Here is Michelle Rhee, as reviewed by Mercedes Schneider in part viii of her study of the board of the National Council of Teacher Quality.
Mercedes Schneider is a teacher in Louisiana who holds a Ph.D. In statistics and research methods.
Here she is at her best, doing a close examination of the life and work of Michelle Rhee.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Wow! A must read and how sad for the state of our country and our culture that a fraud like her gets any attention.
You know, it is actually heartbreaking to read this, but you must.
Great closer (see below), Mercedes and thank you so much for researching and writing.
I wouldn’t let Rhee walk my dog.
I think we need us a quick recap:
Michelle Rhee demonstrates poor judgment in not only in the manner in which she supervises children, but also in the manner in which she sociopathically carries herself in discussions of her mishandlings. Furthermore, Rhee is twisted-proud enough to film herself destroying the professional careers of adults. In addition, she unabashedly represents all that is the corporate reform movement, including openly declaring war on traditional education. Also, Rhee advocates results, and she believes she should be able to purchase those results with six-figure-and-beyond financial backing. Finally, like many so-called reformers, Rhee is willing to fabricate results and expects to be believed even though her words contradict both evidence and common sense.
Is Rhee suited for NCTQ?
Absolutely no way, no how.
I wouldn’t even allow her a supervised visit to my own classroom.
On my way to work each morning I sometimes listen to WLS AM 890 talk radio, which tends to be a conservative talk station (Rush, Hannity, Levin, etc) One morning last week Michelle Rhee was a studio guest while she was in Chicago. Referencing her kids ability to play soccer she said in the interview, “My own kids suck.”
nice
I saw this posted months ago and I think the poster was efavorite. I hope he or she doesn’t mind, but I saved it and I will repost here. It says all you need to know about
Rhee in addition to the research shared by Mercedes. It really doesn’t say much for our culture that she has achieved fame and shame on Oprah!
There are links that support this and I will cut and paste in the next dialogue box.
Thank you to efavorite (if my memory is correct)
Here are some talking points on Rhee with supporting links:
Please let people know why many public school teachers have a problem with Ms Rhee,
1. She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about her students’ achievement as a TFA intern;
2. She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about the alleged media attention she claimed on her resume;
3. She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about the DCPS budget;
4. She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about the reason(s) teachers were fired without due process under her watch;
5.She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about any and all educational research;
6. She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about test scores under her watch (they went DOWN during her 3rd year after shrinking during her 2nd, after nearly two decades of steady increases. The more she “reformed” the worse the student’s performance, IF you accept test results as a measure. Look at the trends.);
7. She lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth about cheating on these tests.
Now remember… SHE PERSONALLY BEEFITED for each of these misstatements, in fact, HER VERY IDENTITY as an “education expert” is her SACRED STORY based ENTIRELY on these falsehoods.
Rhee is a self promoting huckster….Not the savior of public education.
Hi Linda,
I posted that, but others may have also, as I (and others) have posted it in several places around the “inter webs”.
It is not at all original to me. Something very similar was sent to me by a friend. I tweaked it and added to it. I think a lot of the points originated from someone responding to a Jay Matthews article in the Wa. Post.
Support and further info can be found at the listed links.
Thank you for clarifying. I remembered the wrong moniker. Efavorite is definitely up on the Rhee ruse, but props to you. We have to stick together. 🙂
Specifics on these ‘misstatements’ are in my posts below.
efavorite here — I couldn’t have said it better myself — but as ang points out, I didn’t. I’m all for reposting good material – my own or others — and appreciate Linda’s attempt at attribution.
Perhaps the way to do it, if not sure about the writer, is to just acknowledge that it’s a post originally written by another commenter.
I’ve shamelessly repeated myself on numerous blogs and newspaper articles, urging others to do same (as long as the comments are factual and if possible, clearly referenced). I know that it’s made a difference, because I’d eventually see reporters pick up on the same material.
I decided to do this after seeing how Rhee was spreading misinformation and downright lies to an eager press that was either not checking the facts or didn’t care about them. Eventually the press saw there was better story in the facts – and the facts were available if they’d only do a little investigating.
And, jim, this is not the first time she’s said this. (Perhaps that’s why her children live with their father.) Remember her Students First statement after the Sandy Hook tragedy about children being “assets?” (As in market terms, one may surmise.)
I didn’t realize that. What a prize!
Links:
For support of all of these please see the following:
http://gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com/ http://www.thefrustratedteacher.com/search/label/michelle%20rhee http://www.rheefirst.com/ ]http://www.rheefirst.com/
To Jim and retired:
Oh yes…I was so shocked by her statement (teaching only a few towns away from sandy hook and losing a former friend and colleague, the principal, Dawn Hochsprung) that I copied her pathetic statement and saved it on my iPad. I thought surely she will be embarrassed and change it later.
Here it is word for word. How more repugnant could she get? Once again her fraudulent organization is going to save the day:
Following today’s tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the entire StudentsFirst family is mourning with the victims, their families, and the entire community of Newtown, Connecticut. We have offered our colleagues in the state any assistance they may need.
There are no adequate words to express the horror and senseless nature of violence in our schools. It happens far too often in our country. As a mother myself, I understand the hesitation every parent will feel in the coming days when they kiss their children and send them off to school — to a place of learning and growth that ought to be a safe haven from violence.
Our children are our most valuable assets, and we lost too many of them today. Today’s event forces us to ask ourselves: how are we expected to foster an environment in which students can learn, grow, thrive, and set off on positive life-paths when we cannot guarantee basic needs such as their safety?
But events like these also strengthen our resolve to do exactly that — improve schools for children and thereby improve entire communities. The entire StudentsFirst organization — including the members of our team in Connecticut — recommit ourselves to that mission today, as we pause to send our thoughts and prayers to those affected in Newtown.
From http://www.dictionary.com
Asset
noun
1. a useful and desirable thing or quality: Organizational ability is an asset.
2. a single item of ownership having exchange value.
3. assets.
a. items of ownership convertible into cash; total resources of a person or business, as cash, notes and accounts receivable, securities, inventories, goodwill, fixtures, machinery, or real estate ( opposed to liabilities ).
b. Accounting. the items detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to liabilities and capital.
c. all property available for the payment of debts, especially of a bankrupt or insolvent firm or person.
d. Law. property in the hands of an heir, executor, or administrator, that is sufficient to pay the debts or legacies of a deceased person.
Origin:
1525–35; back formation from assets, in phrase have assets, literally, have enough (to pay obligations) < Anglo-French, Old French asez enough. See assai1
Definition of ass…see here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=michelle+rhee+with+ruler&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2G4ZUcH1LvPI0AGo54DQAw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=672#biv=i|1;d|xKzGj99UjudSkM:
Ms. Rhee feels that the teachers unions are the largest obstacle to “reform” and they protect bad teachers. It is obvious that her distain for unions is because she knows that there is NOT a union in the world that would come to the defense of her criminal behavior. It is insulting that an individual with her record is the expert of what a “good” teacher looks like.
Beautiful, she left out that Rhee gave up custody of her own children also. You can watch her entire presentation in L.A. at George1la on You Tube along with California DFER leader Gloria Romero at her press conference and many other issues on education and otherwise.
MICHELLE RHEE, SCORCHED EARTH & THE Bunch’o’Lies PROGRAM (PART 1)
In a couple of years time Michelle Rhee will be up there with Sarah Palin
on the lists of people we used to think were important.
No time like the present to both give her credit & call her out on her lies.
I will give Ms. Rhee credit for one thing –
as a DC parent principals and teachers told me repeatedly
that the central office was more efficient in responding to school requests
for repairs, etc. once she was Chancellor. Good.
But the rest of her programs were based on a bunch of lies —
in fact, you could call it the bunch’o’lies program.
The lies started with the Resume she submitted for the job,
continued on to her explanations as to why she fired teachers
(see her Jan 2010 letter to the DC City Council, where she admits this)
and roll on with her well-polished routines on Oprah
& Jon Stewart.
They culminate in these lies:
1–That her reforms actually did something to close the achievement gap in DC
2–That there was no cheating on standardized tests during her chancellorship
2a–If there was, she had no suspicions
3—That when she fired people for budgetary reasons (Reduction in Force firings),
she really didn’t think she had the money
(When she was later shocked to find she had the money, she did not rehire the teachers)
4 –She fired those 266 teachers without due-process (or good math)
because they were hitting children or having sex with kids or had been absent 78 times.
I’m sorry, #4 was true — for 9 out of the 266.
Of those 9, exactly one was accused of sexual misconduct,
6 had served suspensions for corporal punishment
2 allegedly had poor attendance records.
The other 257? They just got in Rhee’s way.
And if lives were ruined, you don’t worry.
After all, how are you going to open all those Charter Schools
if you don’t get rid of the DCPS teachers?
If you want to clear the ground, start the fire, see it burn,
scorch the earth and live with the consequences
for others.
Footnote on Rhee’s Resume:
Ms. Rhee claimed the following on the resume she submitted for the DC Chancellor position:
“Over a two-year period, moved students scoring at the 13th percentile on national
standardized tests to 90 percent of students scoring at the 90th percentile or higher.”
THAT is a miracle.
But there is more evidence to support St. Patrick’s
having banished the snakes from Ireland than there is for this.
People are looking for the data, however.
This is what the Washington Post found two years ago, based on a study
by former D.C. math teacher, Guy Brandenburg:
“There were no separate results for Rhee or any other Harlem Park teacher. The study also noted that many students at the struggling Baltimore school were not tested.
But the results were presented in enough detail to raise questions about whether any single class could have made strides of the magnitude Rhee depicted on her resume.
Rhee said she taught second grade for two years, then third grade in 1994-95. In that year, Rhee said, her class made a major leap in achievement.
The study found that third-graders overall at the school made gains that year in reading and math. But they finished nowhere near the 90th percentile.
[see nick anderson, Rhee faces renewed scrutiny over depiction of students’ progress when she taught,http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021007438.html%5D
Michelle Rhee is in Seattle promoting her book and then on Thursday she will be at the Commonwealth Club speaking in San Francisco. I just hope that these liberal areas do not fall for her bogus ideas on educational reform. She likes to call herself “radical”, but when has anyone ever considered standardized testing radical?
Reactionary would be more appropriate.
Unfortunately, Rhee is getting lots of press and many Americans are unaware of the damage she inflicts on our students. We need to find a way to get out the truth about her to the vast majority of naive Americans who believe they should give her ideas a chance.
Michelle Rhee – The famous former Washington DC School District Chancellor
Michelle Rhee on OPRAH
Michelle Rhee on abc’s ThisWeek
Michelle Rhee on The DailyShow with Jon Stewart
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-4-2013/michelle-rhee
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-4-2013/exclusive—michelle-rhee-extended-interview-pt–2
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-4-2013/exclusive—michelle-rhee-extended-interview-pt–3
pbs.org FRONTLINE: The Education of Michelle Rhee
http://video.pbs.org/video/2323979463/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/education-of-michelle-rhee/
Why Teach For America works – Michelle Rhee
A Two-Tier Proposal for Teacher Pay – Michelle Rhee
Time Magazine: Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862444-2,00.html
Michelle Rhee Discusses “Waiting for Superman,” Charter Schools And Sch… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLih24QdwH8
Stanford University: A Conversation on “Waiting for Superman” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzrjo7Fvs1A
“Radical” Fighting to Put Students First should be a must read for all studentsfirst.org members! Michelle Rhee’s new book, “RADICAL: Fighting to Put Students First,” is now in stores! For more information about where you can find it, to read an excerpt from the book, and to share your story about education in America visit the official site at http://www.edradical.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/edradical.
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/michelle-rhee/510ff3b02b8c2a138f000747
Michelle Rhee at the ACE 2011 Spring Luncheon https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=mO9F-amHDuw
Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson (4/20/11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=OCcNzh7C_Tk&feature=endscreen
Michelle A. Rhee 03.17.11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD0g8Jb9l78
Cornell Alumni: Olin Lecture 2012: Michelle Rhee ’92https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwFD-wkAEi8
Harvard Public Health: Michelle Rhee, Former Chancellor of Washington D.C. Public Schoolshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH0twXcxNUY
Geoffrey Canada – Conversations at KCTS 9
Geoffrey Canada interviewed by Julian Bond: Explorations in Black Leadership …
“Waiting for Superman” the documentary and Bloomberg documentary “Risk Takers” Michelle Rhee should a required screening for all studentsfirst.org members. I saw them on Netflix and became an instant member of studentsfirst.org and Michelle Rhee follower.
“Won’t Back down” the movie is another example to screen to all studentsfirst.org members.
Share the reasons you fight for education reform. Your story will inspire others to get involved. So tell us: Why are you working to put students first? http://www.studentsfirst.org/facebook-story
Check out today’s blog by StudentsFirst staffer Charity Hallman, “One size fits all, or so they said,” on The Fordham Institute’s “Education Gadfly Daily: FLYPAPER” blog.
To view the Fordham study, “When Teachers Choose Pension Plans: The Florida Story,” visit http://www.studentsfirst.org/fordham-study-on-fl-teacher-pension-reform
Watch MAKER videos on StudentFirst Founder Michelle Rhee visit http://www.makers.com/michelle-rhee
Michelle Rhee – The famous former Washington DC School District Chancellor
Michelle Rhee on OPRAH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPsqO17f6Lw
Michelle Rhee on abc’s ThisWeek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nep1mcaFthU
Michelle Rhee on The DailyShow with Jon Stewart
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-4-2013/michelle-rhee
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-4-2013/exclusive—michelle-rhee-extended-interview-pt–2
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-4-2013/exclusive—michelle-rhee-extended-interview-pt–3
pbs.org FRONTLINE: The Education of Michelle Rhee
http://video.pbs.org/video/2323979463/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/education-of-michelle-rhee/
Why Teach For America works – Michelle Rhee
A Two-Tier Proposal for Teacher Pay – Michelle Rhee
Time Magazine: Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862444-2,00.html
Michelle Rhee Discusses “Waiting for Superman,” Charter Schools And Sch… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLih24QdwH8
Stanford University: A Conversation on “Waiting for Superman” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzrjo7Fvs1A
“Radical” Fighting to Put Students First should be a must read for all studentsfirst.org members! Michelle Rhee’s new book, “RADICAL: Fighting to Put Students First,” is now in stores! For more information about where you can find it, to read an excerpt from the book, and to share your story about education in America visit the official site at http://www.edradical.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/edradical.
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/michelle-rhee/510ff3b02b8c2a138f000747
Michelle Rhee at the ACE 2011 Spring Luncheon https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=mO9F-amHDuw
Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson (4/20/11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=OCcNzh7C_Tk&feature=endscreen
Michelle A. Rhee 03.17.11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD0g8Jb9l78
Cornell Alumni: Olin Lecture 2012: Michelle Rhee ’92https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwFD-wkAEi8
Harvard Public Health: Michelle Rhee, Former Chancellor of Washington D.C. Public Schoolshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH0twXcxNUY
http://fora.tv/2013/02/07/Michelle_Rhee_Fighting_to_Put_Students_First
Geoffrey Canada – Conversations at KCTS 9
Geoffrey Canada interviewed by Julian Bond: Explorations in Black Leadership …
“Waiting for Superman” the documentary and Bloomberg documentary “Risk Takers” Michelle Rhee should a required screening for all studentsfirst.org members. I saw them on Netflix and became an instant member of studentsfirst.org and Michelle Rhee follower.
“Won’t Back down” the movie is another example to screen to all studentsfirst.org members.
Share the reasons you fight for education reform. Your story will inspire others to get involved. So tell us: Why are you working to put students first? http://www.studentsfirst.org/facebook-story
Check out today’s blog by StudentsFirst staffer Charity Hallman, “One size fits all, or so they said,” on The Fordham Institute’s “Education Gadfly Daily: FLYPAPER” blog.
To view the Fordham study, “When Teachers Choose Pension Plans: The Florida Story,” visit http://www.studentsfirst.org/fordham-study-on-fl-teacher-pension-reform
Watch MAKER videos on StudentFirst Founder Michelle Rhee visit http://www.makers.com/michelle-rhee