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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's quickie guide for non-teachers

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's quickie guide for non-teachers:


Rahm's quickie guide for non-teachers

At Peet's this morning, I'm practically choking on my coffee while reading, "CPS’s How To Guide for workers at strike contingency school" in  the Sun-Times.

The guide is supposed to be a quickie preparation handbook (are you watching, TFA?)  for the gaggle of principals, assistant principals, Central Office Staff and non-CTU employees, as well as yet-to-be-approved scab vendors. and anyone else Brizard can scrape up to man his 144 (don't-call-them-schools) "holding centers". I call them scab schools. CTU Pres. Karen Lewis calls them, "a train wreck" waiting to happen.

Among the suggestions on “how to prepare” for classroom duties:

• “Wear a watch — your room may not have a functioning clock.’’

• Dress comfortably as “many schools are NOT air-conditioned.’’

• “You will need to bring your own breakfast and lunch. Please note that you cannot rely on access to