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37. The elite fear competition

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Mon Mar 25, 2013, 01:01 PM

Mar 2013

They can't get any smarter or keep up, so the plan it to slow everyone else down.

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What I am seeing is a purposeful plot to destroy public schools, and to profit from the destruction. [View all] kpete Mar 2013 OP

That's exactly what I see too. Scuba Mar 2013 #1

I see war nineteen50 Mar 2013 #96

Of course. There's alot of money, every year, going into educations. They want it! SharonAnn Mar 2013 #114

Harvesting the public assets in the name of reform. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #2

K&R woo me with science Mar 2013 #3

Shock doctrine ewagner Mar 2013 #4

Yes, Newest Reality Mar 2013 #9

yep libodem Mar 2013 #48

+10000 woo me with science Apr 2013 #129

Since the president's education pals are Rhee and Duncan, Doctor_J Mar 2013 #5

I had a few choice words to say about Ms. Rhee last night before bed Occulus Mar 2013 #6

Came here to post exactly this. vi5 Mar 2013 #7

Anti-education, anti-teacher, anti-union, Doctor_J Mar 2013 #8

They'll run on what they've been running on... vi5 Mar 2013 #11

Yup. woo me with science Mar 2013 #31

As someone who has seen what can happen in Michigan be careful. erinlough Mar 2013 #25

Right on cue. woo me with science Mar 2013 #30

Being open here, what do you suggest? erinlough Mar 2013 #35

I suggest not using "Republicans are worse" as an excuse for Democrats. woo me with science Mar 2013 #53

First of all, whether you believe me or not I was trying to contribute. erinlough Mar 2013 #54

Why don't you post about protesting here? Why don't you encourage it? woo me with science Mar 2013 #56

"I suggest not using "Republicans are worse" as an excuse for Democrats" progressoid Mar 2013 #67

The other side being worse isn't an excuse. vi5 Mar 2013 #42

Exactly. If we have learned anything the past four years woo me with science Mar 2013 #57

That's the problem. pangaia Mar 2013 #72

My district is going to get taken over by a for-profit charter. knitter4democracy Mar 2013 #125

Many DUers support them too, sadly, along with Rahm's school plan in Chicago... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #101

the same ones who support drone murder, SS benefit cuts, Doctor_J Mar 2013 #107

You see with clear eyes. Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 #10

Great post reteachinwi Mar 2013 #12

"In 2009, the state of Arizona even mortgaged its own capitol complex to investors" KamaAina Mar 2013 #45

Not just schools. It's being done to ALL government services. kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #13

Yeah, they hate it like a banker hates a bailout. nt Doremus Mar 2013 #23

Yes, the postal service for example. Prisons, turnpikes, etc. Maineman Mar 2013 #39

Not just "Repukes." The assault is bipartisan, woo me with science Mar 2013 #60

They don't want to destroy it. They want to profit from it. Initech Mar 2013 #63

It's not purposeful, IMO. Education is simply low-hanging fruit. randome Mar 2013 #14

You've got to be kidding! sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #34

Not a 'purposeful plot', I meant. In the sense that anyone at the top is actually thinking about... randome Mar 2013 #44

I usually would not step in but rurallib Mar 2013 #70

Agree completely. n/t kiranon Mar 2013 #79

ROFL! woo me with science Mar 2013 #62

Even my conservative teacher friends are starting to get agitated. bluedigger Mar 2013 #15

This has been my feeling all along. formercia Mar 2013 #16

That is how I see it too. Very disappointing. RainbowSuperfund Mar 2013 #17

Thanks to madflo, proudtobelibinkansas, LWolf and others, this is old news for DU riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #18

More than just a few years. zeemike Mar 2013 #41

What is happening makes me physicaly ill.... Tippy Mar 2013 #19

Ding, ding, we have a winner. lark Mar 2013 #49

"Receive" might be a misnomer... liam_laddie Mar 2013 #84

one two punch - don't forget punch two Locrian Mar 2013 #20

They do not know what they are doing,.....all about money....not about the students..nt... Stuart G Mar 2013 #21

You're half right Doctor_J Mar 2013 #22

As a retired union President I railed against this for years erinlough Mar 2013 #24

The question is what are we going to do about it? Doremus Mar 2013 #26

Vote for whatever DINO is tossed at us next year and in 2016 Doctor_J Mar 2013 #28

Totally agree that we need to implement two Euphoria Mar 2013 #29

Yup. This shit will continue woo me with science Mar 2013 #64

chaos capitalism, you betcha grasswire Mar 2013 #27

Don't forget the SS fund and HC! It is a pattern because they want all public funds sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #36

K&R Bipartisan corporate takeover. woo me with science Mar 2013 #32

This has been going on for the past 20 years since I began teaching. world wide wally Mar 2013 #33

thank you, thank you, thank you liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #76

The elite fear competition siligut Mar 2013 #37

K&R abelenkpe Mar 2013 #38

K&R Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #40

k and r snagglepuss Mar 2013 #43

response to kpete ghostcommander Mar 2013 #46

kr!! HiPointDem Mar 2013 #47

It's only a "terrific insight" if a person's been asleep for 20 years just1voice Mar 2013 #50

Ding, ding, ding, back to the attack on unions, Ronald Reagan 1981 Coyotl Mar 2013 #87

K&R hay rick Mar 2013 #51

K&R Must keep peasants ignorant and barely able to read and write. Just enough to sign one's name idwiyo Mar 2013 #52

"Just enough to sign one's name".....well some states do not require cursive anymore in their stds. lunasun Mar 2013 #80

That's horrifying! Seriously, I didn't realise its that bad already. idwiyo Mar 2013 #88

2 of my friends have made it to the UK from US lunasun Mar 2013 #113

Well, if your friends are here in UK... Maybe you can too? You'll like it here :) idwiyo Mar 2013 #117

Arne Duncan and Rahm Emmanuel are leading Riley18 Mar 2013 #55

Mayor Bloomberg isn't far behind them either... We People Mar 2013 #82

K&R It is so damned refreshing woo me with science Mar 2013 #58

This is Republican philosophy in a nut shell: Initech Mar 2013 #59

Republican philosophy, implemented by Third Way Democrats. woo me with science Mar 2013 #61

Profit and control both simultaneously. glinda Mar 2013 #65

"Some of them are doing it purely for profit driven motives" ThoughtCriminal Mar 2013 #66

K&R SunSeeker Mar 2013 #68

This is how they plan to indoctrinate the children.. one generation at a time.. this is my BIGGEST secondwind Mar 2013 #69

Using the shock doctrine against US citizens is an act of treason. alfredo Mar 2013 #71

Corporations want "the masses" to be serfs. RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #73

Here's my theory on what they are doing: ReRe Mar 2013 #74

I disagree with your view on charter schools. savebigbird Mar 2013 #81

Basically, I'm like everyone else... ReRe Mar 2013 #89

Something for you savebigbird Mar 2013 #108

Thanks, darlin'... ReRe Mar 2013 #109

Anytime savebigbird Mar 2013 #112

More raping of the Treasury in the name of...I haven't a clue valerief Mar 2013 #75

I think it represents a new form of "vampire capitalism" rwsanders Mar 2013 #77

kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #78

"An insightful and educated citizenry is the arch-enemy of tyranny" --Thos. Jefferson lastlib Mar 2013 #83

Without competition from Japan golfguru Mar 2013 #85

two truths and a lie icarusxat Mar 2013 #90

US Teachers are one of the best paid in the world... golfguru Mar 2013 #92

oh really? RedRocco Mar 2013 #98

Small potatoes golfguru Mar 2013 #100

I was mearly replying to your claim that US teachers RedRocco Mar 2013 #102

No problem...I never object to objective posts sans insults golfguru Mar 2013 #103

Teachers are paid more in areas where students do worse because those areas are the hardest HiPointDem Mar 2013 #106

That was not my main point golfguru Mar 2013 #111

I agree, it's not directly proportional. However, the comparisons you're trying to make between HiPointDem Mar 2013 #115

whites have lower incomes than lots of ethnic groups includes jewish and japanese americans, & HiPointDem Mar 2013 #116

There is never a need to be rude golfguru Mar 2013 #118

Your teacher salary comparisons are comparing the top 7% of Indians, and their teachers, to HiPointDem Mar 2013 #119

So your theory is that... golfguru Mar 2013 #121

what a disingenuous post. what i said was quite clear: you're making invalid comparisons. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #122

I can agree on the top 7% golfguru Mar 2013 #124

you don't get my point. as i noted before: HiPointDem Apr 2013 #128

The average worker's salary in china is about $300, and you want to compare the salaries of HiPointDem Mar 2013 #105

you just think so because you're being propagandized. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #104

I wish I could bookmark this post. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #127

That is a well-known fact in education circles. Coyotl Mar 2013 #86

Oh well. At least they won't get shot. Dr Fate Mar 2013 #91

Nobody will suspect the truth, if a "Democrat" hoists the wrecking ball on public education.. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #93

Empires don't need no public education nikto Mar 2013 #94

George Carlin understood this decades ago. tclambert Mar 2013 #95

Well now... davidthegnome Mar 2013 #97

I've seen it since it started at the state level in the 90s, LWolf Mar 2013 #99

kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #110

One of the most depressing threads I've read on DU Boomerproud Mar 2013 #120

Message auto-removed bezrodny Mar 2013 #123

Yup. nt Deep13 Mar 2013 #126

It's ALEC...and it's ramming through in State Legislatures across USA! KoKo Apr 2013 #130