New Chancellor of NYC Schools tells students if they're lucky, they can work for the Chinese

[Hannah Bell]

My God, does Cathie Black never let up? Here's her latest gaffe:


Cathie Black – The awkward roll-out continues. After the revelation that charter school magnate Geoffrey Canada, not Black, was Bloomberg’s first choice for chancellor, Black’s citywide school tour has continued along at a bumpy pace.

She has breezed through a number of schools, spending less than an hour at some and leaving principals with a blurry impression rather than a clear picture of their future boss. She has yet to visit any failing schools or schools slated for closure, and press access to these visits have been spotty and inconsistent.

And then, the coup de grace: she tells a group of Crown Heights sixth graders that if they are lucky, they can all get jobs in the burgeoning Chinese media market someday.

Wasn’t Black brought on as chancellor to improve the schools so that we could prevent U.S. jobs going to China?

If Black had been chancellor back in the 80's, she would have told students if they were lucky, they would all get jobs with Sony or Mitsubishi over in Japan.

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2010/12/cathie-black-says-even-more-stupid.html

[Tatiana]

1. It's sickening. How can NYers deal with such destruction of their public education system?

I am thinking the major cities like Chicago and NY with mayoral control need to sue for the right to go back to having an elected school board and competent, qualified superintendent of schools. This is ridiculous. Public schools are becoming the latest "plaything" of the elite wealthy and our poor kids are the ones who are suffering from this incompetence.

[Democracyinkind]

2. Appaling, of course.

But then again, probably true.

Which is not to say that I endorse her. It's people like her that have worked all their life to make above statement come true one day.

[xchrom]

3. +1

[blindpig]

4. Capitalist tool, one of many. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

5. Follow the money

[Jkid]

6. >implying Cathie Black suggest that they should actually move to China...

Is she that crazy?

[TalkingDog]

7. At least she's being honest with them.

More than I can say for the rest of the "transparency" pushers.

[somone]

8. How inspirational

[Starry Messenger]

9. Oops, someone let the cat out of the bag.

Glad to know all of those lies about "competing" with China and India were just that.

[Hannah Bell]

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