tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post4169169207365453556..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Evaluation Deal: The Enemy, King/Bloomberg/etc or UFT/AFT/NYSUT Leadership?ed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-91941239123252384362013-06-04T05:10:28.466-04:002013-06-04T05:10:28.466-04:00Norm, if at this juncture MORE doesn't see the...Norm, if at this juncture MORE doesn't see the light, I don't see how effective they would ever be to truly defend the future of teaching in NYC. <br />MORE should be organizing a protest against Mulgrew. MORE be gathering signatures towarsd a vote of no confidence and simultaneously fundraise to put ads in newspapers. MORE should file a complaint with DOL re: DisUNITY not providing retiree mailing list. MORE should attack DisUNITY on as many fronts as they can.<br /><br />As a former CL I used to bombard the principal with grievance after grievance until the principal changed the destructive course he was attempting to go in. It worked at keeping him at bay. I have letters that principal wrote backing down from intended course. Sure principal and his sycophants hated me, but I knew what I was doing was for the present and future survival of the staff in an otherwise negative climate. <br /><br />All teachera that truly care about stufents are in serious jeopardy. So they needto go down swinging against all enemies, mainly the ones from within.<br /><br />Norm, I feel your frustration. I agree with you. If the younger MORE thinks they can continue using the tactics within the boundaries, they have not suffered enough. Another tactic is a sickout. And the thought of oh no what about the students... Well, given what we've just gotten, they don't matter anyway in the eyes of corporations and politicians, and their "education" will suffer anyways. <br /><br />this moment does not call for slacktivism(ie. blogging, tweeting, showing discontenr at useless rallies). The real education activist need to step up. <br /><br />Good Luck Norm in achieving that.<br /><br />thank you for keeping us posted, buthistorical accuracy does matter. That's why we have soooo many people ignorant about the world<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-57452104659189328362013-06-03T11:23:28.423-04:002013-06-03T11:23:28.423-04:00Funny that rallies are called after the bad deed i...Funny that rallies are called after the bad deed is a done deal!! The UFT's definition of rally is a hoax set up to make teachers feel the union is behind them 100% while in fact the union is making back-door deals to screw the rank and file. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-25337377756871801402013-06-03T07:23:45.676-04:002013-06-03T07:23:45.676-04:00Yeah, it's a "tyo". U for U!!!Yeah, it's a "tyo". U for U!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-77962372669520675212013-06-02T23:53:55.315-04:002013-06-02T23:53:55.315-04:00a mistake in a comment. Blog comments are exempt f...a mistake in a comment. Blog comments are exempt from grammar, historical accuracy etc Bataan, Bhutan - let's not get crazy here.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-6957305031972800652013-06-02T22:59:47.954-04:002013-06-02T22:59:47.954-04:00I'm assuming that reference to the "Bhuta...I'm assuming that reference to the "Bhutan" death march is a tyo. But, one should watch one's grammar, usage, historical accuracy, and so on, when discussing the injustice of receiving a U rating. Or did your lesson plan include American POW's driven to their deaths up the icy northern face of Annapurna by brutal Japanese guards. Such would earn you an "ineffective" under any rubric, not just Danielson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-13186667296302454142013-06-02T20:22:17.677-04:002013-06-02T20:22:17.677-04:003rd grade evals!!Oh no.Nowonder they are pressing ...3rd grade evals!!Oh no.Nowonder they are pressing the writing skills!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-63600879687916366312013-06-02T20:05:38.475-04:002013-06-02T20:05:38.475-04:00I am a Chapter Leader, and I am about to retire- t...I am a Chapter Leader, and I am about to retire- this has to rank as the biggest sell-out in 30 years of teaching in NYC!!! To think that Unity has the chutzpa to "spin" this total betrayal as if it is a "win-win" is beyond insulting- its working on the assumption that 75,000 of us will ALWAYS swallow the Party Line- which is basically the truth. My District Rep has already scheduled his "cameo" at my school for Tuesday, to "sell"/pacify/propagandize the chapter- I am planning to cut his "operation" to ribbons. I would urge other cl's, delegates,and members in general to do the same. Why let them demolish our careers and walk away scott free??? I am about to get a 2nd U rating, but I have the last vestiges of tenure to "protect" me- what about the poor shnooks I work with who now have to kowtow even more than before, and their 2nd "Ineffective" will mean the literal end of their teaching lives??? This capitulation is sooo blatant that I would urge members NOT to attend the 6/12 rally at all; vote with your feet by sitting the rally out. There will be the professional "boosters' there, so the photo op will happen regardless, but for me, it is like volunteering for the Bhutan Death March!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-7213581218522856802013-06-02T15:38:10.863-04:002013-06-02T15:38:10.863-04:00The rally should be AGAINST the UFT leadership.The rally should be AGAINST the UFT leadership.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-18970983112757106352013-06-02T14:23:32.560-04:002013-06-02T14:23:32.560-04:00Even under the pilot program the principals could ...Even under the pilot program the principals could not keep up with the paperwork and the data that had to be reported. Tests and tasks will be the norm of the day with precious little teaching, nevermind critical thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-130982300453638402013-06-02T12:11:55.463-04:002013-06-02T12:11:55.463-04:00Norm,
I'm with you. I signed up for the June ...Norm,<br /><br />I'm with you. I signed up for the June 12th rally. Now I wonder if I should just go and not identify myself as UFT or MORE and carry a sign that says something like: We were sold out, or Public School Teachers and the Profession is DOOMED, Time for a STRIKE...I might be retired faster than I want to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-80130295056116078582013-06-02T12:01:05.367-04:002013-06-02T12:01:05.367-04:00Norm the deal is a terrible blow to teachers. Any ...Norm the deal is a terrible blow to teachers. Any use of the danielson model means that principals can play gotcha. How do you use a rubric with 22 goals and hundreds of subsets? <br /><br />Principals don't even know what to look for. They'll make teachers jump through more hoops. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com