tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post7367514700527905484..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Bill Perkins Charter School Hearing: The Longest Dayed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-66233154109133571322010-04-23T16:55:29.305-04:002010-04-23T16:55:29.305-04:00Oh, and I thought Perkins did a great job! I was l...Oh, and I thought Perkins did a great job! I was laughing when he was reprimanding the man?... boy?... clown? in the bow tie for saying he was a liar. :)<br /><br />I didn't see/hear Mulgrew's testimony but I have heard him speak many time before on TV interviews and in person and I have the utmost respect for him. We finally have a real educator who knows the issues representing us. Now if we could just get some real educators calling the shots at the DOE maybe we could really see schools begin to improve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-75701386612966986342010-04-23T16:46:36.611-04:002010-04-23T16:46:36.611-04:00I watched a few hours of the live streaming yester...I watched a few hours of the live streaming yesterday afternoon/evening. I still don't understand why anyone would be against oversights and accountability for charter schools.. whether you're for or against them, it just makes sense. I listened to you speak Norm and I thought you did a wonderful job!<br /><br />A few comments on what I saw/read about the hearings:<br /><br />From the signs outside it seems like the pro-charter parents aren't happy just having their successful schools, they want to destroy the public schools, the teachers' unions and the public school teachers in the process... why??? <br /><br />There are some bad teachers in the system, I've run into a few during my 15 years teaching in NYC in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan (mostly at very troubled schools which makes me wonder if they were always bad teachers of if they had been so beaten down by the out-of- control students and the "system" that they had given up) BUT and this is a BIG BUT... the OVERWHELMING majority of the teachers I've worked with (at least 400) are talented, hardworking, ethical people who absolutely want the best for their students. It's true that many are frustrated by being forced to follow strict, scripted programs that they know are not helping their students. They KNOW what works better but to use their proven methods might put them in jeopardy of being sent to the rubber room or losing their positions and their pensions. So they conform, they try to make it work, but they are feeling a bit defeated. There's a climate of fear and intimidation in the NYC public schools. Rag papers like the NY Post constantly attacking the UFT and NYC teachers are hurting not only the teachers but the children of NYC. Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein have in my opinion been disastrous for NYC Public Education. Now we have the charter brigade who for some unknown reason think they have to destroy public schools in order to be successful.<br /><br />I'm tired of hearing "It's about the children" Yes, it's about the children but no, it's not ONLY about the children. The adults in the school community matter too. Some of us still have respect for those who've come before us, those who have dedicated their lives to educating children. Yes, we CARE about our colleagues and why shouldn't we?? Should they be dismissed for incompetence because they might not be able to sit on the floor anymore without struggling to get up? They may be within years of retirement... should we push them down further or give them a hand to help them get back up. Or perhaps give them a chair to sit in as they conference with their students. Have we become such an ageist society that we think our elders no longer have any value? Should we eat our old so that the young arrogant teachers like those at Education4Excellence can stay?<br /><br />Of course we're there for the children and there's not one person at my current school (or at nearly all of the schools I've worked) who doesn't get that. But must it be an all or nothing.. can't we care about the children AND care about our colleagues as well? Can't we care about all the "people" in our lives... young AND old?<br /><br />Good teachers come in many shapes, sizes, colors, nationalities and ages. Stop the insanity! Let's FIX the problems in the schools so that all students and teachers can have a place of learning where they feel valued, respected and productive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-36280028470965124622010-04-23T09:06:12.603-04:002010-04-23T09:06:12.603-04:00Thanks for the time you put into sharing all of th...Thanks for the time you put into sharing all of the info from yesterday's hearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-78033370539699454432010-04-23T08:04:56.884-04:002010-04-23T08:04:56.884-04:00I don't know for sure. Just making a guess fro...I don't know for sure. Just making a guess from comments he makes as KS. Could be someone else that I have in mind.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-66662198751384378702010-04-23T07:54:22.304-04:002010-04-23T07:54:22.304-04:00Hm...so we know the identity of the commenter Kitc...Hm...so we know the identity of the commenter Kitchen Sink on GS? What a tool that guy is. From the very quick googling that I did, it seems that all is not peachy at Harlem Link...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-72373834071044795002010-04-23T05:41:36.191-04:002010-04-23T05:41:36.191-04:00Hey, we don't work for the DoE. We work for t...Hey, we don't work for the DoE. We work for the kids we teach!NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.com