tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post8838072573879757453..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: With NY Scores Shown To Be A Sham, Obama Doubles Down On Testing And Blaming Teachersreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-60256352263281482672010-07-30T00:34:01.922-04:002010-07-30T00:34:01.922-04:00There is a whole comment thread over at FDL with a...There is a whole comment thread over at FDL with a bunch of people saying basically the same thing all you folks are saying here.<br /><br />It's good to see some of the criticism of Obama making it to the more mainstream political leftie blogs.<br /><br />Of course the Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo are still carrying his water.<br /><br />But at least some progressives are off the reservation.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-53071126943073934912010-07-29T13:43:56.007-04:002010-07-29T13:43:56.007-04:00It should come as no surprise that Obama will forg...It should come as no surprise that Obama will forge ahead with RttT, despite its fraudulent foundation.<br /><br />Despite the myth of Obama as a community organizer - which has as much basis in fact as a TFA missionary being a teacher - in reality his political base has always been the so-called liberal foundations, Real Estate (represented by Valerie Jarrett, who won her props with the Overclass by helping to eliminate public housing in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods close to Chicago's central business district) and Finance.<br /><br />Years ago, these folks saw in Obama a reliable defender of their interests, and he has no intention - indeed, I don't think he has the capability - of disappointing them.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-78826802723997398262010-07-29T12:49:40.145-04:002010-07-29T12:49:40.145-04:00Well, I heard it from the man himself, RBE. He is...Well, I heard it from the man himself, RBE. He is not interested in the concerns of teachers, students or parents. <br /><br />Michael Fiorello is right.<br /><br />Bloomberg backtracked on his "judge me on the schools comments" by questioning the definition of proficiency.<br /><br />The Charter School association President blamed the poor scores on Black and Hispanic students. <br /><br />I wrote more about it here: http://www.incongressional.com/accountability-starts-at-the-top/<br /><br /><br />I encourage you and your readers to check it out and leave a comment.<br /><br />Keep it upEstebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187900353902863109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-39877081245366960862010-07-29T11:21:56.849-04:002010-07-29T11:21:56.849-04:00Follow up: Rahema Ellis, NBC news commentator, was...Follow up: Rahema Ellis, NBC news commentator, was the guest in my previous post and she just did another cheerleading appearance for RttT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-47614811817272963552010-07-29T11:11:12.803-04:002010-07-29T11:11:12.803-04:00You were so right about AIG and the like. I just w...You were so right about AIG and the like. I just watched most of Obama's speech to the Urban League. It was a rousing speech and put a really rosy face on RttT--the crowd seemed to love it and there was loud applause every time he finished making a point. MSNBC also had a guest (didn't catch her name) who applauded RttT and reinforced Obama. At the conclusion, instead of having someone from the opposition--the news commentator switched to some remark that Obama had made about Snooki from Jersey Shore during his appearance on The View. Very discouraging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com