tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post7172001940597862931..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Comment from Roseanne McCosh a rank and file MORE and long-time Ed Notes supportered notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-16621708766636319512014-09-25T08:25:44.522-04:002014-09-25T08:25:44.522-04:00Nice Post ! the above person is right that teacher...Nice Post ! the above person is right that teachers all over the country are in deep trouble and why we are starting new caucus just when we have to band them together to protect there and ours profession?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660839631468621396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-19104444083624828592014-09-23T11:39:23.069-04:002014-09-23T11:39:23.069-04:00This discussion over Sharpton, police, climate con...This discussion over Sharpton, police, climate control is frightful. Teachers all over the country are in deep trouble. Why start a new caucus now when we need to band together to protect our profession and ourselves? I know as an outsider I have no right to comment, but I am not that good at keeping my mouth shut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-10772893909850146112014-09-22T13:30:07.619-04:002014-09-22T13:30:07.619-04:00I believe my comments were similar in nature, but ...I believe my comments were similar in nature, but either were not posted or deleted. It's not a union's place to divide members, although Unity is doing a pretty good job at that. The focus of our union should be our working conditions which are also student conditions. Social Justice to me has more to do with helping the students and their families with access to good medical care, social services, after-school programs, small class sizes, and able to allow teachers to teach at the child's grade level rather than a test. School should be an enjoyable, safe place filled with caring teachers--no matter what color, creed, religion, etc. Those who want to express their political views outside of education issues have that right. But it shouldn't be a union issue. As for Portleos, I didn't even know what was happening until I saw the comment section at NYC Educator. I do know you and others fought for him. And even after that, he would post things on Facebook that made it difficult for those who defended him. I got the impression Randi and Mulgrew are trying to get him to form a new coalition. I doubt many teachers will follow him. I know I won't.<br /> But at the same time, I am losing my faith in MORE because I find them growing away from the everyday problems in the classroom to other issues that have nothing to do with fighting Reforms. Yes, there should be more diversity in our schools, but are we taking about Affirmative Action? (I saw this in a MORE email I received.) Or do we want the best and brightest and most creative in the classroom regardless of their background? <br />If MORE is in turmoil, it's from within their rank than those on the frontline who are more concerned with making it through the school day. Maybe we do need a new coalition. But not one spearheaded by Randi or Portleos, but the ones Rose talks about in her comment. She speaks for me and the majority of teachers, and maybe should be leading MORE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com