The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of it’s forms – greed for life, for money, knowledge – has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed – you mark my words – will not only save Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you. Gordon Gekko Wall Street
A.J. Duffy, education reformer?
Could Duffy have been a closeted reformer all those years? Or do his views simply reflect those of whoever signs his paycheck?
Was A.J. Duffy, who recently was termed out as president of United Teachers Los Angeles, a closeted reformer all those years? (Los Angeles Times) |
On several occasions over the last few years, A.J. Duffy sat in a conference room with the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times and expounded on the evils of charter schools, the value of teachers union contracts that included pages and pages of extensive work rules, the importance of the teacher seniority system and the nefarious intentions of those who sought to streamline the firing of bad teachers.
So it came as a bit of a surprise when Duffy, who recently was termed out as president of United Teachers Los Angeles,
So it came as a bit of a surprise when Duffy, who recently was termed out as president of United Teachers Los Angeles,