How to Negotiate with Terrorists... er, Republicans
Daniele Varé - "Diplomacy is the art of letting the other guy have your way."There has been a lot of hand wringing in the past few weeks (tempered by our 'victory' on DADT) about how Obama was never a...
View ArticleWhy are they™ trying to destroy education?
After teacherken's excellent diary on the Wake County, NC decision to hire DC crony and educational neophyte General Tata to run its schools, I thought it might be time to share some of the information...
View ArticleThe Myth of Sputnik
I am tired, damn tired, of people not thinking.As a teacher I don't have a problem with ignorance; ignorance can be fixed. As my first mentor teacher said, however, "You can't fix stupid." I am going...
View ArticleBREAKING: Republicans to Take Away Teacher Rights in NC
Just got an alert from the Classroom Teachers Association of NC. A bill has been introduced by Republican Majority Whip, State Rep Ruth Samuelson that would take away what little rights teachers have...
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The Value of a Teacher
Up in Wisconsin, there’s more going on to undercut public education than Governor Walker’s budget cuts or the stalled-for-now union busting. There’s also the Value-Added Research Center. The wonderful...
View ArticleI'm a Disappointment
According to a vituperative old woman— I'll not disclose who, sorry—, I'm a "disappointment to the profession and the professionals who work every day for students." Ouch. This despite acing the Praxis...
View ArticleTired of the Bull$hit about the Bull$hit
Over the past couple of weeks it's been getting worse. Everyday it seems like there's a new pair of competing diaries from the usual suspects doing the rhetorical equivalent of beating each other about...
View ArticleWhy Do They** Hate Us?*
I haven't written much (and certainly haven't hit publish) in a great while, mainly due to fear. I cannot afford to become embroiled in politics when I don't have a job. With the legislature in my...
View ArticlePersuasion: The Two Mechanics
In keeping with the FP piece on Joe Romm, I thought I’d have a go at turning something of our political discourse into a metaphor (metty-for in redneck-ese). Technically, I suppose it would actually be...
View ArticleFake Birth Video is a Fake!
Big surprise.Vice has a video up (here) purporting to be show the birth of Obama in Kenya. This is so much better than his gay-married muslim wedding ring. I mean, it shows everything you could ever...
View ArticleEnd Game for Education in NC
North Carolina, my adopted state, has passed a budget that deprofessionalizes teachers (eliminating tenure, establishing 'pay for excellence,' removing stepped increases for experience and advanced...
View ArticleThe NEA is Confused - Most Teachers Distrust Common Core
The NEA released a survey yesterday purporting to show that the vast major it of educators support the Gates/Broad/Pearson test-fest that is the Common Core State Standards Initiative.According to a...
View ArticleHow to Negotiate with Terrorists... er, Republicans
Daniele Varé - "Diplomacy is the art of letting the other guy have your way."There has been a lot of hand wringing in the past few weeks (tempered by our 'victory' on DADT) about how Obama was never a...
View ArticleWhy are they™ trying to destroy education?
After teacherken's excellent diary on the Wake County, NC decision to hire DC crony and educational neophyte General Tata to run its schools, I thought it might be time to share some of the information...
View ArticleThe Myth of Sputnik
I am tired, damn tired, of people not thinking.As a teacher I don't have a problem with ignorance; ignorance can be fixed. As my first mentor teacher said, however, "You can't fix stupid." I am going...
View ArticleBREAKING: Republicans to Take Away Teacher Rights in NC
Just got an alert from the Classroom Teachers Association of NC. A bill has been introduced by Republican Majority Whip, State Rep Ruth Samuelson that would take away what little rights teachers have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Value of a Teacher
Up in Wisconsin, there’s more going on to undercut public education than Governor Walker’s budget cuts or the stalled-for-now union busting. There’s also the Value-Added Research Center. The wonderful...
View ArticleI'm a Disappointment
According to a vituperative old woman— I'll not disclose who, sorry—, I'm a "disappointment to the profession and the professionals who work every day for students." Ouch. This despite acing the Praxis...
View ArticleTired of the Bull$hit about the Bull$hit
Over the past couple of weeks it's been getting worse. Everyday it seems like there's a new pair of competing diaries from the usual suspects doing the rhetorical equivalent of beating each other about...
View ArticleWhy Do They** Hate Us?*
I haven't written much (and certainly haven't hit publish) in a great while, mainly due to fear. I cannot afford to become embroiled in politics when I don't have a job. With the legislature in my...
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