Here Karen takes apart Arnie (he's be arrested if he tried to teach because he is not credentialed) and because he doesn't know what to do - see her great impression of Arne - he says let someone else - the privatizers - do it.
Lois looks at the global aspect of the market based deforms. And talks about the national impact of the CORE victory in Chicago. And she gives a shout out to our pals in Teachers Unite.
Educators Push Back Against Obama’s "Business Model" for School Reforms
It’s back-to-school season. As millions of children around the country begin a new school year, the Obama administration is aggressively moving forward on a number of education initiatives, from expanding charter schools to implementing new national academic standards. We talk to Karen Lewis, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, and Lois Weiner, a professor of education at New Jersey City University. [includes rush transcript]
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/3/educators_push_back_against_obamas_business
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/3/educators_push_back_against_obamas_business
If my last name was Weiner (slang for a hot dog), I'd be careful about sitting next to Lewis!
ReplyDeleteKaren Lewis has created a group of whinny princesses called Chicago teachers! Now that teachers arrive when students arrive and leave when students leave there are more safety and security issues. Wow I would love to hold a position that allows people to work 6-7 hours a day and have summer off too. Yet they still find time to complain about what they aren't getting. Whinny Whinny teachers! Karen Lewis is a disaster she is not for the institution of good education she is for herself and her own big ego!
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