Friday, February 03, 2006
Is Eduwonk A Gay Cowboy?
Things have gotten truly bizarre in the blog-battle between Eduwonk and the American Federation of Teachers. A third-party who got caught in the crossfire has now even had his poetry censored by the AFT's bloggers. But you can read the uncensored version on Mr. Sun's own site.
Speaking of the AFT's official blog site, make sure you read their comments about why they think KIPP teachers work too hard. It's quite revealing. It seems they feel that kids at KIPP would be better served if their teachers were working to deep-six the federal No Child Left Behind law rather than working their tails off teaching kids how to do little things like reading and math.
Here is a sample from AFT's official blogger gal Michele:
Apparently not. Just remember that these are the folks who are actively working to make sure there are no more KIPP charter schools in New York State. Seems they have lives that they like and want to keep.
UPDATE: Michele, who sounded a lot more fun before she revealed her lackluster work ethic, writes us to say: "Please feel free to come and comment on our site- makes it easier to have a dialogue. Why don't you allow comments on your site?"
Thankfully, the American Federation of Teachers has offered to allow readers of The Chalkboard to post comments about whether or not KIPP charter school teachers are missionary chumps (like the AFT is claiming on its posts.) Please post your comments about KIPP and/or the AFT's relentless attempts to keep more schools like it from opening in New York State here.
(The AFT may not be willing to share the education market with schools like KIPP, but they are being extremely gracious about sharing their site with readers of The Chalkboard. Be sure to be nice and thank them when you visit.)
Speaking of the AFT's official blog site, make sure you read their comments about why they think KIPP teachers work too hard. It's quite revealing. It seems they feel that kids at KIPP would be better served if their teachers were working to deep-six the federal No Child Left Behind law rather than working their tails off teaching kids how to do little things like reading and math.
Here is a sample from AFT's official blogger gal Michele:
Would I be willing to work at a KIPP school and teach 10 hour days,
plus be on call to help children with their homework in the evenings? No. And
why not? What is it, what is it . . . Oh yeah, I'm married and have a
13-month old. In short, I have a life that I like and would want to keep.
Public school teachers are not missionaries.
Apparently not. Just remember that these are the folks who are actively working to make sure there are no more KIPP charter schools in New York State. Seems they have lives that they like and want to keep.
UPDATE: Michele, who sounded a lot more fun before she revealed her lackluster work ethic, writes us to say: "Please feel free to come and comment on our site- makes it easier to have a dialogue. Why don't you allow comments on your site?"
Thankfully, the American Federation of Teachers has offered to allow readers of The Chalkboard to post comments about whether or not KIPP charter school teachers are missionary chumps (like the AFT is claiming on its posts.) Please post your comments about KIPP and/or the AFT's relentless attempts to keep more schools like it from opening in New York State here.
(The AFT may not be willing to share the education market with schools like KIPP, but they are being extremely gracious about sharing their site with readers of The Chalkboard. Be sure to be nice and thank them when you visit.)
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