tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post8436154157888989218..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Ravitch and Weingarten Misdiagnose Pearson Issue --- by A Newark Teachered notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-17420622059756128722014-04-28T13:04:23.621-04:002014-04-28T13:04:23.621-04:00What is Randi doing to advance public school child...What is Randi doing to advance public school children, public school teachers and public education in the United States? Could you explain to me Norm why Randi was sitting on the board of InBloom? I am mystified.<br /><br />A Newark TeacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-40987816424226186342014-04-28T09:43:29.903-04:002014-04-28T09:43:29.903-04:00I do not condemn Diane Ravitch for her stance on R...I do not condemn Diane Ravitch for her stance on Randi and the teacher unions because Diane plays a political role in moving the unions - or nudging them in what she sees as a better direction. Though many of us know some of these "moves" is bullshit it is also not the worst thing to see Randi taking better positions - though always watch what she really does, not what she says. Leonie also often takes this same tack -- when Randi was on the board of inBloom it was Leonie who convinced her to leave and not give cover tho them. ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-47794900483854320552014-04-27T18:31:59.188-04:002014-04-27T18:31:59.188-04:00Sean,
I am happy at least one other human is will...Sean,<br /><br />I am happy at least one other human is willing to look reality straight in the face. From reading your blog, I have gathered that the circumstances in Buffalo are about on a par with Newark. How do we organize in an effective manner?<br /><br />A Newark TeacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-36085158524010093732014-04-27T16:51:49.178-04:002014-04-27T16:51:49.178-04:00What good has kissing Diane's butt done us? We...What good has kissing Diane's butt done us? We hear every day how she's the big player, she has major pull, she is a heavy hitter etc. Yet she is totally tone deaf and blind to the damage her dear friend Randi does the rank and filers every day in her filthy collusion with the likes of Gates et al. Last I heard Diane was enjoining us all the become BATS too. Has she paid one minute's worth of attention to what's going on in that looney bin of a group? If you dissent from anything Naison or his trolls declare you are banned. When I read a site like Atthechalkface that's packed with credible ed folk and I realize nearly all of them who ever had anything to do with BATS have distanced themselves from it I realize this is a group headed in the wrong direction kind of like AFT. NYSUT and NEA and for the same damned reasons -- the politic motives of the frontmen. Teachers don't need to be fronted by self serving power and prestige kleptomaniacs. We need leaders who can take as well as throw a punch. Not seeing this in any of the above mentioned groups. Earthy Girl, get real and stop dreaming. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-54786331365756766692014-04-27T14:34:31.597-04:002014-04-27T14:34:31.597-04:00Hello Earthy Girl,
I am working in the trenches i...Hello Earthy Girl,<br /><br />I am working in the trenches in a renew school in Newark. I am facing a layoff of 1,000 teachers in the next three years. State District Superintendent Anderson has applied to the State of New Jersey for an equivalency; a waiver from tenure and seniority protections. Diane has repeatedly recommended lawsuits for those in situations like mine who may lose their jobs. I am not in a financial position to file law suits. Randi is busy writing letters to Pearson and traveling around. She screwed Newark teachers with our "historic contract." If you have been following the blog, you will note that I have previously contributed my opinions. What course of action would you recommend to me Earthy Girl? Would it be better if I just shut up?<br /><br />A Newark TeacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-23188660168302453532014-04-27T14:07:51.001-04:002014-04-27T14:07:51.001-04:00First - it should be clear I did not write this pi...First - it should be clear I did not write this piece but ed notes' Newark Teacher correspondent did. While I do disagree with Diane on some stuff, especially on the union, I get that she has to play somewhat of a political game. Privately I have heard her say some things that shows she gets it. However, I am willing to publish people may not be where I am at and also given that this cuts to some of Randi's machinations it works just fine. There is no danger in crit Diane from the left -- but right wing attacks that she shills for the union have some credence and in fact I believe she helps give them some cover -- though I believe when she was at the UFT recently speaking she did lay some stuff on that made Mulgrew uncomfortable.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-45109610209532630982014-04-27T10:15:09.979-04:002014-04-27T10:15:09.979-04:00Norm, what's up? Do you really think attacking...Norm, what's up? Do you really think attacking Diane Ravitch is smart? Earthy Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157085303576637457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-14061929807675831532014-04-26T20:53:56.134-04:002014-04-26T20:53:56.134-04:00Amen to tweaking Ravitch for her protection of Wei...Amen to tweaking Ravitch for her protection of Weingarten and her pussyfooting around becuase Randi is her pal. Bullshit. She's no pal of teachers. And as long as I am on it when is Diane going to open her eyes to the clowncar that BATS has devolved into under Great dear Leader and his cadre of admiring acolytes? Until Ravitch gets her head outta he sand she accomplished nothing and she is no ally of thousands of teachers who need an ally with the juice everyone claims she has. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125018774502675730noreply@blogger.com