tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post4386432883396559724..comments2024-03-29T09:58:35.640-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Cruella de Black Hears It From The Crowdreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-86261251579903132252011-01-21T00:06:00.092-05:002011-01-21T00:06:00.092-05:00Trust me, I know all about the DOE's propagand...Trust me, I know all about the DOE's propaganda where they are promulgating 'for the goodness of the children'. Please!!!<br /><br />I am also a victim of their horrible reforms and was angry for a really long time on what happened to me. There was so much I wanted to do to get back at them but I had to bite my tongue. So I really do know what it feels like to just have people 'not care' and say '1 thing' when they mean another. <br /><br />Absolutely disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-30152116634443578902011-01-20T21:34:31.198-05:002011-01-20T21:34:31.198-05:00I still do not think she needs to be booed.
She i...I still do not think she needs to be booed. <br />She is already making a fool out of herself without the extra booing.<br />And yes, the DOE deputy chancellors and their other whatever their titles are do not care and fiddle with their blackberries. This is why I think we need to show that we are better than that. Why stoop down to their level of disrespect, dishonesty and unethical behavior towards their employees? <br /><br />Do not get me wrong. I am just as disgusted with what Ms. Black said at the PEP and with putting her foot in her mouth again. I do think that we do need to keep on protesting and rallying for the right causes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-77150439797436303782011-01-20T20:17:33.146-05:002011-01-20T20:17:33.146-05:00Oh, Cathie tried to use the word "unanimity&q...Oh, Cathie tried to use the word "unanimity" but just couldn't seem to get it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-38615476480878901452011-01-20T20:08:06.933-05:002011-01-20T20:08:06.933-05:00Cathie Black appeared on Channel 1's "Ins...Cathie Black appeared on Channel 1's "Inside City Hall" tonight--with Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott running interference for her. He did a lot of the talking--and jumped in frequently to keep her from getting into trouble. They were doing damage control and trying to put a good face even on the meeting at Brooklyn Tech. I shouldn't have eaten supper before watching this performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-71767061429288889522011-01-20T17:19:46.279-05:002011-01-20T17:19:46.279-05:00Well said, Miss Tsouris!Well said, Miss Tsouris!reality-based educatorhttp://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-51578035756468889552011-01-20T16:54:27.328-05:002011-01-20T16:54:27.328-05:00Miss Elphaba, It is inappropriate for the PEP memb...Miss Elphaba, It is inappropriate for the PEP members, the chancellor, and the DOE to consistently turn a deaf ear to parents, students, teachers, and entire communities. Therefore, the booing is essential to draw attention to the central issues. The agendas of parents, students, and the community are a far cry from the agendas of PEP and the DOE: close schools and punish entire communities for their own poverty, starve public schools, bash teachers, send senior teachers out to pasture, and so on. As a matter of fact, activism is rarely a "respectful" act. It is supposed to go against the grain, not bow to it. I am a product of the anti Vietnam War movement, so I remember true activism well. Protesting oppressive government policies is never pretty. The booing represents the extreme level of frustration and powerlessness that these parents feel.Ms. Tsourishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978868613223436958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-88257013524952844482011-01-20T16:11:33.514-05:002011-01-20T16:11:33.514-05:00Normally I would agree with you, Miss Elphaba. Ad...Normally I would agree with you, Miss Elphaba. Adding more negativity to an already overly negative situation is a recipe for disaster.<br /><br />But to be honest, these people don't care to hear anybody else. The best emblem is when people were trying to tell Klein their concerns at a past PEP and he was on his Blackberry. That infuriated people bit it really symbolized the whole corporate ed movement and how they see the "people."<br /><br />Black is from the same place. She was reading cue cards yesterday. They gave her the corporate ed script to read and she dutifully read it. But she was not interested in saying anything new, not interested in hearing what those people at the meeting wanted to say to her and has made it clear that the policies under her are the same as they were under Klein.<br /><br />So when a dialogue is clearly a sham, sometimes it's good to react with mockery and derision. Ms. Black, given all the stupid things she has said and all the damaging policies she intends to pursue, is not deserving of anything else.<br /><br />It's kinda like in the movie Animal House when the trial is rigged against Delta and the frat responds by mocking coughing "Blowjob! Blowjob!" while the rigged verdict is being read. I know that's kind of a silly example to use, but it really fits.<br /><br />I wish we could have a more productive dialogue, but unfortunately the ed deform side - from Klein to Rhee to Black to Duncan to Gates to Bloomberg to Obama - have made it clear they are NOT interested in hearing ANYTHING anybody else has to say. They think they have the answers and they're going to do what they want. So might as well cough "Snowjob! Snowjob!" when they're talking...reality-based educatorhttp://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-91613625570468383112011-01-20T15:31:58.573-05:002011-01-20T15:31:58.573-05:00I actually do not think it was appropriate for her...I actually do not think it was appropriate for her to be booed while she is speaking. While I completely understand that what she was saying may be strongly opposed by many people, it does not show respect when someone is booed in public. <br />It kind of makes the 'booing person' look a little petty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com