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Thursday, September 8, 2011

NYC Educator: Walcott Offers Valuable Lip Service to Civility

NYC Educator: Walcott Offers Valuable Lip Service to Civility:

Walcott Offers Valuable Lip Service to Civility

NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, according to an incredibly superficial account in today's Times, is looking for better relationships with teachers, and better communication with the public. He's therefore reaching out in a calm fashion without frothing at the mouth. Judging by the article, this represents a paradigm change.

Actually, Walcott espouses precisely the same policies Klein did, a fact unnoticed in this article. These policies are largely