Michael Mulgrew defends Common Core: ‘I’m going to punch you in the face...These are our tools!’

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BY Ben Chapman , Stephen Rex Brown

Michael Mulgrew is hardcore about Common Core.

The fiery teachers union president delivered a passionate defense of the educational standards during the American Federation of Teachers national convention last month.

“If someone takes something from me I'm going to grab it right back out of their cold, twisted sick hands and say it is mine! You do not take what is mine!” a menacing Mulgrew shouted in a speech posted to the Ed Notes Online blog.

“And I'm going to punch you in the face and push you in the dirt because this is the teachers! These are our tools and you sick people need to deal with us and the children we teach. Thank you very much!”

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