WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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| E.L. Doctorow (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) |
We in this room especially have to appreciate metaphor. We're the descendants of writers who saw the sun as Helios' chariot riding across the sky. And yet... when was the last time, hearing the word mouse, that you thought of a small gray rodent? Or heard the word web and thought of a spider? -- "The Promise—and Threat—of the Internet"N.Y Times on de Blasio's pick
The choice [of Carmen Farina] reflected Mr. de Blasio’s desire to depart radically from the educational policies of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, including his emphasis on data and his policy of shuttering low-performing schools. --"Veteran of City School System Is Said to Be Next Chancellor"
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| Carmen Farina |
“Clearly the teacher evaluation system will be on