education and have a bow man or second team, I'd want you at the bow. Done right, Cerf would have an advisory committee (bow man or second team) comprised of WORKING TEACHERS, administrators, and education scholars (Diane Ravitch, Bruce Baker, to name a few) to spot the rocks and navigate the churning course of the education rapids, and right the ship when it takes a wrong turn or swamps.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-73616622139791839732012-02-15T20:45:09.237-08:002012-02-15T20:45:09.237-08:00Man, Lisa, you are the real deal! Do you do tours?...Man, Lisa, you are the real deal! Do you do tours? Can I get a teacher discount? ;-)<br /><br />Deb, I really don't think they get how insulting this line truly is: to parents, teachers, taxpayers - everyone.<br /><br />Thx, everyone.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-70645898272043683302012-02-14T15:14:53.877-08:002012-02-14T15:14:53.877-08:00["What draws me to this work is the same thin...["What draws me to this work is the same thing that draws me, I have to say, to wilderness canoeing. When you go to the head of a rapid and you’re trying to go downstream—it’s the rocks that make it fun.”]<br /><br />I've navigated a few rapids down the Gap after the melt in my day, and you don't want to attempt it without a top-notch bow man (er...or bow woman) who can quickly and surely spot and navigate the submerged rocks, and know when to use a cross-bow rudder vs a bow rudder in close coordination with his stern. The visible rocks that churn the rapids are easy to spot and avoid from the stern. But a true canoeist wouldn't willfully attempt the screaming rapids without an experienced bow man, and the team must be practiced and of one mind to be able to sync without speaking when the waters wail in their ears.<br /><br />And it's near impossible to right a canoe alone when it capsizes and swamps in deep or swiftly flowing water. The safest course is two teams, so that if one swamps, you have another to perform a T rescue.<br /><br />Cerf sails solo, blinded by the spray of the reformy waters he artificially churns, without a skilled and experienced bow man to spot and navigate the hidden perils, or a second team to set him right when he wipes out.<br /><br />Forgive me, but the metaphor works--much better than he intended, I'm sure.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-84737444541602404812012-02-13T20:43:36.978-08:002012-02-13T20:43:36.978-08:00Thank you for picking up on this one too Duke. I ...Thank you for picking up on this one too Duke. I read it the day after I read the Superhero Norcross piece and was starting to feel like the alternate reality was taking over. Cerf looked me straight in the eye with the same line - that he stands alone in representing the interests of the kids. He told us - a group of concerned parents this - as if to imply that our interests were not our children. It was weird to say the least. Actually truly insulting. I just do not think he was thinking about the students of Cherry Hill when he approved Regis this last round.....but like I said, the alternate reality is gaining ground it seems....Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01003814941132010913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-81753918628110235052012-02-13T20:39:32.257-08:002012-02-13T20:39:32.257-08:00What a blatant steaming pile of propaganda! Oh my...What a blatant steaming pile of propaganda! Oh my gosh, it smelled so bad I recoiled while reading this!! So glad I never saw the original article first, I may have broken my computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com