Making Whoopi
IT'S IGNORANCE
Ok, so Whoopi Goldberg is 1) either completely ignorant of what "tenure" means to a K-12 teacher or 2) she's been bought by the corporate "reformers" of television land.
Whoopi, for those of you who don't know yet...claims to love teachers (yes, her mother was a teacher), but hates "bad" teachers. So, since "bad" teachers are ruining it for everyone we need to support the legal fight against them and against "tenure" laws which give "lifetime employment" to "bad" teachers. Right? Not quite.
Ken Previti, over at Reclaim Reform, suggests that, instead of cursing her, we should educate her...
In defense of Whoopi Goldberg: She needs to be educated about due process.
THE EDUCATION OF WHOOPI
I don't see any problem with trying to educate Whoopi Goldberg in the truth of K-12 tenure...as long as we don't expect it to make a difference.
See, Whoopi might be the "liberal voice" on The View, but that doesn't mean anything when it comes to public education issues.
Democrats, Liberals, and other fellow travelers
Ok, so Whoopi Goldberg is 1) either completely ignorant of what "tenure" means to a K-12 teacher or 2) she's been bought by the corporate "reformers" of television land.
Whoopi, for those of you who don't know yet...claims to love teachers (yes, her mother was a teacher), but hates "bad" teachers. So, since "bad" teachers are ruining it for everyone we need to support the legal fight against them and against "tenure" laws which give "lifetime employment" to "bad" teachers. Right? Not quite.
Ken Previti, over at Reclaim Reform, suggests that, instead of cursing her, we should educate her...
In defense of Whoopi Goldberg: She needs to be educated about due process.
Please email, tweet or otherwise contact Whoopi with the correct definition of tenure as you educate her about the scapegoating teachers are having inflicted upon them all across America. She needs massive amounts of our input; please help her understand.This prompted a heated discussion on Diane Ravitch's blog entry, Ken Previti: In Defense of Whoopi Goldberg. It's a great discussion...have a look.
THE EDUCATION OF WHOOPI
I don't see any problem with trying to educate Whoopi Goldberg in the truth of K-12 tenure...as long as we don't expect it to make a difference.
See, Whoopi might be the "liberal voice" on The View, but that doesn't mean anything when it comes to public education issues.
Democrats, Liberals, and other fellow travelers
- When Barack Obama was running for President in 2008 a lot of us -- not knowing that he had his hands in corporate pockets -- assumed that he would come in and Live Long and Prosper...: Making Whoopi: