Comments on: Capital Bully http://www.edwize.org/capital-bully Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Teacher 1 http://www.edwize.org/capital-bully/comment-page-1#comment-66671 Teacher 1 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:17:33 +0000 http://www.edwize.org/?p=5379#comment-66671 I disagree. ATRs have strained the current culture of my school and really forced us (teachers) to examine what a supportive environment looks like. We are not willing to compromise our kids for colleagues (whether u rated or not) that should not be in our classrooms. I hate abusive Principals, but I there is nothing worse then an ineffective teacher. ATRs should have 12 months to find a position and then need to be let go. I disagree. ATRs have strained the current culture of my school and really forced us (teachers) to examine what a supportive environment looks like. We are not willing to compromise our kids for colleagues (whether u rated or not) that should not be in our classrooms. I hate abusive Principals, but I there is nothing worse then an ineffective teacher. ATRs should have 12 months to find a position and then need to be let go.

]]> By: anon http://www.edwize.org/capital-bully/comment-page-1#comment-66669 anon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:35:39 +0000 http://www.edwize.org/?p=5379#comment-66669 Actually, she's wielding not one self-righteous motive, but two supposedly morally unassailable narratives: I do this because: Not only 1. "I care about the Budget vs. you are evil spendthrifts" but also 2. "I care about the children first vs. You don't care about children, only your own maximized self-interest." Key to defending against this type of management is smash-mouth counternarratives calling succinct bullshit on both counts. Actually, she’s wielding not one self-righteous motive, but two supposedly morally unassailable narratives:

I do this because:

Not only 1. “I care about the Budget vs. you are evil spendthrifts”

but also 2. “I care about the children first vs. You don’t care about children, only your own maximized self-interest.”

Key to defending against this type of management is smash-mouth counternarratives calling succinct bullshit on both counts.

]]> By: Richard Skibins http://www.edwize.org/capital-bully/comment-page-1#comment-66657 Richard Skibins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:41:38 +0000 http://www.edwize.org/?p=5379#comment-66657 What Rhee is doing is exactly what Bloomberg and Klein want to do. We must protect our teachers by keeping our no-layoff clause, not allowing the ATRs to be terminated at all costs, stopping the closings of schools, and ending the hiring of teachers from Rhee's New Teacher Project. What Rhee is doing is exactly what Bloomberg and Klein want to do. We must protect our teachers by keeping our no-layoff clause, not allowing the ATRs to be terminated at all costs, stopping the closings of schools, and ending the hiring of teachers from Rhee’s New Teacher Project.

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