Comments on: DC Teachers’ Contract Action http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/02/dc-teachers-contract-action.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:12:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: john thompson http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/02/dc-teachers-contract-action.html/comment-page-1#comment-50636 john thompson Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:46:48 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3785#comment-50636 We progressives can't lose to Rhee. And certainly no union could captitulate to her. But accountability advocates also need to repudiate her. She has the potential to destroy but not to build. Bad accountability systems drive out the good. Obviously, it would be best for both camps to agree on some things that are completely positive. But the next best thing would for us to agree to fight honorably, and to repudiate the extremes. For you guys to continue to support Rhee would be like progressives continuing to support the most extreme ideas of Alfie Kohn. We progressives can’t lose to Rhee. And certainly no union could captitulate to her. But accountability advocates also need to repudiate her. She has the potential to destroy but not to build. Bad accountability systems drive out the good.

Obviously, it would be best for both camps to agree on some things that are completely positive. But the next best thing would for us to agree to fight honorably, and to repudiate the extremes. For you guys to continue to support Rhee would be like progressives continuing to support the most extreme ideas of Alfie Kohn.

]]> By: GGW http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/02/dc-teachers-contract-action.html/comment-page-1#comment-50627 GGW Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:11:47 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3785#comment-50627 Who's got scoop on this standoff? Seems like union strategy is "Sit tight. No to red/green. Either Rhee will cave and do reform lite...or get frustrated, declare victory in 3 more years, and leave." What's happening with Plan B? Who’s got scoop on this standoff?

Seems like union strategy is “Sit tight. No to red/green. Either Rhee will cave and do reform lite…or get frustrated, declare victory in 3 more years, and leave.”

What’s happening with Plan B?

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