tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post6500041563328580878..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: District 23 Choice Program Is Simply Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic.Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-60379164787993950382012-12-08T14:32:38.844-05:002012-12-08T14:32:38.844-05:00I was in my second year of teaching when the three...I was in my second year of teaching when the three Ocean Hill Brownsville strikes took place. I recall that they wanted to get rid of all the teachers not just white ones. At the time the union was in the capable hands of Al Shanker. Today the UFT has "muddling Mulgrew." I feel sorry for all the city teachers. If Mulgrew caves on this evaluation nonsense he will have shown just how ineffective he is as a leader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-59005735230775342562012-12-08T09:13:00.981-05:002012-12-08T09:13:00.981-05:00Actually it was 19 teachers and I dont know if the...Actually it was 19 teachers and I dont know if they were all Jewish. I'd urge anyone wanting to read a pretty fair account of the 68 strike - pre and post -- read Podair - The Strike that Changed New York.<br />Also note -- the UFT went on a district 23 strike in May 1968.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-88050049734894484312012-12-07T09:23:34.756-05:002012-12-07T09:23:34.756-05:00The goal of dezoning is part of the insideous Twee...The goal of dezoning is part of the insideous Tweed plan to allow them to close more schools as law prevents them from closing a zoned school if it is the only one left. They lost a case years ago so before Bloomberg leaves they are pushing many districts to allow dezoning, a death trap for most schools.<br /><br />Also -- on the 68 strike, which I took part in-- it was not all the white Jewish teachers and they were not trying to fire them but transfer them, illegal in violation of seniority rules. The UFT went on 3 strikes to "enforce seniority." So they say. Have you seen any hint of reinforcing seniority over the years? In fact it was a power struggle that the UFT won.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.com