tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post8669936508774875235..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Dear Bill Maher: Here's Why You're Wrong About TenureDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-930586170381999732014-04-05T10:11:16.756-07:002014-04-05T10:11:16.756-07:00Good news…..Newark students protest charter school...Good news…..Newark students protest charter schools.<br />http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/04-5Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-38038596370526839932014-04-04T02:23:35.931-07:002014-04-04T02:23:35.931-07:00Good words, Giuseppe, I wondeer how long it will b...Good words, Giuseppe, I wondeer how long it will be before people realize that greedy businessmen have been conspiring with politicians to wage an all out war on teachers. Their picture of the future is of teacher-custodians who wipr off the kid's computer monitors in the morning. It is absolutely disgusting how we have gobbled up this shit about incompetent teachers being the problem. If they leave the schools alone, everyone would all of sudden realize "there really was no problem'; the problem is poverty and making teachers teach to the test. And the gall of Obama to stand before the nation and preach against "teaching to the test".sixtiessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690402553239759342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-34790390464355267742014-04-03T20:30:44.011-07:002014-04-03T20:30:44.011-07:00Some excellent points-- thank you for the post. Some excellent points-- thank you for the post. Dr. Anthony Petrosinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115534661613149019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-30913051175611443652014-04-03T16:28:35.720-07:002014-04-03T16:28:35.720-07:00I'm a bit mystified by Maher's comments. J...I'm a bit mystified by Maher's comments. Just a year ago, when he had Rhee on, he was sticking up for tenure. Something must have happened, and I'm really curious about what it might have been.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/18/bill-maher-takes-on-michelle-rhee/Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-66340960082668444102014-04-03T13:05:41.755-07:002014-04-03T13:05:41.755-07:00Excellent response. PS....Giuseppe how do you real...Excellent response. PS....Giuseppe how do you really feel? ; )czarejshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089312317697283489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-3964765898549341812014-04-03T08:41:02.514-07:002014-04-03T08:41:02.514-07:00But wait, there's more. I'm also enraged a...But wait, there's more. I'm also enraged at his majesty's (Maher) very biased comments against Italy and Greece. What a nice way to stereotype and demean whole nations. Maher is a pumped up little man who struts around in his miasma of self love and narcissism gone wild. He can shove his so called and overinflated words of wisdom up his various body orifices.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-20599214544158090502014-04-03T07:40:03.735-07:002014-04-03T07:40:03.735-07:00I am really disgusted and appalled at Bill Maher&#...I am really disgusted and appalled at Bill Maher's comments about tenure. I'm not really sure if I will be watching his show any more. As I understand it, tenure has been around in NJ for about 100 years and NJ schools always rank in the top tier of schools in the country. Tenure has not hurt the performance of NJ schools. Without tenure, seniority and LIFO, older more expensive teachers would be dumped by the truckloads, no matter how great they are. Without tenure, teachers could be fired any time some wacko parent files a complaint against a teacher for any stupid reason. The reality is, they want to take everything away from teachers, not just tenure; they want to abolish teacher unions, collective bargaining rights, seniority, LIFO and defined benefit pensions. Welcome to the non-stop, 24/7 all out war against teachers.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-83480285945220730742014-04-03T06:53:17.982-07:002014-04-03T06:53:17.982-07:00And don't forget, teachers don't grant tea...And don't forget, teachers don't grant teachers tenure...administrators do. It's pretty intuitive to tell, in three years, whether or not a person has the talent, commitment and skills to become a good teacher. Hold administrators accountable for their decisions!JanetMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688630747176374407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-61855516598875287502014-04-03T06:31:40.676-07:002014-04-03T06:31:40.676-07:00Did you send this to Bill? I would love to know he...Did you send this to Bill? I would love to know he read it. Who knows, maybe he would even respond?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18340190770180629548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-86673129336545961782014-04-03T03:59:24.513-07:002014-04-03T03:59:24.513-07:00We have tenure because the product teachers make c...We have tenure because the product teachers make can not be measured in dollars and cents...an education. We don't get to choose our materials...either books or children. We don't get to choose our methodology...state standards or CCSS. We don't get to pick how we are evaluated...testing/observations. So, wait why would anyone take this job? Because we LOVE TEACHING and THERE IS SOME SECURITY IN TENURE IF YOU DO A GREAT JOB!cmooretechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447078076991232738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-32567064067075165662014-04-03T00:34:37.940-07:002014-04-03T00:34:37.940-07:00Come on Bill...champion for the people. Come on Bill...champion for the people. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685408446084686714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-35597183577528563442014-04-02T21:55:32.358-07:002014-04-02T21:55:32.358-07:00Excellent Article. Thank you.Excellent Article. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845965561348143913noreply@blogger.com