Being a Reformer Means Excuses Are OK for You, Not Students

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1. Jon Awbrey says:

   April 20, 2013 at 2:46 pm

   Yes, the Sacrament of Reform is always valid, no matter how flawed its Priest.

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2. readingexchange says:

   April 20, 2013 at 3:17 pm

   Arthur Goldstein ‘s post should be in the “Snarky Hall of Fame”. Thanks for sharing.

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   • readingexchange says:

     April 20, 2013 at 3:27 pm

     … And the video is a masterpiece, as well.

     “If you live by the data, you die by it, too.”

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3. Ed Harris says:

   April 20, 2013 at 3:52 pm

   The reform crowd is much like the temperance movement or religious movement or a political movement- they have seen the true light and bear scorn for those who don’t agree with them.

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4. Joanna Best says:

   April 20, 2013 at 4:08 pm

   George Banks, from Mary Poppins:
   They must feel the thrill of totting up a balanced book, a thousand ciphers neatly in a row. When gazing at a graph that shows the profits up, their little cup of joy should overflow!

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5. George Buzzetti says:

   April 20, 2013 at 4:24 pm

   The writing and conceptualization is fantastic as is the art work and the speaker. I am sending this out. They are starting to crumble. You should have seen the faces and body language of the LAUSD board Tuesday when confronted on taking away teachers due process rights which is in legislation in California, AB 375. It is now loaded up onto the web.

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   • retiredbutmissthekids says:

     April 20, 2013 at 5:32 pm

     Great work, George! As Linda always says, “I don’t care what you say.” (I am referring, of course, to Rhee & her bunch.) I don’t believe that this investigation/pursuit of Rhee will stop–I firmly believe in “Never say never.” (After all, we have Diane!) As I said on NYC Educator–to quote Karen Lewis, John Belushi (in Animal House!) & others, “It isn’t over until WE say it’s over!”
     Yes, WE can! (And we WILL!)

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     • Alan says:

       April 21, 2013 at 8:08 am

       “Did we give up after the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!”

6. WordsMatter says:

   April 20, 2013 at 4:50 pm

   Everyone should watch the video. Oustanding!

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7. John Young says:

   April 20, 2013 at 11:20 pm

   Reblogged this on Transparent Christina.

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8. Hannah says:

   April 20, 2013 at 11:20 pm

   THAT MADE MY DAY!!!!

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9. Helen Olchak-Otero says:

   April 21, 2013 at 10:19 am

   Dear Dr. Ravitch, I am an ESL teacher in upstate NY. This week I administered the ELA exams. I was very upset with the procedure for ESL students. All ESL students who have been in this country for 1 year and 1 day must take the ELA exams, even if they can’t read. So, I put a very difficult exam in front of 6 students who cannot read in English and they pretended to be reading.Why not have a screening exam for these students so that we are not wasting time, paper and humiliating children.?
   I would like to exam past exams to see what was tested and how long the exams were. I am interested in the exams administered by NYC board of education from 1956-1967, is it possible to do this?

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