Quotes of the Day
"What drives me crazy is that there is so much disinformation and downright hostility towards teachers these days. The fact that they get scapegoated so much is a huge disservice to society."
"The vast accounting trick [of current educational accountability systems] sooner or later will implode and leave the shareholders - the public - holding an empty bag."
"Education used to have the fad of the month - now we have the fad of the Chancellor."
Comments
Playing the victim seems to be fashionable among certain Presidential aspirants this year.
Did Ms. Weingarten end with a few artfully choked back tears as well?
Posted by: truthteller | April 10, 2008 9:02 PM
Crocodile tears for sure since Weingarten has been a willing partner in so many of the "reforms," which is why she is the favorite teacher union president running the gamut from Paige to Rotherham to Broad. The rule of thumb: what the UFT says is for PR purposes. Just watch what they do.
Posted by: Norm | April 10, 2008 11:28 PM
It's crazy to me that Weingarten is so popular among the folks Norm mentions. She has been an obstructionist thorn in the side of meaningful reform the entire time she's been in office, but because she's not quite as backwards and corrupt as her fringe would have her be (or as other union bosses are), she get accolades from otherwise rational people.
A little bit horrible for kids is still horrible for kids.
Posted by: Socrates | April 11, 2008 8:37 AM
With opposition from BOTH Norman Scott and Socrates, Randi Weingarten must be doing something right...
Posted by: Rosa Bernstein | April 12, 2008 1:03 PM