tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post638886118138793188..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Who Are Those Guys?Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-30769588574312558422012-04-18T06:43:56.702-04:002012-04-18T06:43:56.702-04:00Keep going. Why does Gov Cuomo disdain educators? ...Keep going. Why does Gov Cuomo disdain educators? Who are David Coleman and the CCSS gang? What ed credentials do the state ed commisioners hold? Same for Mr. Duncan. Who's personally profiting from the ed deform wave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-124591590432317482011-03-11T17:32:03.515-05:002011-03-11T17:32:03.515-05:00As an admirer of your satire, I doubly appreciated...As an admirer of your satire, I doubly appreciated this change of pace, and its insightful, psychoanalytic bent.<br /><br />While I am convinced economic interests are the fundamental motivation behind corporate ed deform, that too plays out within the context of personality and character.<br /><br />Greed and the will to power have many faces, and the constellation of personalities grouped around ed deform are notable for their arrogance and deceptiveness. How much of that includes self-deception I often wonder.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-24042388616381987542010-05-09T11:13:00.269-04:002010-05-09T11:13:00.269-04:00I would only add that many of "those guys&quo...I would only add that many of "those guys", in my opinion, are either hired as hatchet/efficiency people or are, profoundly, wannabe hatchet/efficiency people, as opposed to visionaries, philanthropists, etc. <br />And, frankly, I think I'm being kind in leaving it at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-44813461466116382582010-05-08T12:51:57.931-04:002010-05-08T12:51:57.931-04:00@Shino
Perhaps you are right as what I have also ...@Shino<br /><br />Perhaps you are right as what I have also observed today.gihhttp://get-infoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-74430393288070766972010-05-07T21:34:44.784-04:002010-05-07T21:34:44.784-04:00Here's a link to the Ravitch vs Merriman NY1 d...Here's a link to the Ravitch vs Merriman NY1 debate on charter schools from last night:<br />http://www.ny1.com/content/118229/storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-75292616432184087822010-05-06T21:33:38.259-04:002010-05-06T21:33:38.259-04:00Go, go, go! Keep on being unfunny as much as you w...Go, go, go! Keep on being unfunny as much as you want!<br /><br />By the by, Ravitch just shredded, SHREDDED, Merriman on NY1. Though, perhaps, only intelligent and informed viewers noticed. Merriman came off as a duplicitous bonehead, IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-80306621955556470022010-05-06T19:16:40.874-04:002010-05-06T19:16:40.874-04:00Wow! I have never heard a more accurate and elogu...Wow! I have never heard a more accurate and eloguent analyis of the NYC DoE -- Bravo! You write so effectively I was totally enraptured -- Let us know when you're first book comes out!Camille LoParrinohttp://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=14588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-40845364598984288902010-05-06T11:07:25.105-04:002010-05-06T11:07:25.105-04:00Hi Gary,
I'm also fascinated in what makes t...Hi Gary, <br /><br />I'm also fascinated in what makes these people tick. Here's my look at Whitney Tilson and his ilk.<br /><br />http://perimeterprimate.blogspot.com/2009/04/disadvantages-of-elite-education.htmlThe Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-71578979198989329872010-05-06T07:56:12.527-04:002010-05-06T07:56:12.527-04:00Very thoughtful and astute assessment of the perso...Very thoughtful and astute assessment of the personalities of our current so called "reformers". Their behavior demonstrates a very rigid, antagonistic and ruthless mindset hell bent on following their own ideas on what an effective education looks like and demonizing anyone who doesn't share<br />or buy into their vision. The sad part is that had they been open to ideas from parents and educators they really might have been able to<br />make a very positive contribution to New York City schools given the extraordinary power they exercise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-78464794432992596762010-05-06T06:40:12.866-04:002010-05-06T06:40:12.866-04:00Fantastic, Gary!
Indeed they are trying to run o...Fantastic, Gary! <br /><br />Indeed they are trying to run our schools like a business but they should only look at the economy today to realize that ain't no magic bullet, either.Shinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790034431487397738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-51492471534284868912010-05-06T06:23:35.094-04:002010-05-06T06:23:35.094-04:00I like this column very much. I'd only add th...I like this column very much. I'd only add that these people who supposedly worship at the shrine of data have a pronounced tendency to ignore or obfuscate any and all data that fails to reinforce their preconceived notions. I've been thinking a lot about Paul Simon's line, "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."<br /><br />I think this applies in abundance to all these so-called "reformers." Their real goal, I really believe, is to roll back that inconvenient 20th century. With rampant crap masquerading as news, they're doing a pretty fair job of it.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-52060692040399050802010-05-05T21:48:14.289-04:002010-05-05T21:48:14.289-04:00This is a great piece Gary, and profound in many w...This is a great piece Gary, and profound in many ways. So sad.Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.com