tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post115819223655611475..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Social Promotion To The Large High SchoolsChazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158631555114358892006-09-18T22:05:00.000-04:002006-09-18T22:05:00.000-04:00Hi Chaz,I got another email from your DoE address,...Hi Chaz,<BR/><BR/>I got another email from your DoE address, and I can't respond to it.<BR/><BR/>If you want me to write you back, please use another originating address.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158442105346790882006-09-16T17:28:00.000-04:002006-09-16T17:28:00.000-04:00The new thing on Edwize is that it's strictly verb...The new thing on Edwize is that it's strictly verboten to mention Unity, as that is electioneering.<BR/><BR/>I find it odd that a blog that purports to be sponsored by the UFT needs to make believe the monolithic machine that's controlled it for fifty years doesn't exist.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Chaz, I got another email from you (word for word the same) at the DoE address, to which I cannot reply, and tried at Hotmail. Please let me know if you get my response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158411506150167472006-09-16T08:58:00.000-04:002006-09-16T08:58:00.000-04:00Chaz,it wasn't a joke. They have guidelines which ...Chaz,<BR/><BR/>it wasn't a joke. They have guidelines which it is not so hard to follow (whether or not you like them is another issue). No explicit reference to Unity or the other caucuses. And I am guessing direct criticism of the leadership might be a problem; at least it would have to be polite.<BR/><BR/>But Unity has no position on 8+. Nor does, afaik, any of the caucuses. If you wrote an advocacy piece --<BR/><BR/>(need to set up separate schools. here's why they don't belong in high schools. here's why the doe puts them there. here's why they don't belong in middle schools. here's why the $ doesnt' matter, or is a wash. our union should be advocating this)<BR/><BR/>-- I think they would run it, and it might get some discussion going with more than just the two of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158374359637061692006-09-15T22:39:00.000-04:002006-09-15T22:39:00.000-04:00Jonathan:As for writing for Edwiz, that was a joke...Jonathan:<BR/><BR/>As for writing for Edwiz, that was a joke was it not? Edwiz is a Unity mouthpiece which does not allow articles that might put them in a bad light.<BR/><BR/>As for the off-site schools? Why not? Look at all the money being wasted for scanning, cameras, and police in the schools. If you took out the 8+ students, the money can be used for their off-site facility. How about naming it Rikers Prep? A Klein Charter School.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158374287243291102006-09-15T22:38:00.000-04:002006-09-15T22:38:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158368976511427612006-09-15T21:09:00.000-04:002006-09-15T21:09:00.000-04:00Are there that many 8+ programs? It is not in eve...Are there that many 8+ programs? It is not in every school, is it? I could imagine that, given that it is not a huge issue it might naturally not be high up on anyone's list. I could also imagine that with neither high schools nor middle schools really wanting these programs, that the "hot potato" factor might lead some people to ignore it.<BR/><BR/>But go ahead, if you like. Advocate off-site high school readiness prep for these kids, and you will bring some middle school and high school people together.<BR/><BR/>You could try writing it for <A HREF="http://edwize.org" REL="nofollow">Edwize</A>. They might take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158360202473161302006-09-15T18:43:00.000-04:002006-09-15T18:43:00.000-04:00Jonathan:My point exactly. DOE refuses to provide...Jonathan:<BR/><BR/>My point exactly. DOE refuses to provide proper facilities for them so DOE dumps them in the large schools. Then when these students cause problems the DOE goes after the school for safety issues.<BR/><BR/>I have said this many times. "Why doesn't the UFT expose this travesty?" It seems to me that Randi & gang don't seem to care.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158208883417734202006-09-14T00:41:00.000-04:002006-09-14T00:41:00.000-04:00The DoE, by not providing a place to remediate the...The DoE, by not providing a place to remediate them, gives us an awful choice: where do we put these kids? and what do we do with them?<BR/><BR/>Where do they go now? Annoying question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1158200058430270352006-09-13T22:14:00.000-04:002006-09-13T22:14:00.000-04:00Perhaps Wal-Mart won't hire them. But sooner or l...Perhaps Wal-Mart won't hire them. But sooner or later the DoE might.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com