tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post6798280836561810140..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: R.I.P., NYC Public School System, 10/17/07Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-51793464940964773592007-10-21T17:45:00.000-04:002007-10-21T17:45:00.000-04:00At the Delegate Assembly someone asked to delay a ...At the Delegate Assembly someone asked to delay a vote and the delegates,--representatives from virtually every single school said no. Some partisans would like to substitute their judgement for democratic principles. They believe they are always right---no matter how many disagree and walk away from their "lobbying" at Delaget Assemblies and elsewhere. So much for their respect for democracy. They are the ones spinning when the facts don't suit them. They just mischaracterize. Or downright lie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-8991907761051855992007-10-19T18:55:00.000-04:002007-10-19T18:55:00.000-04:00The 25/55 deal was promised as part of the 2005 co...The 25/55 deal was promised as part of the 2005 contract, the one that cut my prep time in half. And it's actually 27/55 for new teachers, (who will pay through the nose for this) so the title is typically disingenuous.<BR/><BR/>It's preposterous that Ms. Weingarten and her patronage mill allowed the mayor to charge us twice for this, by instituting a merit pay scheme that will only increase the fudged statistics that have typified Mr. Bloomberg's reign.<BR/><BR/>The most important thing to the UFT aristocracy is to portray Ms. Weingarten as a reform-minded leader, so as to advance her career and allow another stuffed suit to move up in the machine's ranks.<BR/><BR/>When your building is at 250% capacity with classes regularly hitting 38, and there's literally no other place to put them, the hypocrisy of the publicity hounds who run this system is all too obvious.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing this.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-68785238833313556262007-10-18T13:59:00.000-04:002007-10-18T13:59:00.000-04:00I was at the Del. Assembly yesterday when Weingart...I was at the Del. Assembly yesterday when Weingarten announced the 55/25 and the merit pay initiatives. She bypassed all the issues that were on the agenda so that she could sell these to the assembly "hot off the press", as she had just come from a press conference.<BR/><BR/>Many seasoned teachers were horrified. She did a hard sell, and the uninitiated and gullible went right along with her.<BR/><BR/>I tell you it really sickens you to think not only of the compromises teachers will be making for the sake of test scores, but of the corruption and infighting that's bound to ensue from this merit pay project. Nothing good will come of this. <BR/><BR/>It is really time for a massive protest. The future is really grim, and they can no longer justify the authority we've let them have to make these horrible decisions for our kids' futures.Under Assaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222267229529062957noreply@blogger.com