Comments on: The Peerage http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/09/peerless.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Gisele Huff http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/09/peerless.html/comment-page-1#comment-107749 Gisele Huff Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:29 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=4442#comment-107749 I don't see what Solomon has to do with this. He ordered that the baby be split in half and the real mother relinquished her claim so that the baby could be saved. No adult in the education establishment has reliquinshed any claims in order to save the children, certainly not the unions. And all those good people you say are out there, how come their actions and commitment haven't made a dent in the unconscionable achievement gap since the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983? How long are those children supposed to wait? I don’t see what Solomon has to do with this. He ordered that the baby be split in half and the real mother relinquished her claim so that the baby could be saved. No adult in the education establishment has reliquinshed any claims in order to save the children, certainly not the unions. And all those good people you say are out there, how come their actions and commitment haven’t made a dent in the unconscionable achievement gap since the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983? How long are those children supposed to wait?

]]> By: Linda/Retired Teacher http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/09/peerless.html/comment-page-1#comment-106943 Linda/Retired Teacher Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:37:45 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=4442#comment-106943 Yes, it's all about students and learning and that's why we must involve those parents, teachers and educators who have dedicated their lives, without a quest for money or power, to nurture our children. Actually, isn't this just the wisdom of Solomon? Yes, it’s all about students and learning and that’s why we must involve those parents, teachers and educators who have dedicated their lives, without a quest for money or power, to nurture our children. Actually, isn’t this just the wisdom of Solomon?

]]> By: Gisele Huff http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/09/peerless.html/comment-page-1#comment-106838 Gisele Huff Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:59:05 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=4442#comment-106838 If this is meant to be transformative, don't hold your breath. The qualifications listed by Joanne Weiss are so establishment that I can't see how you can avoid conflicts of interest. And the comment posted by Linda is so defensive and biased that it underlines the problem with this project. This isn't about the adults, it's about the students. It's not about teaching, it's about learning. If the reviewers do not have that mind set, it will all be a colossal waste of time. If this is meant to be transformative, don’t hold your breath. The qualifications listed by Joanne Weiss are so establishment that I can’t see how you can avoid conflicts of interest. And the comment posted by Linda is so defensive and biased that it underlines the problem with this project.

This isn’t about the adults, it’s about the students. It’s not about teaching, it’s about learning.

If the reviewers do not have that mind set, it will all be a colossal waste of time.

]]> By: Linda/Retired Teacher http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/09/peerless.html/comment-page-1#comment-105093 Linda/Retired Teacher Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:46:24 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=4442#comment-105093 Yes, this is something we can all agree on: We don't want people who have conflicts of interests to be involved in reviewing Race to the Top proposals. The most obvious people who should be eliminated from consideration are people who intend to make a financial "killing" by opening chains of for-profit charter schools. The last thing we need now is another Wall Street debacle. Also, people who know in their hearts that they hold schoolteachers in contempt should recuse themselves. We need people who can attract the "best and the brightest" and that requires a person who values teaching as a profession. We know who you are by your blogs, posts and newspaper articles. Who are the people who can best review these proposals? How about choosing those citizens who already serve our young people for modest salaries or no salary at all? They are our nation's teachers, professors and parents! You can depend on these individuals to make certain Race to the Top money goes to our students and not our "entrepreneurs." Our nation's teachers will never allow this money to go to the nations hustlers. Of that you can be certain. Yes, this is something we can all agree on: We don’t want people who have conflicts of interests to be involved in reviewing Race to the Top proposals.

The most obvious people who should be eliminated from consideration are people who intend to make a financial “killing” by opening chains of for-profit charter schools. The last thing we need now is another Wall Street debacle. Also, people who know in their hearts that they hold schoolteachers in contempt should recuse themselves. We need people who can attract the “best and the brightest” and that requires a person who values teaching as a profession. We know who you are by your blogs, posts and newspaper articles.

Who are the people who can best review these proposals? How about choosing those citizens who already serve our young people for modest salaries or no salary at all? They are our nation’s teachers, professors and parents! You can depend on these individuals to make certain Race to the Top money goes to our students and not our “entrepreneurs.” Our nation’s teachers will never allow this money to go to the nations hustlers. Of that you can be certain.

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