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1. Kathleen Carroll says:

   October 22, 2015 at 2:12 pm

   Awesome!! I will tune in.and share this post .so 4:30 p.m west coast time I presume..

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2. Janet F. says:

   October 22, 2015 at 4:20 pm

   Will we be able to watch at tape of this since I have to go to event tonight and not home while you are speaking. Thank you for the link if there will be one and I hope so!

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   • dianeravitch says:

     October 23, 2015 at 12:04 am

     Yes, it was taped and will be available

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     • LeftCoastTeacher says:

       October 23, 2015 at 1:13 am

       Looking forward to a link to the recording!

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     • wdf1 says:

       October 23, 2015 at 1:34 am

       Here it is, I think:

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     • wdf1 says:

       October 23, 2015 at 3:13 am

       Diane, Would you consider posting a text of your speech?

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3. KrazyTA says:

   October 22, 2015 at 9:10 pm

   I watched the whole thing.

   To the featured speaker: job well done.

   😎

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4. m4potw says:

   October 22, 2015 at 9:52 pm

   Dear Dr. Ravitch

   It is hilarious to learn that you are adventurous in your college years.

   You remain who you are from the youth to the golden age with adding wisdom along experiences.

   Your speech is very eloquent and accurate without the need of exposing all tricks from educational reformers like Broad Academy of Superintendents “”fake PhD degree.””

   I hope that I would be able to donate in sponsoring some of speaking series in your Wellesley College in the future. May King

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5. Cindy Hamilton says:

   October 22, 2015 at 10:18 pm

   You always give the best primer to Public Ed. Policy and how we got into this mess. Thank you again Diane for an excellent lecture.

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6. Brad says:

   October 22, 2015 at 11:14 pm

   Thank you Diane…. Is there a link so people who missed your lecture can view it?

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   • dianeravitch says:

     October 22, 2015 at 11:46 pm

     The speech was taped and will be posted on YouTube
     As soon as I have the link, I will post it

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7. JohnOgozalek says:

   October 23, 2015 at 5:08 am

   My son found your speech online last night and we all listened. Great job, Diane.

   I loved the fact that you talked about the quality of the standardized tests that are being given. I think that’s a very important point. How often do our so-called leaders actually look at and think about what is on all these exams -these hurdles that our society is in such a hurry to create everywhere? I mean, would we put our first graders out on the playground and say, okay, go jump over walls that are 5 feet high? Go run a race on a track that is flimsy and dangerous? It is a race to disaster, not a “race to the top”.

   I thought is was also interesting that you mentioned technology at the end of your lecture. noting that you don’t use a lot of flashy graphics….that you just blog. Actually, I think that is one of your real strengths, Diane.

   Bill Gates, for example, has an army of the best technicians that money can buy at his beck and call and yet he repeatedly comes across as a smarmy know-it-all, a spoiled boy who is up way past his bedtime. And, all the high def television and flashy make up artistry in the world can’t hide the fact that Campbell Brown is a shallow, third-rate pseudo celebrity, a bought-and-paid for hack.

   Logic and wisdom and respect for our common humanity will always matter. And, that is what comes shining through your words.

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8. jeanhaverhill says:

   October 23, 2015 at 10:12 am

   I watched on LiveStream; thank you for so many excellent points . I was pleased that you reinforced how public education and public schools are a “civic responsibility” and not a “consumer good”. The ideas of civic virtue have been under-emphasized and we have an economy that pushes all of these important programs to be “privatized” . Barbara Madeloni also speaks of this when she is interviewed on the Boston TV/cable stations; I don’t think people realize what she says is true — we have a two-tiered, and even a three-tiered education system and we are re-segregating the schools.

   Angus King as Independent from Maine has focussed a bit on this ; his congressional testimony on privatizing juvenile justice programs and services using social impact bonds. He understands what you are saying about civic responsibility but I think the whole concept is lost on many if not most of the politicians .

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9. Sandra Jaffe says:

   October 23, 2015 at 12:11 pm

   Wonderful talk at Wellesley! Helped consolidate my own feelings about public education.
   Many thanks,
   Sandy

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10. Marilyn says:

    October 23, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    Well done!
    The question that was asked regarding “accountability” requires a response that can counter those that feed the public with “We have to be able to get rid of slacking teachers.”
    I agree with your answer of “responsibility.” But, those that claim to be reformers contend that this is a problem and that the system cannot be trusted to monitor their own.
    Personally, I am not sure that some of the administration hired recently,especially in the urban setting in which I teach are qualified to determine effective teaching.

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11. Harneen Chernow says:

    October 24, 2015 at 7:41 am

    As a fellow Wellesley alum and educational justice advocate it was a joy to attend your talk at Wellesley!

    I just finished serving an 11 year term on the MA state Board of Ed and it was quite a challenge. Fortunately there were always 2 or 3 of us challenging the move for more charters, more testing, school take over overs, and on and on. Although we rarely won.

    I have two children enrolled in the Boston Public Schools and work with a group of other parents in a daily way on so many of these issues. Unfortunately things keep getting worse and we are now facing a unified enrollment plan that would uniite district and charter schools into one system. Who will win and who will lose? We see Boston becoming the next Philly, LA or Denver.

    Thanks for your talk. We needed some inspiration.

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