tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post7963619142671136422..comments2024-03-28T02:32:33.019-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Cathie's Choice: The ATR Solutionreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-78382025210857970632011-01-15T17:19:01.437-05:002011-01-15T17:19:01.437-05:00I agree with Michael. The longer she stays on, wil...I agree with Michael. The longer she stays on, will prove that she is completely unqualified to run a large school system. She will continue to open up her mouth and make off the cuff remarks, clearly not understanding the components of education.<br />There will be a point when Natalie Ravitz may not be able to defend Ms. Black's statements anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-12600778390710887002011-01-15T10:50:19.541-05:002011-01-15T10:50:19.541-05:00...and the idiot district reps come walking around......and the idiot district reps come walking around in a blatant dog and pony show...like they're doing ANYTHING at all to enforce the contract...twits...they are collecting their double pensions...and/or whatever other perks they garner...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-57563368705169681262011-01-15T09:50:25.849-05:002011-01-15T09:50:25.849-05:00That's outrageous...don;t know how this is leg...That's outrageous...don;t know how this is legal...where is the union in publicizing these abuses...? Well, the reality is that "the contract" is long dead..although it exists on paper. Chapter leaders don't enforce or grieve anything...for fear of retribution from empowered principals...teachers are forced to do coverages and not getting paid for them...and so many other breaks with the contract...and nothing is done about it...With the dam breaking on the micro level, no wonder the macro has also collapsed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-91154002555316317282011-01-15T09:00:43.118-05:002011-01-15T09:00:43.118-05:00Our school has been without a science teacher for ...Our school has been without a science teacher for 4 months. Our principal gave the kids a big textbook and said to study on their own until we could find a science teacher. In all of the ATR pool there was not one science teacher who could come in and teach these kids? They will not be able to sit for the January Regents because they didn't have a teacher for 4 months. So after months of searching -- where did we finally find a science teacher - Alabama. Yep -- we're importing a young, newly minted science teacher because we didn't want to use the ATR pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-10310630501591729892011-01-15T07:26:47.747-05:002011-01-15T07:26:47.747-05:00She may become such an embarrassment that they hav...She may become such an embarrassment that they have to let her go, but policy regarding the Final Solution to the Public Education Problem will remain.<br /><br />In fact, we should hope that she stays as long as possible. Every day she's there, she discredits Bloomberg a little more, leaving open the possibility that something will crack and expose these people for the predators and parasites they are.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.com