"What I've Learned"

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LL - 10/13/2010 - 17:33

I've learned that the best way to "reform" a school is to close a school.

I've learned that if students at private schools get 100% vouchers then that private school is actually a public school.

I've learned that poor people in America must win the war against poor people overseas; otherwise there won't be any cheap labor for Wall Street to exploit.

I've learned that classroom reformers that are calling for 10 to 1 student-to-teacher ratios are supporting the status quo.

I've learned that collective bargaining is the reason why publicly-funded public schools in the suburbs are in such terrible shape compared to publicly-funded private schools in the cities.

I've learned that teachers make too much money.

I've learned that teacher shortages can be solved by getting rid of teachers.

I've learned that we no longer need a grade system.

I've learned that the lack of collective bargaining is the reason why publicly-funded private schools in America do so much better than the publicly-funded public schools overseas.

I've learned that the best way to crush our opponents overseas is to find out what they are doing right and do the exact opposite.

I've learned that teachers have to choose to either spend time with their kids at work or spend time with their kids at home- they can't choose both.

I've learned that grading papers, calling parents, and making lesson plans at home should not be considered as work.

I've learned that anyone that wants to fund public schools by any means other than property taxes is just supporting the status quo.

I've learned that classroom reformers have too much access to the media and school "reformers" don't have enough access to the media.

I've learned that school "reformers" are creating this conversation, because politicians have been implementing the classroom reformers' ideas for decades.

I've learned that most teachers hate due process.

I've learned that most teachers think that administrators don't have enough power.

I've learned that if everyone gets a degree in math or science then poverty will cease to exist.

I've learned that business people know more about education than educators.

I've learned that publicly-funded private schools teach the same kids as publicly-funded public schools.

I've learned that teachers in the suburbs are better teachers than those in the cities.

I've learned that if we turn education into a system of winners and LOSERS then everybody will win.

I've learned that attacking childhood poverty only works with children in publicly-funded private schools.

I've learned that anyone supporting free bachelor's and master's degree education for new teachers is just supporting the status quo.

I've learned that singers know more about education than educators.

I've learned that school boards are an unnecessary bureaucracy.

I've learned that poor people overseas won't defeat poor people in America until their parents have choices.

The article the comment was posted to is good too, but I thought this deserved its own post.

[Hannah Bell]

1. LOL: "I've learned if we turn education into a system of winners & losers, everyone will win."

it's so blatantly false, yet the propaganda train just rolls on.

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2. That one is good.

This is another one: "I've learned that collective bargaining is the reason why publicly-funded public schools in the suburbs are in such terrible shape compared to publicly-funded private schools in the cities." I mean, if unions suck, then why do suburban schools mysteriously succeed despite their fell clutches? Hmmm, let's fund a study...

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3. I've learned that continual flogging of teachers

in the press, on campus, in public and in private is great for morale. I've also leaned that low morale has no effect on teacher performance. I've also learned that having teachers sign in and out at each hour long consideration of basic campus operations (like when the new restrooms will be available for use during sporting events; like what we should do in case we encounter "bodily fluids*"; like how we should ask students to chip in for a ream of copy paper or buy our own if we ever need to copy anything and if the copiers ever work again anyway) constitutes powerful professional development.

BTW, I've learned: * "when you encounter bodily fluids you should wear the protective gloves that you were given, you should employ the first aid kit that you were given, and you should wash your hands in hot , soapy water and dry them with paper towels ."

*sigh*

Yeah I've learned a lot of great stuff including many of the things that you have learned. Things are definitely getting better!

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5. You Should Re-Post This In GD

Excellent article and comments. Wish I'd have seen this earlier, so I could give it a rec.