Comments on: October 17th – National Letter Writing Campaign To the President for Our Public Schools http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/ Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: F. Gunther http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7288 F. Gunther Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:56:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7288 Dear President Obama,

I have donated to your campaign and was elated when you were
elected. While it is difficult to
support your opponent, I can no longer support you and your support of Race to
the Top. The bullying of teachers
continues, people are getting rich off these reinvented schemes and teachers
are no longer able to teach with any degree of integrity. As for DATA, just look at the scandal in
Texas. Do you really think that is the
only place manipulation of DATA is occurring?
Districts are top heavy with administrators in order to institute the
Evaluation Plans and some states are becoming “Police Like States” with local
elected officials having no say. This is
democracy? You really need to look at
who is advising you and look to the likes of a Diane Ravitch. Although the teacher unions may endorse you,
there are many teachers who are disappointed in your stand on education and the
people you have chosen to listen to. I
will not vote for you unless I hear that you are hearing what we are saying.

F. Gunther

]]> By: jschmidt2 http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7084 jschmidt2 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7084 good idea- civil discussions and exchange of ideas too often degrade into insults.

]]> By: jonpelto http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7082 jonpelto Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:20:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7082 There has to be ways to have intense discussions with using words that insult or could be interpreted as insulting. I’m going to start giving out gold stars to people who can deliver strong arguments without insults and red checks to “insulters”. – followed by being sent to the reorientation room! Okay?

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]]> By: jschmidt2 http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7030 jschmidt2 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:29:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7030 You want to insult- well identify yourself

]]> By: Magister http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7028 Magister Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:02:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7028 Meanwhile, right across the street, Windham high implodes and fragments under its Special Master.

]]> By: guest http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7026 guest Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:21:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7026 Let me enlighten you jschmidt2. The unions did not bring public education NCLB and RttT. The first a forced mandate from a republican president, the latter a coerced mandate from a neo-liberal president. The unions did not negotiate the lowering of standards, the politicians forced them upon the schools. Show me some proof you pompous ass and enlighten me how teachers unions brought us these standards. If you can’t I suggest you shut the hell up!

]]> By: Apartheid First http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7025 Apartheid First Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:20:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7025 Thanks for alerting us to this. I’m sure no one has forgotten the extra $100 grand or so Elsa Nunez got when when she was named one of the CT Board of Regents Vice Presidents. http://www.ctregents.org/newsroom/board_formally_names_vice_presidents Nunez made sure to support Malloy’s Ed Reform bill loudly on that same day, and now she is looking to make ECSU a beacon for “gap closing” academics. Nunez goes way back with BoR Prez. Robert Kennedy–all the way to a university in Maine, along with Nunez’s husband, Richard Freeland–who is now Massachusett’s State Commissioner of Education. Seems like a cosy group, no? You approve my raise, I’ll approve yours; you hire my people… etc.
The CT Mirror should be looking a bit more closely at this Board of Regents. Oh, and Eastern is like American Idol these days. Hardly a day goes by that they aren’t nominating themselves for some award or other. I’m sure their PR people are being richly compensated.

]]> By: jonpelto http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7023 jonpelto Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:09:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7023 Seems like the mirror forgot to check – Meotti grew up with Malloy, story goes Meotti’s brother was Malloy’s best friend.

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]]> By: buygoldandprosper http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7022 buygoldandprosper Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:55:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7022 How about a letter regarding this?
http://www.ctmirror.org/story/17671/double-digit-raise-goes-top-higher-ed-official
For every feeble grass roots effort,Dan and the corrupt powers-that-be, buy influence and votes with tax dollars. When I read this garbage I wonder why I even care about the general population. We deserve what we get in this state…and the politicians know it.
Too bad we do not have an Attorney General in this state who will work for a living.

]]> By: Linda174 http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/10/08/october-17th-national-letter-writing-campaign-to-the-president-for-our-public-schools/#comment-7021 Linda174 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:56:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=3046#comment-7021 Clearly your mind is made up, but you are seriously misinformed. I think I have no choice here but to leave one behind.

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