tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post7349075547671390947..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: E4E - Misuse of Influence at Truman HS: Group With Political Agenda Gains Entry During Professional Developmented notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-20819695273293448852012-12-19T19:02:19.660-05:002012-12-19T19:02:19.660-05:00Yes, I noticed the naive, slightly blissed-out, cu...Yes, I noticed the naive, slightly blissed-out, cult-like vibe among when some of us showed up to rain on their little parade of self-flattery ("I'm Not Satisfactory, I'm Excellent! I'm Not Satisfactory, I'm Excellent!"). A little creepy, and needless to say the organization itself is very insidious.<br /><br />TFA operates much the same way, with that corporate-friendly facade. Yes, so very friendly, as they take people's jobs, undermine working conditions, and work towards turning the schools completely over to their funders.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-3084825109937807562012-12-19T17:45:43.103-05:002012-12-19T17:45:43.103-05:00At the one E4E activity I attended (a pre-screenin...At the one E4E activity I attended (a pre-screening of a movie, followed by a "happy hour"), most of the attendees seemed to be recently-arrived-to-the-area young people, now teaching in the area because they lost their jobs to people more senior in places like Washington State and California. Because of this, they were a tad sour on unions. The E4E aparatchiks, on the other hand, appeared to be very young bright people who had no or very little involvement themselves in education. They were not teaching themselves, and either had never taught before, or had taught for only a very short period of time. They were simply hirees of E4E, apparently tho sell the program and ideology of the group. They're all very attractive, friendly and charismatic in a way that makes them likely to attract people. Above all, they're very, very, very POLITE, in a kind of cult-like, unnatural way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com