As you know, I went for knee surgery on May 9. From that date until now, I have been blogging on either an iPad or a cell phone. When I got back to my desk computer, I just discovered over 300 comments that somehow went missing. I approved those that were real.
My apologies for losing them during the period. I am sure you understand.
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Yes we do. Glad to hear from you again, and I really hope that your physical condition will improve soon.
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You have done an amazing job. Some R and R should be on your agenda, and the rehab at home.
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Assume this is great news – you are back home, right?
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Great to hear you are back home. Means a lot to all of us.
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Nobody anywhere blames you for the iPAD or the spam filter, of course. It’s almost funny in retrospect, how I was literally scared witless when my comments went dark Sunday morning.
It was beyond reason, worrying that something had gone terribly wrong, and then worrying that the comments were straining you as you tried to recover from your embolism, and you had to dial them down in self defense. Thanks for tweeting out the photo of you with your walker, which finally calmed us all down. You’re looking good!
Be well, dear moderator.
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Diane, so glad you are behind your desk again and feeling better. Take good care of you. Sending prayers your way..Julie
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Wishing you health, rest, relaxation, and enjoyment of the world of words….that unique gift you offer the world. Glad you’re back home!
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Understood.
It is kind of you to apologize, but no apologies are necessary.
Take care of yourself.
😎
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and how are you doing now Diane? I was hoping someone would respond to my request for a sample letter to the editor that I can use to support tom torlakson, but so far, not.
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Thanks, Lauren. It would be a disaster if Marshall Tuck is elected State Superintendent in California. A great victory for the charter industry.
I am home from hospital. Working to regain use of leg.
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Great that you are home, safe and sound. Just keep doing the PT exercises…so glad it is in the past now.
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Thank you, Ellen. I can’t wait until it is truly “in the past.” The next few weeks are the hardest.
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Hi Lauren,
Are you still in need of a sample letter to the editor that you can use to support Tom Torlakson?
If so, let me know and I will send you a draft.
Take care.
PSP
🙂
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Great that you are back home, Diane! Here’s hoping that the recovery is not too painful and complicated!
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What wonderful news that you are home. I hope every day gives you more strength and that your pain is kicked to the curb. You are amazing woman on so many levels. I applaud you and wish you the best.
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Glad to see that you’re home. Be well and keep recovering. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Just focus on YOU, Diane. . . . . .
Don’t worry about anything else for now. Health and addressing stress levels come first.
When you come back all healed and re-habbed, we know wou will be a speeding canon ball and look forward!!!!!!
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What good news to learn you are home and healing. Hoping you are able to sit outside in the sunshine the next few days, soak up lots of vitamin D, and give an exhale for all you have been through these past weeks. The days ahead will still be hard work, but fortunately, the most difficult part is finally behind you. Continued prayers and healing energy to you, Diane.
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Apologies? Here in Boston on a day that just wants to be cloudy, knowing you are home from the hospital is a ray of brilliant sunshine! Be patient with yourself and stay the course on the rehab.
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Here’s hoping that things keep getting better!
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How are you doing? Sending thoughts for a quick recovery and thanking you for all you do!
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No one cares about that. Get better
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Of course we understand. Feel better soon! Must be a painful, exhausting recovery process.
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No apology is necessary, Diane.
I’m just so very happy that you are on the mend and that you are, from what I can see, as brilliant and prolific as ever.
You are, in a very real sense, the mother of us all, Diane Ravitch. And you are to public education what Martin Luther King was to the civil rights movement, a half century ago.
On behalf of the children—mine and the millions of others, all equally precious and beautiful—I’d like to thank you for all that you are and all that you have done, all of their lives that much better, now and in the future.
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Understand perfectly well. Glad you’re home and hope you’re well
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Take care of yourself. I am so impressed at your ability to keep blogging while recovering from major surgery. We need to commission a t-shirt —
Keep Calm and Keep Blogging to Save American Education
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I am so glad that you are home but hope there is someone there to help you (I assume you didn’t go to a rehab facility). If you can bear the pain and discomfort for 2 more weeks then the worst truly will be over. The physical therapy is really important for a couple more weeks.
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I’ve been astonished at the degree to which you have kept up on the blog despite your surgery and your recuperation. Please focus your energy and attention on getting well.
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On May 11 you wrote the following:
“In the ideal world of the future, school will be devoted entirely to testing. …..
All learning will be standardized, and all (students) will be test-taking machines, programmed to find the right answer to every question.
Any learning not on the test will be considered a waste of time.”
I then sent you a link to a “fable for our time” that tells, day by day, precisely how this will happen. In graphic detail, it describes how the politicians, education “experts”, and computer technicians totally obliterate education in schools to attain the world’s highest standardized test scores here in America.
On May 12 you wrote, in Update after Knee Surgery:
“Well, I am still here but it is not easy. I can’t get out of bed without help. I can’t walk. The pain in my knee remains intense. The rehab will go slowly because of the pulmonary embolism.”
That was a stark explanation to me of why you did not follow through on my link. My sympathy was with you.
Now that you are back home, let’s revisit. “Education Termination” is an imaginative fable that will be embraced by thousands of public school parents and teachers once they read it. While it is fiction, it comes so close to the reality of what is happening now with the standardized tests, one can picture that it could actually happen. It is a shocking wake-up call to America about how we are obliterating our public schools system. It tells with total clarity how big data will take precedence over the educating and nourishing of our children. It is written in an unusual format, that reads faster and easier than a comic book. Judge for yourself whether it is likely to go viral, once word gets out about the Education Termination story.
Here is how to find it: http://www.mountainmaninsights.org On the navigation bar, click on Education Termination. Once you start reading, see if you can stop.
For a real life character reference about who I am, click on Henry’s Video.
Meantime, thank you for caring so much. Like many other concerned Americans, I read your blog daily.
Sincerely, Henry Kranz henryinsights@gmail.com phone: 413-637-4513
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Diane Ravitch, you struggle through pain and fatigue, on behalf of an America, that strives to live up to its potential. For that, I will think of you on Memorial Day and hope that it brings you strength to fight on, for a cause that is just.
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Best of luck with your recovery. Had my knee replaced in 2011 and it tough but totally worth it! Keep doing what you do for all our sakes. We appreciate it.
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There two important things that you must focus on: your health and your leg. We know how much you care about the nation’s education system. We know that you want to continue your fight against those who do not want the best public education for our kids. We know that you tirelessly want to inform of us of the deformers’ agenda to destroy education. But, do you know that you must take care of yourself before you can continue to the good fight against social injustice. We love you dearly and we want you to recuperate to the fullest extent.
We all want to hear that you are taking care of yourself and doing what’s best for you!
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Thank you, Zulma. This is a hard physical challenge, and I am devoting almost all my energy to recuperation. The rest to maintaining this great conversation.
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Oh! My son just graduated from Bard College, and I sure did miss seeing you honored at the commencement exercises! Now I realize why you weren’t there, I can only hope that you are taking care of yourself, and I pray for your full recovery. Thank you so much for all you do on behalf of current educators (like me) and future educators (like my son) as well! Wishing you all the best, Marion
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