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9. Great report! I'm excited it's going to be in LA next year.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 06:30 PM

Jul 2013

That collaborative training sounds terrific, and having the admin see what the union does and come away impressed is cool.

I've been a fan of Tony Danza's since I saw his interview with Tavis Smiley on the book he wrote about teaching, which reminds me I still need to read that. I'll see if the library has it this week.

I got to see Randi speak at Netroots and it was the first time I'd ever seen her in person. You could tell she was very highly respected by the other speakers there and her thoughts on gun violence in schools were very heartfelt.

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It's Time To Fire "Bad" Union Leaders Like Randi Weingarten [View all] Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 OP

I was there. That isn't what she said. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #1

So what did she say? Squinch Jul 2013 #2

Here's 8 minutes of selected hi-lites from AFT's website: Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #4

Meh. She's happy with the evaluation system, which sucks, and there wasn't anything Squinch Jul 2013 #5

She did NOT say teachers should turn on each other and hound out the bad educators proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #7

No, I did not hear that in the excerpts. But I didn't hear anything very helpful, either. Squinch Jul 2013 #10

From the linked blog: proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #11

But Randy herself has made supportive statements about it. Even here, she makes Squinch Jul 2013 #12

Randi supports peer evaluation. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #13

How silly to think we might go back to a system where children performed better and learned more. Squinch Jul 2013 #14

Which I never said proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #16

"Peer evaluation" is a bunch of junk duffyduff Jul 2013 #15

Have you participated in a peer evaluation system? proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #17

I am WELL aware of the filthy politics that goes on in schools duffyduff Jul 2013 #18

You didn't answer my question. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #19

I was following on twitter. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #3

It was. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #8

Great report! I'm excited it's going to be in LA next year. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #9

Randi is duplicitous erodriguez Sep 2013 #20

Get rid of moles who cut deals with the enemy because they are one of them. duffyduff Jul 2013 #6