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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:26 PM Original message |
Bill Gates pouring billions into the "hunt for bad teachers"....demoralizing them. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. bill is such a wonderful guy. how dare you question the actions of such a noble philanthropist |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. bill gates has been the bane of this teacher's existence for years. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Enough is never enough. |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. not for mr gates. |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. You just never loved him |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. i confess, |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
63. I love Gates! |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. OMG....my dad orders it by the case |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. k&r |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. He knows damned well what he's doing. He benefits from a dumbed-down populace |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. why on earth would anyone assume he's well-intentioned? |
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MrDiaz (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Here is a question, |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Welcome to DU.. |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. and we need a population that subscribes |
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Tutankhamun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #34 |
55. "Learning is lifelong and everyone's responsibility." |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
70. if we even decided that it was our own responsibility |
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IndyPragmatist (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I am with you, I had a few TERRIBLE teachers in high school, |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. When I related a similar experience |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. When you evaluate educational effectiveness based solely, or |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
64. Actually, the mother's education level is the single most determining |
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erodriguez (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Dems are leading these policies as well. Case in point: Obama's Race to the Top |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
65. Andrew Cuomo - disgusting human being - |
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erodriguez (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. As a born and bred New Yorker I couldn't agree more. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. It's really not about the teachers. It's about money and power. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. How does the post show "the success Gates, Arne, Obama and others"? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. It is a good response. If a person thinks many teachers are bad... |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 12:38 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. The poster was speaking for his/her experience in school |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. And there is the propaganda again - did you see it? |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. i have been teaching for several decades. |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. student's success is also directly related to a family's |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Can you name a profession that doesn't have its share of incompetents? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. They had to single out teachers, make them look bad....to take over education. |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. bingo, madfloridian. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Yes, too many join in. Even at Dem forums. |
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iemitsu (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #43 |
53. yes, it is rather disheartening. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
62. Fighter pilots. |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. They may not have incompetents, but they do have their share |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. So does the teaching profession, and I would guess all others. n/t |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
42. First, |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
45. Everyone remembers good and bad teachers... |
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erodriguez (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:32 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. "Good teacher" "Bad teacher": two overused phrases that have zero real meaning. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Agreed. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. But he's GIVING it all away! |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. "Why is there not someone at the national level speaking out ..." |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. His status as a billionair. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Actually since it's political in nature, I had some Democratic leaders in mind |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I kinda disagree, I think... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Not Dem vs Republican...they are in it together. |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. The teachers are going to HAVE to do something about it |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The ones I have talked to here feel it's a losing battle. |
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distilledvinegar (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
57. For this teacher, the damage is done |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Poignant post. I have seen that happen to teachers. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Pulbic education is not dying - |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
10. He wants to do to teaching what he's done to Operating Systems. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. thank you |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Good point. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Yep. Bloated. Awkward. But very profitable. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
19. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish. nt |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. Maybe we should pour a few bucks into the "hunt for bad software". |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. How about billions in the hunt for bad administrators and school board members.? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Amen..I've known a few of them in my time. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Fundies are notorious for using school boards as a back door into politics |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. It is Bill Gates way of getting back for his own failures in education. |
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Citizen Worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Anyone who thinks we live in a democracy desperately needs to re-examine their beliefs. We live in |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. We've all had bad teachers, but this really isn't about them at all. |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
39. I know that when our current crop of students comes up, they will get rid of these heinous testing |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
44. Perhaps he wants to get back at teachers for putting Apple computers in schools, and |
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nonperson (901 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
46. Bill Gates is the Donald Trump of education |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
47. Gates is a college dropout. |
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Tutankhamun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
56. "Race to the Top" is the Windows Vista of education reform. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. LOL |
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fatbuckel (518 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
72. So we should extoll the virtues of bad teachers? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Well, fatbuckel, that is an interesting post. |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
74. Here are some for Bill |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
75. There's a huge, huge danger in what he's doing. |
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