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Thu Jan 16, 2014, 03:11 AM

Jan 2014

- And the saddest part? Is that anyone knows his name at all......

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Arne Duncan "teachers in America often come from the bottom of the academic barrel" [View all] madfloridian Jan 2014 OP

Says Duncan, who got all his jobs through connections. What a putz. El_Johns Jan 2014 #1

Oddly enough he'd rather have TFA teachers with 5 weeks training. madfloridian Jan 2014 #2

TFA .. they are the ones who won't commit to a career of teaching .. you betcha. YOHABLO Jan 2014 #47

I have been asked to write tomg Jan 2014 #128

Good for you. madfloridian Jan 2014 #140

Right move Chiquitita Jan 2014 #155

Including his current job... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #12

Connections made him float to the top. jsr Jan 2014 #27

I considered teaching nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #3

You definitely dodged a bullet. nt narnian60 Jan 2014 #141

That's bullshit. Turbineguy Jan 2014 #4

He even spiced it up with some racism. roody Jan 2014 #5

Disgusting. Arrogant Bastard. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2014 #6

x1000 ailsagirl Jan 2014 #145

Then wouldn't it follow that requiring states to... say... *double* existing teacher salaries, Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #7

Good point. AllyCat Jan 2014 #160

What an ass. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #8

He's a Christie Democrat Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #9

Who nominated him... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #13

Linda Darling-Hammond was thought to be a front-runner. Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #14

At this point it doesn't matter. School "reform" is a 500 BILLION $ gold mine. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #19

THIS ^^^^^ Trailrider1951 Jan 2014 #74

Truth. CrispyQ Jan 2014 #125

Right. School reform... freebrew Jan 2014 #138

I have all the respect for teachers don't get me wrong Cane4Dems Jan 2014 #10

Why is it happening? Anyone who enters the education field right now is crazy. madfloridian Jan 2014 #16

im from class of 2010 (high school) Cane4Dems Jan 2014 #82

Does anyone want to rack up tens of thousands of dollars in student loans for a job hughee99 Jan 2014 #97

Exactly Cane4Dems Jan 2014 #101

My daughter is a teacher at a charter school in Miami. RebelOne Jan 2014 #154

I don't think there is anyone in this country who cares enough to stand up for teachers. Chiquitita Jan 2014 #156

Yet more and more districts seek not to reward with $$ teachers with higher degrees. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #77

Fuck you, Duncan... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #11

I despise this man. Come on, Obama, ditch this jerk. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #15

So do I. His very presence as education leader is insulting to teachers. madfloridian Jan 2014 #17

Let's think this through a bit. Is Obama oblivious? No. What then might we conclude, class? WinkyDink Jan 2014 #78

You got me thinking... Chiquitita Jan 2014 #183

Duncan sounds like Larry Summers -- a real elitist jerk, although, frankly, whathehell Jan 2014 #18

But but don't you have to go to Harvard to be president? jsr Jan 2014 #23

If you doubled the salaries you'd more than double the number of highly qualified pnwmom Jan 2014 #20

Not unless they were treated with more respect from our leaders. madfloridian Jan 2014 #22

In this economy? A secure job with that kind of pay would attract MANY. But actually pnwmom Jan 2014 #26

The money isn't the problem, it's the children and their parents who make the prospect unattractive. JVS Jan 2014 #28

From my perspective as a parent, it was the administrators who put the teachers pnwmom Jan 2014 #51

My Wife Was A Teacher ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #58

Good god is THIS true: ^ Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #61

PREACH! WinkyDink Jan 2014 #79

I have 3 young adults who went through Special Ed... Blanks Jan 2014 #158

As an administrator, I take umbrage at this Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #83

Not just teachers protesting policies now...principals fighting back as well. madfloridian Jan 2014 #87

Yes, we have had enough. Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #174

I was only speaking about my experience, not making any broad brush statement. pnwmom Jan 2014 #104

Thanks for posting back. We administrators Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #175

We left the public schools when we'd had enough with the superintendent. pnwmom Jan 2014 #178

Wow, that is quite an experience Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #179

The Newsweek ranking was the primary offender. pnwmom Jan 2014 #180

Yes, we are among the schools ranked in Newsweek Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #181

I, too, don't like the........... MyOwnPeace Jan 2014 #132

Good post. Students are not products. madfloridian Jan 2014 #142

+ a zillion! narnian60 Jan 2014 #144

I think with the salary increase the respect would follow. DevonRex Jan 2014 #157

There are thousands of people wanting teaching jobs .. but where they are needed > YOHABLO Jan 2014 #49

I saw this happening as a parent. pnwmom Jan 2014 #50

Then why are rates of teachers losing their jobs due to poor performance so much lower than... joeglow3 Jan 2014 #85

Do you have a source for that? madfloridian Jan 2014 #89

But we already have kick ass teachers who do a great job joeglow3 Jan 2014 #84

Back in my high school days ('69 - ''73) I had a few outstanding teachers, brilliant people Flatulo Jan 2014 #21

You say 10 of 11 teachers were "drones"? I so disagree. madfloridian Jan 2014 #24

I attended the shittiest high school in a rather shitty city. It was run-down and had fewer Flatulo Jan 2014 #36

I had a couple of bad teachers, but I noticed many more bad students in the classes I took. JVS Jan 2014 #33

Sure, the teachers can't do anything with unmotivated students and parents that aren't engaged. Flatulo Jan 2014 #41

Maybe at your school 4 decades ago Karia Jan 2014 #48

The dunces have an easier time finding places in politics and administration. JVS Jan 2014 #25

So who appointed Arne Duncan? delrem Jan 2014 #29

Obama did. And Obama's appointments frequently reflect poorly on him. JVS Jan 2014 #30

They are arrogant elitist shitheads jsr Jan 2014 #32

we are supposed to champion his "Team of rivals" bobduca Jan 2014 #35

Bennett, being a VP of Third Way has every incentive to merrily Jan 2014 #45

Obama's "Team of Rivals": bvar22 Jan 2014 #111

Obama did some "bottom-of-the-barrel" scrounging himself when he picked his cabinet. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2014 #90

All true JVS Jan 2014 #94

Amen! QC Jan 2014 #134

"Cavalcade of shitheads" � filing that one away SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #153

Like I give a shit what that failure thinks, he is trash. Rex Jan 2014 #31

Unfortunately, that's true. Which is not an excuse to trash teachers, SheilaT Jan 2014 #34

Never will I agree that "many" teachers come from "the bottom of the barrel." madfloridian Jan 2014 #40

The poster was talking about long timers, imo. joshcryer Jan 2014 #46

Actually in most fields experience is considered a good thing. madfloridian Jan 2014 #55

Some of the most afluent people I know are public school teachers. Rex Jan 2014 #65

"Now there is no fighting back, just acceptance of it as a party policy." liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #67

Bullshit, that is not true at all. Rex Jan 2014 #66

Wow, Arne. progressoid Jan 2014 #37

Arne Duncan sounds like a cynical ass with a cynical attitude. My Aunt was a teacher of the first Lint Head Jan 2014 #38

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2014 #39

Arne Duncan IS the bottom of the educational barrel. merrily Jan 2014 #42

he and the dem party are once again, sabotaging the ideals of democracy. k and r bbgrunt Jan 2014 #43

what a despicable thing to say! G_j Jan 2014 #44

Recommended X 1000! Enthusiast Jan 2014 #52

It's about the pay...and now about the pensions SoCalDem Jan 2014 #53

Arne Duncan LOL n/t KG Jan 2014 #54

Duncan is not and never was a teacher. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #56

Duncan was/is a political hack...Was head Of Chicago Public Schools?...now how did that happen?? Stuart G Jan 2014 #57

This asshole should have been marginalized a long, long time ago. (nt) Paladin Jan 2014 #59

so that`s why his kids went to a 25,000 per student a year private school? madrchsod Jan 2014 #60

Tea bag much ... GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #62

With the "bottom of the barrel" argument, is he saying teachers aren't paid enough? Renew Deal Jan 2014 #63

I think what he's saying is that we have low expectations for teacher qualifications. msanthrope Jan 2014 #68

He is saying there is a cultural difference in how the profession is treated Godhumor Jan 2014 #69

"the bottom of the academic barrel".. madfloridian Jan 2014 #70

I think he's just pushing the old academic saw... HereSince1628 Jan 2014 #73

Sounds like he's "reaching out for bipartisan consensus", doesn't it? hatrack Jan 2014 #64

The 1% is auctioning off the public education system. DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #71

...... madfloridian Jan 2014 #72

Holy Shit!! nt Liberal_Dog Jan 2014 #75

"So supremely confident" = psychological self-revelation. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #76

Wonder what kind of container he comes from. grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #80

Democrats may want to ask Roy Barnes how productive this is Glitterati Jan 2014 #81

This guy is Obama's choice? WHY????? polichick Jan 2014 #86

Because Obama is a far right corporatist Republican Doctor_J Jan 2014 #124

go ahead make a joke while some of us are actually suffering under these Race to the Top and liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #151

What a fuckwit. geardaddy Jan 2014 #88

If he would have said this 10 years ago..... NCTraveler Jan 2014 #91

More hate from the "education Czar" n2doc Jan 2014 #92

Arne, you ignorant slut, you are not even in the barrel - TBF Jan 2014 #93

Duncan is a trainwreck Harmony Blue Jan 2014 #95

Another Third Way "DEM" hack. blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #96

Maybe cvoogt Jan 2014 #98

Whenever the discussion of teachers salaries comes up, I always ask hughee99 Jan 2014 #99

Well, it attracts better talent Bradical79 Jan 2014 #105

Attracts better talent? hughee99 Jan 2014 #110

I can unequivocably say theaocp Jan 2014 #159

How low is low enough for you? Haven't we learned that the human variable is the only thing Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #135

Did you read ANY of my post? hughee99 Jan 2014 #148

You went out of your way to weasel a morally and factually bankrupt idea Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #162

Do you believe that paying teachers more will improve their performance? hughee99 Jan 2014 #177

And at this point, is there anyone, other than the Corporations he represents, who listen to this sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #100

"[fill in the blank]" in America often come from the bottom of the academic barrel". ladjf Jan 2014 #102

The "problem" he mentions Bradical79 Jan 2014 #103

Amen to that. madfloridian Jan 2014 #120

He's an arrogant, rude idiot. nt City Lights Jan 2014 #106

Kick & Rec FloriTexan Jan 2014 #107

Duncan wouldn't know this d_r Jan 2014 #108

Arne spouts the class war rhetoric he was taught by1%-ers at Harvard. He's their puppet privatizer. ancianita Jan 2014 #109

Yes, he is looking bad. He is on the defensive now and flailing out at those who cross him. madfloridian Jan 2014 #170

so i have questions questionseverything Jan 2014 #112

That testing of K and Pre-K is shameful. madfloridian Jan 2014 #116

it sets them up to fail questionseverything Jan 2014 #118

Arne has bribed districts to get his policies enacted. madfloridian Jan 2014 #168

MOREOVER, teachers come from the 30% committed enough to obtain a four-year college degree. ancianita Jan 2014 #113

Give Arne some credit here Plucketeer Jan 2014 #114

My dad had two masters degrees and graduated summa cum laude. Javaman Jan 2014 #115

I and many of my fellow teachers were magna cum laude. madfloridian Jan 2014 #117

Democrats in Congress are following DLC playbook: "fuck teachers, they have no where else to go" yurbud Jan 2014 #119

Same old, same old... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #121

If the president doesn't demand his resignation this week, Doctor_J Jan 2014 #122

What's going on that he is so defensive he feels he needs to attack? Ravitch Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #123

The man who fights to deprofessionalize teaching doesn't get to criticize. Orsino Jan 2014 #126

I have observed that Education Secretaries in both Britain and America often seem to come from the LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #127

lol I have observed that also. madfloridian Jan 2014 #129

Clearly, Mr Dunce-err Duncan fredamae Jan 2014 #130

BS! merrifield Jan 2014 #131

Totally agree. madfloridian Jan 2014 #146

How is this man still part of the administration? Atman Jan 2014 #133

what an ass. liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #136

What an asshole! He's the kind that comes from the bottom of the barrel! Initech Jan 2014 #137

So I take it secretaries of education come from the sludge at the very bottom? KamaAina Jan 2014 #139

Hey Mad Floridian . . FairWinds Jan 2014 #143

Damn him, he is such a bastard............ mrmpa Jan 2014 #147

The day we start paying teachers the way we pay CEOs, and when we start paying CEOS the Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #149

His statements are not only false, but deliberately inflammatory. reformist2 Jan 2014 #150

Yes, they are meant to anger us. madfloridian Jan 2014 #163

Actually, Arne sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #152

A good day for Arne Duncan is one where he's merely worthless... Ka hrnt Jan 2014 #161

Surely Arne Duncan will receive innumerable messages as to where in the barrel indepat Jan 2014 #164

I came late to the teaching profession... icarusxat Jan 2014 #165

Again...PBO should be ashamed to have someone like Duncan speak for him! KoKo Jan 2014 #166

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K&R ReRe Jan 2014 #169

This is what we are doing with our turn at the bat. Fucking Arne Duncan. TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #171

my thoughts exactly.... mike_c Jan 2014 #176

Let's see. I was a teacher in the US before leaving for Korea and China. Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2014 #172

..... madfloridian Jan 2014 #173

Teachers to Arne Duncan: blackspade Jan 2014 #182