Sunday, September 2, 2012

School Tech Connect: Thoughts On The Strike Notice

School Tech Connect: Thoughts On The Strike Notice:


Thoughts On The Strike Notice

Two notes from Karen Lewis's press conference following the 10-day notice.

1. It's brilliant. It's both a concise summary of what's going on in the negotiations and of the larger picture of what's going on in the nation. This isn't some slick eduhucktster with a PowerPoint--- this is a chemistry teacher, laying out exactly what is happening, why it's happening, and how it all fits into the bigger picture.

2. The narrative of disruption that's going on the press is bizarre when you think about all of the neighborhood schools that have been closed, and that are in the pipeline to be closed as a matter of policy. Disruption is the policy of CPS.

Oh?

      Disruption can either be visible or invisible, depending on what your agenda is, evidently.

Popout

"CPS would rather shut down schools than give them the resources that they need. Thousands of 


It's A Jobs Program

I see they've hired another edugrifter. A true visionary. When you don't have an elected board, you end up hiring all these people who stand for nothing and will do whatever the mayor wants.

Clicking Through Forms

Yeah, the iPad thing is going to make all better.

Debt, Debt, Debt

Such good writing. Such an appalling story.

And this is where we get to the hypocrisy at the heart of Mitt Romney. Everyone knows that he is