Category Archives: Musings and Questions

#ThankaCorporateEducationReformer

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

File this under “You Gotta Be F**king Kidding Me.” Well, folks, once again, it’s Teacher Depreciation Week in America.  Secretary of Education Arne Duncan seems to have learned a lesson from last year, when his open letter to teachers on … Continue reading →

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The Great Helmsman’s Castaways

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

This story comes from the Chinese language program I’ve been attending these past two and a half weeks.  The program is part of the reason I’ve written less that I had hoped, but it should also provide some interesting material … Continue reading →

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The Suburban Radical Blues

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

First of all, a shout out to all who came to yesterday’s excellent rally at City Hall! The Providence Journal covered it decently well, and the senior videographer of American Trotskyism caught it all on tape! My particular recommendation is … Continue reading →

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What do the corporate reformers really want?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

This was the question asked by two people in the short Q&A period at the Diane Ravitch event at Rhode Island College last week.  What is the real agenda of the corporate reformers of public education?  What are they actually … Continue reading →

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Diane Ravitch in Rhode Island

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

This afternoon, Diane Ravitch spoke to a packed auditorium in Gaige Hall at Rhode Island College.  What a breath of fresh air!  I’ve come to appreciate Diane Ravitch as a genuine education researcher who honestly believes in what is best … Continue reading →

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Teacher Depreciation Week

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week.  So, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote an open letter of appreciation to America’s teachers.  Here’s my thank you note to him. ******* Dear Secretary Duncan, I want to thank you for your … Continue reading →

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Let Teachers Teach

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Last Saturday, the National Education Association of Rhode Island put on an event called “Let Teachers Teach”, a day-long conference about the attack on public education and on teachers and about how we can and should respond. I was not … Continue reading →

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