Sunday, December 30, 2012

The State's Junk Science Exposed!

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In the ever continuing teacher evaluation system conflict between the DOE and the UFT.  One aspect that both sides agree is the use of the N...
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Stupid Mistakes That Mayor Bloomberg And Chancellor Walcott Made in 2012.

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It is time to recap the year 2012 and remember the stupid mistakes that Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott has made for the past yea...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Santa Claus Is Terminated By The DOE For Conduct Unbecoming A Teacher.

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Santa Claus had landed a job as a teacher in Global Studies and Geography since he had first hand knowledge of the globe. Better yet, the ...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Chancellor Walcott's Ultimatium To The Union. No Teacher Evaluation System, Look For The World To End.

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A major historic event is less than two days away.  No it's not the fiscal cliff.  Not even the Mayan Apocalypse.  It is Chancellor ...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A Christmas Party Is Cancelled As The School Prepares To Close.

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In my previous school last year.  I saw staff morale sag and was so low that even the usually oblivious student body was concerned about t...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Chancellor's Tenure Has Been A Failure As He Refuses To Remove Managers And Administrators Who Commit Serious Misconduct.

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During the inept tenure of Chancellor Dennis Walcott we have seen no significant improvement in student academic achievement, poor college...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

DOE CEO John Shea Once Again Is Accused Of Sexual Misconduct And The DOE Does Nothing About It.

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In another case of the hypocrisy at Tweed, a second women has filed a federal lawsuit of sexual harassment against DOE top Manager John Shea...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Principal Linda Hill, Just Another Bad Principal That The DOE Refuses to Remove Despite Accusations Of Financial Mismanagement.

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If you are familiar with the Franscesco Portelos saga, you know that this teacher was removed from his school, IS 49 in Staten Island after ...
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Saturday, December 08, 2012

To My Union: No Contract, No Teacher Evaluation System.

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It appears that the UFT might be caving in to the City and State pressure and will sign a teacher evaluation system, once some minor ...
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Thursday, December 06, 2012

District 23 Choice Program Is Simply Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic.

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The Ocean Hill-Brownsville District, now known as District 23 has decided to allow the students of the District to attend their school of ...
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Sunday, December 02, 2012

The Typical Education4Excellence Member - Clueless

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I just laughed when blogger South Bronx School showed a video of an Educators4Excellence (E4E) member at their youth rally holding a sign ...
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Saturday, December 01, 2012

Is The Union About To Screw Us Again When It Comes To The Teacher Evaluation System?

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Up until a few days ago I and many other people believed that before a teacher evaluation system could be put in place, the City and the ...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Why The High School Letter Grades Given By The DOE Are Just Garbage

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I read with amusement the high school letter grades given to the NYC high schools and realized how these letter grades are simply a sham. ...
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

How The Misguided DOE School Choice Policy Caused The Destruction Of The Neighborhood High Schools.

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It is no secret that a student entering high school can apply to any school they want to attend, no matter how far the school is from the st...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

My Annual Golden Turkey Awards For 2012

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It is another year and along with NFL football and family gatherings, there is our Thanksgiving meal where turkey is the main attraction.  I...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Why Doesn't The DOE Hold Superintendent Yolanda Torres Accountable For Her Failure In District 7?

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The worst preforming NYC District according to the State is District 7, where only 25% of the student population are pr...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Michael Mulgrew Is A Wuss!

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew showed how spineless and uncaring he is about the rank and file by caving in to Chancellor Dennis Walcott...
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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Mr. Mayor, Child Poverty Is The Primary Cause For Student Academic Failure Not Their Teachers.

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Ex Chancellor Joel Klein and his education reformer friends, which includes hedge fund managers, profiteers, and misguided billionaires such...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

My Cooperative Learning And Testing Class

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I am in a an excellent school, with great students, wonderful peers and a very supportive Administration.  However, even in the best schools...
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Monday, November 12, 2012

The Excellent Teacher And The Clueless DOE.

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The DOE has time and again claimed that education reform is necessary because they want only "excellent teachers" to instruct th...
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