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In reply to the discussion: Strange interview with Michelle Rhee in the NYT. Odd questions. [View all]madfloridian
(88,117 posts)15. That's exactly what they do. She is treated with kid gloves.
I believe Arne and Obama are fearful of talking against her, of standing up for the teachers she insults almost daily.
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If Rhee knew there would be "real" questions, she never would have agreed to it...
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#5
Obama would never have appointed Arne Duncan if he didn't endorse Michelle Rhee
leveymg
Feb 2013
#38
just as you can't expect more from the students without giving them help, you cannot expect more
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#3
The reformers, the test makers, and the textbook creators have set the curriculum.
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#4
Exactly! "purpose of the tests was to prove the failure of public education."
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#28
I don't know, but it seemed to have stopped around the time she became an administrator.
Bucky
Feb 2013
#7
After a quick google, I see she spent 3 years in a classroom before becoming a CEO
Bucky
Feb 2013
#8
Including duct taping her students as part of her classroom "management" style
duffyduff
Feb 2013
#9
I believe that she co-taught with an experienced teacher during her second year.
amandabeech
Feb 2013
#25