More on the madness in Michigan.
Fred,
For all we know, “anonymous” might be Mr. VanBeek of the Mackinac Center, or even Richardville, himself: definitely a tea-party flavored Kook Aid (intentional k) drinker, whoever Anonymous is.
Despite the decimation that’s occurring in MI, we have seen too few of our own MEA and GPEA (the local in which Quinn is a member) members realize the significant impacts of the legislation on their careers but more importantly on the future of public education. Of those who do realize, too few are willing to do anything to stop it. Even Quinn here, has missed the salience of some of the legislation in his note above. We haven’t “lost” seniority with the legislation: it still exists, but it means little now. From our colleagues in the “real world,” seniority never existed, nor was it needed; raises and promotions are based on “merit.” And seat time accountability for students and parents has been virtually eliminated (double entendre intended) while accountability shifts to hold