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Honesty In The Time Of Professionalism | The Jose Vilson

Honesty In The Time Of Professionalism | The Jose Vilson:


Honesty In The Time Of Professionalism


Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
In this economy, everyone’s scared to lose their jobs.
Leaders often say they want feedback and honesty, but only if it fits their beliefs about the reality they’ve interpreted. For instance, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/arneduncan/status/335406017875677187
I laughed and replied:
https://twitter.com/TheJLV/status/335407173771358208
Perhaps he does. Perhaps he believes that the schools his administration created in Chicago mattered a lot for the most impoverished kids. Perhaps he thinks charter schools offer a way to circumvent obtrusive localities that