If You Got a Post a Few Minutes Ago that Disappeared, You Will See It at 9 am Tomorrow

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1. Betty says:

   August 29, 2016 at 4:16 pm

   Thanks

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2. cpkiesler says:

   August 29, 2016 at 4:44 pm

   Oh please please please let her understand what this means to education in America!

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3. LeftCoastTeacher says:

   August 29, 2016 at 7:50 pm

   Anticipation cannot be overstated.

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   • Joel Herman says:

     August 29, 2016 at 8:56 pm

     There is something to be said for constituency politics. I guess lefty we will know which constituency she represents only after the election.

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   • LeftCoastTeacher says:

     August 29, 2016 at 9:07 pm

     Joel, you’re right as always, but we’ve been pushing for Diane to be provided an audience with the queen for some time now. This is important to me. I do not underestimate Hillary’s ability to be Shillary. However, moreover, I do not underestimate Diane’s ability to teach.

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   • Joel Herman says:

     August 29, 2016 at 11:19 pm

     LeftCoast . The political gamble of the UFT/NEA was that they would have a real seat at the table. I do not believe that Hillary or Obama need education. It is just a matter of who they choose to serve. Diane daily lays out the case and though we are disgusted and out raged are any of us surprised. So if ignorance is the problem than Diane will educate. I do not think either is ignorant. What Hillary does will be a political calculation,that may hinge on how badly Trump is defeated.

     Just as Obama pushing the TPP in the lame duck was a calculation made after the polls swung to Hillary (Mark Weisbrot CEPR)

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   • redqueeninla says:

     August 30, 2016 at 3:27 am

     Joel, ….maybe. I agree that if there’s a teachable deficit, then there’s a good likelihood Dr. Ravitch could meet it. And I agree neither politician is feeble.

     However Ms. Rodham, esq. has no experience of sending her own precious (not said facetiously) child to public schools. And as the parent of children who attended both public and private, I insist that *Experience Matters*.

     This is well encapsulated by noting that these onerous ®eforms are all asserted for “other people’s children”. This is not just a toss-away observation: it is seminal. If you don’t know, personally, the results and sequelae of your prescriptions, then weird-ass stuff gets prescribed. There’s no check on the theory, no experience felt by the decision-makers.

     I believe a goodly portion of ®eformers believe deeply in the social justice they are pursuing, ineffectively. I think the disconnect lies in absence of experience. And hence, it matters that HRC is essentially unteachable. (She may nevertheless be a worthy choice for your vote though).

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   • LeftCoastTeacher says:

     August 30, 2016 at 7:52 am

     I occasionally allow myself a little naïveté regarding politics to keep me going. Got to stay positive in the trenches. Election 2016 can rip people apart. ®eform (I like the way Red Queen spells it.) has been ripping me apart for years. But admit it, if someone can successfully place “sequelae” and “weird-ass” in a single sentence, anything can happen.

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   • LeftCoastTeacher says:

     August 30, 2016 at 7:56 am

     It just hit me. Is Obama really pushing TPP again? Ugh. Unbelievable.

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   • Joel Herman says:

     August 30, 2016 at 8:17 am

     Redqueeninla

     She may be the only electable person for me ! to vote for . Whether she was worthy of that vote,will depend on who she chooses to govern for. I am not very optimistic.

     I believe a much larger portion of the ed reform movement is using social just issues, to grant themselves absolution for the nefarious motives at the heart of this assault.

     Much like the claim that repealing Prevailing Wage laws which establish industry wide livable wages, is Civil rights issue. Or everybody should have a Right to Work (for less}. Those that make these claims know full well the shallowness of their argument. From the Billionaire Philanthropists to the TFA “volunteer” it is not a matter of ignorance.

     For the public at large it is a matter of ignorance. That is where Diane is most useful. She has illuminated daily the abuse and deception of the ed reform movement, to a rather large following. A message that is now breaking through from the NAACP to the late night Comedy Circuit.

     http://www.alternet.org/education/10-reasons-why-naacp-absolutely-right-about-national-moratorium-charter-schools

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   • redqueeninla says:

     September 1, 2016 at 2:26 am

     ROFLMAO. Electable?! Not a chance! But very flattering, I appreciate it.

     Credit for the ®eform moniker goes to the late, funny, endearingly mundane and inspiring Scott Folsom: http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-scott-folsom-dies-20160805-snap-story.html

     http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-lopez-school-blogger-20160405-column.html

     I miss him.

     In his memory I pledge to memorialize that trenchant service mark regardless of whether it has been properly registered… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered trademark symbol

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4. Duane Swacker says:

   August 29, 2016 at 9:12 pm

   testing

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5. Mark Ahlness says:

   August 29, 2016 at 9:54 pm

   I know there is a lot of anticipation, given the accidental posting, the crazy election, and strong feelings about education. I have read the post (thank you, rss), and I have this to say, as a retired 31 year veteran teacher, who has read most every word Diane has written since 2009, and even met her a couple of times…

   Diane – thank you!!

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   • LG says:

     August 29, 2016 at 10:57 pm

     I read it also…wondering if there will be any addenda. I look forward the post proper.

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6. Christine Langhoff says:

   August 30, 2016 at 8:18 am

   Ah! The women of Wellesley who will make a difference in the world. One wonders what they are up to?

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7. Duane Swacker says:

   August 30, 2016 at 8:54 am

   10, 9, 8, 7, 6 . . . (minutes that is)

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