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In reply to the discussion: Michelle Rhee is smiling. [View all]madfloridian
(88,117 posts)94. Fact that they are Newt Gingrich's plans makes it even worse.
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One of the stupidest and most amoral men in recent US history, and we adopt his system
nikto
Jun 2014
#63
How did this ever happen to the Democratic Party? That we have come to the point where
sabrina 1
Jun 2014
#6
Time lo look at facts. We have a "Democratic Party" in nothing but name.
blkmusclmachine
Jun 2014
#17
Erik Hanushek of the right-wing Hoover Institution was one of the witnesses.
Starry Messenger
Jun 2014
#12
They really pulled off a big deal today. Money talks, and we know about BS
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#13
Also teachers who no longer dare to advocate for the children in their classrooms
kmlisle
Jun 2014
#101
My experiences were with administrators on issues like scheduling and curriculum
kmlisle
Jun 2014
#104
Students? Minors? Voters? Since when do they have either qualifications, evidence or standing to
ancianita
Jun 2014
#24
Indeed...how did the 13 child Plaintiffs in Brown have the qualifications, evidence, or standing for
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#75
The career teachers with years behind them of hard work also work late, love kids. are passionate.
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#29
Not true. So not true. And I have enough people jumping all over me right now....
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#33
"I can tell you have little idea what the teaching experience is like" Did you really say that?
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#48
You can see short "about me" at this link. Yes, I have good knowledge of teaching.
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#49
You got me, Android3.14. I have been fooling folks since 2002 in 80,000+ posts. lol
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#78
No, it goes to credibility only. Hard to survive 12 years without being "found out".
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#83
ALL organizations. ALL professional organizations might hide "bad" somebodies, but you don't hear
ancianita
Jun 2014
#99
Absolutely, positively right and true ALL OVER this country. The corporate meme of "the longer
ancianita
Jun 2014
#98
LIFO is a staffing formula unrelated to tenure, which is solely every principal's decision.
ancianita
Jun 2014
#47
I hope so. This is such manipulation of young people against their school system.
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#43
Thankfully, I've finally encountered another DUer who has read the actual decision! Tell us
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#76
Tenured Harvard professors who testified in Vergera against teacher tenure....
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#51
That doesn't make YOU irrelevant, MF. It means there are some people around who are in serious
sabrina 1
Jun 2014
#67
"the tenured teachers made the school a stable place and focus of community" Vital.
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#55
Someday we will wake up and wonder how we lost our public education system. But by then it will be
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#96
I've been retired for a year, and I can't believe how many of my former coworkers are looking into a
charmay
Jun 2014
#105
Sad. Your gov and ours in FL are virulently anti-public schools and teachers.
madfloridian
Jun 2014
#110