All right, fess up. Who made this?

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http://www.laststand4children.org/



Read the about us page too. :D

"Myron Miner - Chief Executive Officer

Marshall Miner made a considerable fortune investing in South African mining concerns and it would have been quite easy for his son Myron to use his fortune to live a life of ease.

Instead, following his graduation from Hofstra, Myron's love of education took him to some of the toughest schools of inner city Boca Raton where he spent nearly 18 months in the classroom working with at risk students. His work convinced him more than ever that it was his colleagues who were the biggest impediments to the education of children.

He put his family's immense wealth behind Last Stand for Children First to try and stop those teachers and others liked him from failing to educate students. Under his guidance, Last Stand for Children First has come to the forefront of Education Reform."


Sadly, this is hardly even satire anymore.

[yourout]

1. The sad thing is it takes a bit to be sure it is satire.

Change a couple of sentences and it would pass for something straight from the Republicans.

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2. I'm not sure you have to change a single word. .....

. . . .or that it comes just from the GOP.. . ..



TG, TT

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4. Exactly.

It reads in many places like a Democrats for Education Reform site.

[progressoid]

5. Change a couple sentences and it could pass as something from Arne Duncan's office.

[snappyturtle]

3. What a great site that, unfortunately, TPTB seem to be taking seriously. nt

[Reader Rabbit]

6. I had to read through before I realized it was satire.

Granted, it's the butt-crack o' dawn here, but still...

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7. It took me awhile to figure out too!

It's pretty close to the real thing. Check out the "blog" too!

http://laststand4children.blogspot.com/2011/01/bormann-academy-offers-glimpse-of.html

It can be loud. The noise level and the lack of desks are the first two things you notice when you walk into Patricia Murphy's seventh grade classroom at Bormann Academy where the desks have been removed to fit 108 students into classroom originally built with a capacity of 36.

As Ms. Murphy began her lesson on geometric patterns in math, 2 girls were sketching shapes on their notebook, while another boy was using a needle and several blue pens to give another student a geometric tattoo of a skull on his left arm.

“We don’t know what we are supposed to be doing, but we are learning about math,” Robby Burnett, 13, said.

Across the room Luis Cabrera, Ms. Murphy's teacher aide and custodian was lecturing some of the slower students on the need to improve their scores on the district's standardized tests while Ms. Murphy continued teaching her lesson at the chalkboard.

Ms. Murphy, a 23 year old Amherst graduate with a passion for public policy, describes life in the unconventional classroom as chaotic, but rewarding, "I was the students' third teacher when I arrived in November and it took me awhile to get their trust, even after they realized Mr. Boddicker wasn't there anymore."

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. LOL definitely sharing

:rofl:

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11. It so rocks.

I saw it on twitter last night. I think it was Teacher Sabrina who posted the link and said something like "Oh look, Michelle Rhee's new website." :D

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. This site is great!

This high quality wallpaper allows children to learn how to completely and precisely fill in test bubbles while taking part in that age old practice of coloring on their walls. Best of all, the wallpaper is made of a special formula developed in conjunction with the Colorform Corporation that will allow crayon, ink, and paint to wash off with a damp rag.
If you are a tiger mother who wants to give her child a leg up or just a caring parent who wishes to prepare his/her child for the high stakes testing that awaits her in school, our new test grid wallpaper is for you. Look for this exciting product coming soon from Last Stand for Children First

[TruthTeller]

10. Hilarious-wish I had thought of it!

A blog post reply:

I hear that the US Department of Education has hired Delores Umbridge, former head of Hogswarts, as the new undersecretary of education. Can you confirm this?

I will be forwarding this one!