One of the bloggers I admire most is G.F. Brandenburg. Compared to me, he is a veteran blogger. He has been chronicling the foibles of “reform” since 2009. His blog revealed that Michelle Rhee’s claims of having been a miracle teacher were bogus. He has followed her career since she left D.C.; do a search on his site and you will discover an interesting number of blogs about inflated claims in D.C.
I don’t know Brandenburg but I do know he is a retired math teacher, which means he insists on evidence. Assertions and spin and bold promises don’t make it past his rigorous scrutiny. He demands honesty and transparency.
So I am happy to say that this morning, he advised his readers to follow this blog. That means I passed his test. That’s harder than the SAT or the ACT or PISA.
Thank you, Mr. Brandenburg.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Another great teacher (retired) from DCPS!
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Give me one good reason I should support teacher’s unions. What good did they do for the city of Chicago? Heck, give me one positive thing Obama has done for our country.
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Yo, Evan. Wrong time, place and blog. I suggest Redstate or Mitt WItt’s page. On the other hand, nothing we could say would convince you otherwise. Yes?
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Y’know, a teacher could probably help you with your reading comprehension difficulties.
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It is about time you two teamed up!
Seriously, I am a big fan of Brandenburg’s blog, great info.
If any of Dr. Ravitch’s readers aren’t familiar, head on over and read up!
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You are most welcome, Diane. Your output if useful information exceeds mine now by a factor of a hundred or so. I don’t know how you do it. Thanks for your hard work.
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I find myself echoing Diane’s appreciation for your work, but as you well know, good teaching and learning is both an individual and collective effort, involving both the heart and the mind.
I humbly thank you for your blog, with thanks as well to Edushyster and JerseyJazzman and Gary Rubinstein and Ms, Katie and some others, but particular thanks go to Diane who has somehow found a way to create an online education community that is truly concerned about “better education for all.”
By doing what she does, Diane amplifies your voice and that of others. And that discussion is what the edubullies fear most: the pouring forth of logic, facts, experience, honesty.
Look at it this way: wouldn’t ArneRhee&Co. just love to duct tape all your mouths with an underlay of superglue and just shut y’all up forever? Put another way: a very good AP once said to me —and it applies to all the folks I mentioned above— “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
That’s why when Diane goes on media forums they put three or four edudeformers up against her. They’re just trying to even the odds…
🙂
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