tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post8236452651311563915..comments2024-02-17T16:43:42.511-05:00Comments on "Teachers & Parents for Real Education Reform": Defending Linda Darling-Hammond for Secretary of EducationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-47557031159020048722009-11-21T12:20:09.684-05:002009-11-21T12:20:09.684-05:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-23926286910688718712008-12-11T17:26:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:26:00.000-05:00For a totally different take on education reform h...For a totally different take on education reform here is an interesting post from a union blog on the problems with both the Darling-Hammond/ Ayers group and the "Reformistas."<BR/><BR/>From, same person who wrote last posting<BR/><BR/>http://globallabor.blogspot.com/2008_06_08_archive.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-32625081322306796462008-12-11T10:04:00.000-05:002008-12-11T10:04:00.000-05:00Again, chicken or the egg. Children need to be ed...Again, chicken or the egg. Children need to be educated now. And part of it is self responsibility and a little bit of the pull yourself up by the bootstraps mentality in all areas of society and stop the "me generation" effect. <BR/><BR/>DC has had these problems for years, they are nothing new. The last ten years has seen people finally voting for common sense candidates who need to come inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-15978392444500354062008-12-10T23:06:00.000-05:002008-12-10T23:06:00.000-05:00“…she believes that the government should create a...“…she believes that the government should create a utopian society to make teaching easier.”<BR/><BR/>I have not read Linda-Darling Hammond say this and I disagree with your reasoning. Create a utopian society to make teaching easier? How about provide safe affordable housing, job training to parents, adequate mental health and support services for families and stop closing down homeless Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-48796549157883624772008-12-10T11:04:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:04:00.000-05:00Klein, Klein, Klein. He's not an educator, how ca...Klein, Klein, Klein. He's not an educator, how can he do this? That's like saying that Obama was never in the armed forces so how can he be our Commander-in-Chief or that he's never been an executive so how can he be the top government Executive in our government. One does this by managing and placing top quality people in top quality positions. <BR/><BR/>Klein has done more as far as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-831225591827877382008-12-10T10:09:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:09:00.000-05:00The issue with Linda Darling-Hammond is not that s...The issue with Linda Darling-Hammond is not that she does not have credentials, but she believes that the government should create a utopian society to make teaching easier. Yes, if all kids were ensured to be fed every morning and we all had more money, educating may be easier. It's a chicken or the egg issue though. If we work on the culture of education in this country more children will beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-50558825584814466642008-12-09T17:10:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:10:00.000-05:00REAL REFORM. Not magic transformation fueled by h...REAL REFORM. Not magic transformation fueled by higher salary and lower age.Ame in DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116637453051236572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-29682904019809361172008-12-08T23:26:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:26:00.000-05:00DC Teacher Chic,According to Rhee, who you praise ...DC Teacher Chic,<BR/><BR/>According to Rhee, who you praise incessantly, Obama is not the "change" candidate but one of politics as usual and that is why Rhee said she did not want to vote for him. <BR/><BR/>What qualities do you see in Linda Darling-Hammomd to make you believe that she is not progressive? If you look at her record it is quite obvious that she doesn't tow the line but has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-90750950476384072762008-12-08T22:06:00.000-05:002008-12-08T22:06:00.000-05:00I find it distressing that my hometown paper edite...I find it distressing that my hometown paper edited out your reference to Joel Klein. He is a travesty, but has a PR machine that skillfully distracts attention from that fact.<BR/><BR/>As for DC Teacher Chic's response, did you even read the letter? The whole point is that Darling-Hammond <EM>is</EM> the real deal when it comes to progressive reform. <BR/><BR/>I'm a New Yorker, so I can't talk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-36286501382426869242008-12-08T00:55:00.000-05:002008-12-08T00:55:00.000-05:00There is no way Obama will go with Darling-Hammond...There is no way Obama will go with Darling-Hammond. He will go for a reform/progressive person. C'mon, he was the "Change" candidate after all.DC Teacher Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378646116878258735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-65711691892532628812008-12-07T22:57:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:57:00.000-05:00I remember listening to Mayor Fenty at a community...I remember listening to Mayor Fenty at a community meeting shortly after he was elected. One quote I remember the Mayor saying quite clearly was, "Fixing the schools is not rocket science." This is exactly how the reform efforts in DC are being approached. <BR/><BR/>It is easy to fix DCPS-- just make everyone at will, contract out as many services as possible and pay high salaries to teachers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com