tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post2906979961997017080..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Why Is There Suddenly an Education "Crisis"?Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-39126290765443807662011-08-29T14:45:01.754-04:002011-08-29T14:45:01.754-04:00A very good post indeed. It's a shame about s...A very good post indeed. It's a shame about some of the responses. A very good post and an excellent blog. I am now a follower. Thanks, SteveSample Dissertationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338369719186667881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-7102058701183936572010-09-29T02:40:24.033-04:002010-09-29T02:40:24.033-04:00We had a pretty good piece on this in my rag: http...We had a pretty good piece on this in my rag: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2009/nov/19/dreams-of-better-schools/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-67251762667607602832010-09-28T19:55:00.898-04:002010-09-28T19:55:00.898-04:00It became a crisis when charter schools saw the op...It became a crisis when charter schools saw the opportunity to make a profit on poor areas,with rules that would never be allowed in the public school system.<br />It became a crisis when test scores became the only thing that counts in judging children and teachers and schools.<br />It became a crisis when politicians who know nothing about education were allowed to run the school system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-22164962625676669952010-09-28T08:14:53.265-04:002010-09-28T08:14:53.265-04:00for me it became a crisis when my children came of...for me it became a crisis when my children came of school age... do any of you have children in public school?... my children are in a "good" public school and I'm still severely disappointed.. teachers are great, but the "red tape" is insane... there certainly is a crisis, it's just not new...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-5175509972733172052010-09-27T23:50:05.629-04:002010-09-27T23:50:05.629-04:00Perhaps it became a crisis when the economy tanked...Perhaps it became a crisis when the economy tanked and American families lost their homes, savings and jobs while Bloomberg and friends continued to increase their own wealth. The mega-billionaires feared that the anger and resentment of the "little people" would be focused on them. Rather than face a conflict of the "have nots" versus the "have even more billions than ever" they orchestrated this elaborate plan to turn the attention away from themselves and to make public schools and teachers the villians of society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-19151902575092531282010-09-27T23:49:49.092-04:002010-09-27T23:49:49.092-04:00Perhaps it became a crisis when the economy tanked...Perhaps it became a crisis when the economy tanked and American families lost their homes, savings and jobs while Bloomberg and friends continued to increase their own wealth. The mega-billionaires feared that the anger and resentment of the "little people" would be focused on them. Rather than face a conflict of the "have nots" versus the "have even more billions than ever" they orchestrated this elaborate plan to turn the attention away from themselves and to make public schools and teachers the villians of society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-64252613211485422152010-09-27T21:18:59.072-04:002010-09-27T21:18:59.072-04:00It became a crisis when Bloomberg's much-vaunt...It became a crisis when Bloomberg's much-vaunted test scores turned out to be hogwash. It hadn't yet reached crisis proportions when Michelle Rhee failed utterly to substantiate her ever-shifting claims about her brilliant two-year teaching career. The report about merit pay being nonsense was just gasoline on the fire.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-51674468961367944962010-09-27T13:23:15.462-04:002010-09-27T13:23:15.462-04:00Ah--about when did it become a 'crisis'? ...Ah--about when did it become a 'crisis'? I suspect it had something to do with when Bush needed something to take everyone's minds off of Iraq. Education isn't perfect, but it's actually far from the crisis our politicians make it out to be.LSquared32https://www.blogger.com/profile/00858524638866166691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-92092510142343282862010-09-27T12:28:42.092-04:002010-09-27T12:28:42.092-04:00Let's be honest NBC is spouting a very leftist...Let's be honest NBC is spouting a very leftist education reform project. My conservative midwestern friends all long for the common sense of Yong to be placed into the classrooms. Better yet they are starting private schools without any tax payer funds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com