tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post5398481202799076107..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: My Comment on Ravitch Defense of Randied notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-16975805845922217182014-01-14T16:51:44.698-05:002014-01-14T16:51:44.698-05:00I just read a great editorial in The Civil-Service...I just read a great editorial in The Civil-Service Chief-Leader (Jan. 10th). Richard Steiner rightly points out that "strong" unions like the UFT have not supported New or "weaker" unions like the daycare workers union-or do I also dare say, the school bus drivers/matrons union. I think I even remember the UFT crossing a picked line at a hotel to hold a conference/convention. All unions have to stand together! We've seen the effect of divisiveness. If the leaders are not representing us, then we must elect new ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-69334006544158156972014-01-14T01:50:40.236-05:002014-01-14T01:50:40.236-05:00I think Ravitch opens a full can of worms every ti...I think Ravitch opens a full can of worms every time she writes a defense of Randi which she seems to do every few months. And this post put me on edge because it was from a former post months ago. Why not just comment on the original thread? I saw no need to repost any of this. <br />And while I agree with you that Diane has no clue as to what she has done to teachers although she does know how she has weakened public ed, I am always surprised by how people will defend Randi when in fact they know nothing about her. I may like Ravitch, but I certainly am not afraid to disagree with her. <br /><br />I am so glad you wrote something given the fact that she cheered VAM from day one. I understand from my sources she is not happy with the early childhood Common Core curriculum either. Well maybe she should have gone over the curriculum with a fine-tooth comb before endorsing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-45172167628687754612014-01-12T20:01:48.130-05:002014-01-12T20:01:48.130-05:00Well done, Norm. Thank you. Well done, Norm. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-79891575270578297872014-01-12T16:59:19.953-05:002014-01-12T16:59:19.953-05:00You wanted to know how to detect a person that is ...You wanted to know how to detect a person that is full of themselves? They (or he) uses a word like oughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-32947809384796467082014-01-12T15:38:42.139-05:002014-01-12T15:38:42.139-05:00I have confronted Dr. Ravitch on her site on sever...I have confronted Dr. Ravitch on her site on several occasions about her support for Weingarten.<br /><br />There have been few figures over the past 14 years who have had as much of a detrimental impact on public education was Weingarten has. Her posturings as coming from the trenches when her teaching at Barton was almost non-existant is insulting enough, her villifying of people who rightly condemned here for her anti-teacher stance is an absolute abomination.SubRexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-17021963062352988862014-01-12T14:40:26.584-05:002014-01-12T14:40:26.584-05:00Randi is full of shit. Diane can defend her as muc...Randi is full of shit. Diane can defend her as much as she wants. I am a Newark teacher and I eat the results of her ineptitude and unwillingness to listen every day. I also pay her money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com