Joke Of The Day When It Comes To Education.

Mayor Bloomberg:

• "I am the education  Mayor".

• "Teacher experience is not necessary"

• "We can double class sizes and reduce teachers by a half and improve student academic performance".

Chancellor Dennis Walcott:

• "I'm independent minded"

• "I can be a fair arbitrator for teacher misconduct cases".

• "We only want the best teachers for the City's students".

Tweed (DOE):

• "It's children first......Always".

• "Public school teachers cannot grade their own tests but Charter school teachers can".

• "School budgets are adequate and increasing class size and overcrowding is not a problem".

Ex Chancellor Joel Klein:

•  "Poverty is no excuse".

•  "I grew up in poverty".

Ex Chancellor Cathie Black:

• "I have the ability and experience to run the NYC schools".

• "Can't they just use birth control and stop having children"?

Education Reformers:

•  "A quality teacher is more important than the socioeconomic conditions in which a child is brought up in".

• "Class size is not a factor in student learning".

Teach For America:

• "Our teachers are quality teachers after completing a five week training course".

 NYSED Commissioner John King:

• "The New York State Teaching Evaluation System is a great way to measure a teacher's effectiveness".

Campbell Brown:

• "All teachers accused of sexual misconduct are guilty and should be fired".

Educators 4 Excellence:

•  "We represent teachers and want to improve the teaching profession".

Bill Gates:

• "High stakes testing is what's best for the student learning".

• "Standardized tests are the best indicator for teacher quality".

 Daily News and New York Post:

• "We publish fair and well-researched articles on the New York City schools".

Leadership Academy Principals:

•   "Experience in the classroom is not necessary to be a school leader".

Arnie Duncan:

• "I underatand what the challanges are in the classroom". 

• " High stakes standardized tests are a fair method to evaluate student learning and teacher effectiveness".

UFT President Michael Mulgrew:

• "The NYS teacher evaluation system is a win for our teachers".