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Reader Rabbit

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8. Sadly, it isn't just right-wingers.

Reply to wildeyed (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:08 AM

Oct 2012

Obama's education policies are even more brutal than Bush's. In this election, public school teachers—quite literally—have no candidate.

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Education And The Politics Of Shaming [View all] proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 OP

Demoralization Of Teachers wcast Oct 2012 #1

Sorry, link did not post wcast Oct 2012 #2

Wow. This really nails it. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #5

+1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 #12

Right wingers want to pretend that poverty and racism don't matter. wildeyed Oct 2012 #3

The point you just made brings it all together We People Oct 2012 #7

Sadly, it isn't just right-wingers. Reader Rabbit Oct 2012 #8

+1 We People Oct 2012 #9

I saw that it was more testing mania. wildeyed Oct 2012 #10

+1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 #13

I think we put too much emphasis on processing skills. savebigbird Nov 2012 #15

I've been reading this poem with my students: knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #4

+1 LWolf Oct 2012 #6

I know a lot of teachers who are waiting for 25 or 30 years' service to retire. Igel Oct 2012 #11

Education and The Politics of Shaming GMR Transcription Nov 2012 #14

Bully Politics of Education Reform savebigbird Nov 2012 #16

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