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proud2BlibKansan

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11. From the linked blog:

Reply to Squinch (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 07:28 AM

Jul 2013

"She said teachers should turn on each other in schools and hound out the "bad" educators"

I stopped reading that blog months ago because of similar misrepresentations.

AFT has come out against high stakes testing and just a few weeks ago, asked members to contact Arne Duncan to express their concerns about testing. 37,000 teachers contacted Arne and he then released a statement telling states to hold off on testing and any plans to tie test scores to teacher evaluations.

That's a lot more than a rah rah.

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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