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HiPointDem

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331. I'm not really interested in what some kid in Rochester writes in an essay. I don't think kids'
Tue May 8, 2012, 11:44 PM
May 2012

essay contests are national political news.

I'm interested in the deliberate, covert undermining of the public schools and of public unions.

Which is why I've researched the FDF and Parents United, both of which are, as suspected, those kind of organizations.

And that's the only reason this girl's essay came to our attention. And that's surely the only reason that an asshole racist like Glenn Beck had this girl on his show.

Beck and his fellow-travelers are the first to cry bullshit about legitimate charges of racism. For example, Beck tried to push the line that Trayvon Martin was a criminal.

But if you're someone saying *public school teachers* are racists -- so racist, in fact, that they *deliberately* refuse to educate black kids -- Beck and the rest of the fascists are all over that like flies on shit.

"Don't give up, Jada! Don't let them stop you from speaking out!"

Because those people have an agenda, and it's to break unions and establish charter schools that *they* can profit on.

They don't give a damn about this girl, about education for the masses, not any of it.


Sorry, but I think that is an comparison that is a bit over the top MadHound May 2012 #1
you're not a minority, mzteris May 2012 #5
Does it matter? MadHound May 2012 #7
No they're just being DELIBERATELY given an education which... TheMadMonk May 2012 #37
I agree mbuch64 May 2012 #43
And provides slave labor for many corporations who use prison labor duhneece May 2012 #144
Not just imprisonment but loss of most American "Rights" such as voting.. Bandit May 2012 #187
Institutionalized racism. mzteris May 2012 #286
So you think that the white teachers in those schools are complicit XemaSab May 2012 #51
Not to mention that schools in majority black, low-income areas are just as likely to have black HiPointDem May 2012 #61
+1. The % of minority teachers in NYC has declined precipitously and steadily since Bloomberg. Smarmie Doofus May 2012 #117
I think it's probably more about class than race per se, Crunchy Frog May 2012 #76
Deliberately? Man those teachers must be monsters huh? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #55
Not willfully so. But a significant proportion of them are so RESENTFUL of being... TheMadMonk May 2012 #75
"*sent* to teach"? by who, may i ask? HiPointDem May 2012 #119
You need to know something whathehell May 2012 #191
thanks for the info. the picture he painted did seem a little cardboardy... HiPointDem May 2012 #236
You're welcome! whathehell May 2012 #274
Yes we do, and no I am not. And yes our own institutional treatment... TheMadMonk May 2012 #307
Right.. whathehell May 2012 #309
Oh bullshit. How insulting. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #138
Teachers are the modern day slave-owners 4th law of robotics May 2012 #163
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to us proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #172
Cheers to you. bayareamike May 2012 #302
YOU chose. How many are where they are because it's the only place... TheMadMonk May 2012 #318
A significant proportion of white teachers are resentful of their black classes 4th law of robotics May 2012 #162
How do you know this?....Is this the way it is in your country with Aboriginals? whathehell May 2012 #189
My sister has a Master's degree Aerows May 2012 #362
Correct...Some here appear "at the ready" for apoplectic rage. whathehell May 2012 #179
Yeah Aerows May 2012 #363
Kettled? there's no kettling. economics is all it takes to segregate people by income. HiPointDem May 2012 #56
But "Swamp People" are a fucking hoot a minute. Right? TheMadMonk May 2012 #78
kettling means to keep people within a certain area, as in kettling people during protests. HiPointDem May 2012 #81
No it isn't 1950 anymore, it's worse. A Simple Game May 2012 #147
You may think i said racial discrimination has disappeared, but i didn't. HiPointDem May 2012 #239
No I don't think you said that. In fact I pretty much agree with you 100%. A Simple Game May 2012 #358
Don't you have some similar issues to attend to whathehell May 2012 #182
The girl sounds like she has some racist demons... TedBronson May 2012 #60
And maybe a few of them are teachers or administrators at her school. n/t pnwmom May 2012 #93
Uh huh... TedBronson May 2012 #133
No, the adults who are striking back at her for writing her essay don't deserve pnwmom May 2012 #227
This might have been plausible IF LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #271
Again... TedBronson May 2012 #282
exactly. mzteris May 2012 #289
yeah, and when glenn beck had her on his show he said they even sent in the teachers' union HiPointDem May 2012 #323
Lawsuits against school districts- especially poor ones- LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #327
I've looked all over the internet for some follow-up to this story. I can't find any. It begins HiPointDem May 2012 #328
In the apology she got LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #330
See, I didn't see that *she* got any apology. All I saw was an administrator saying something HiPointDem May 2012 #332
From the local news: LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #333
"an apology for what she is going through." that's the equivalent of "I'm sorry you were offended" HiPointDem May 2012 #334
None of that merits douting the veracity of their story, HB. joshcryer May 2012 #349
How many school related issues don't make it to the news? joshcryer May 2012 #352
How do you know it's not a racial issue? mzteris May 2012 #288
Especially the ones who were sent there against their will proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #142
Now teachers are "racist demons"? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #175
I read the whole article in the OP and never saw the words "racist demons." pnwmom May 2012 #230
Comment #60: The girl sounds like she has some racist demons... 4th law of robotics May 2012 #232
If they bullied and harassed her because they didn't like her essay pnwmom May 2012 #243
Are you still confused as to where I got that phrase? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #246
Some of them ARE. mzteris May 2012 #290
sounds like she was surrounded by them mzteris May 2012 #287
Does it matter? Yes, it does. baldguy May 2012 #44
you missed the point completely Skittles May 2012 #86
their future is getting bought and packed away, larkrake May 2012 #160
No, it doesn't Major Hogwash May 2012 #284
Yes. It matters. mzteris May 2012 #285
For once, we agree. TheWraith May 2012 #24
Education, or lack thereof is just one small part of the issue. TheMadMonk May 2012 #47
Um, MadMonk? whathehell May 2012 #186
Reitterating an earlier reply. Yes we do. And yes we've made... TheMadMonk May 2012 #324
Reiterating my earlier reply: whathehell May 2012 #357
I agree. Sounds more like trying to blame someone else for not doing your homework. nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #32
From an economic standpoint its pretty close imo to what happens and thats regardless of the race of cstanleytech May 2012 #71
and where you have poverty you're going to have higher levels of problems, for various reasons. HiPointDem May 2012 #120
Even if it is, the kid is 13 years old, and at least she's thinking and writing. Crunchy Frog May 2012 #73
You disagree with her opinion, but that was an amazing essay for a 13 year old. pnwmom May 2012 #92
Not over the top at all azureblue May 2012 #108
Godwin's corollary is a bull shit internet meme. NutmegYankee May 2012 #169
hmm... chervilant May 2012 #178
It wasn't really a comparison. She didn't say education was like slavery. jobycom May 2012 #204
Bravo Jada malaise May 2012 #2
wow. She's an 8th grader? mzteris May 2012 #3
I went to a school which was 90% black XemaSab May 2012 #54
the poster is a vocal supporter of charter schools. HiPointDem May 2012 #122
+1 proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #139
Thanks. I was wondering where that was in this mix. patrice May 2012 #193
YOu need to read the full story mzteris May 2012 #293
You and I probably agree about this story & for me, the last paragraph makes an patrice May 2012 #305
If "the poster" is meant to be me,I am ANTI-charter schools/vouchers/etc SoCalDem May 2012 #231
no, not you. HiPointDem May 2012 #235
You don't know what you're talking about mzteris May 2012 #292
oh, but i do. HiPointDem May 2012 #313
Obviously not. mzteris May 2012 #360
The lady dost protest too much. HiPointDem May 2012 #361
Which you must not have actually read mzteris May 2012 #364
wth have I said mzteris May 2012 #291
Sorry if there was some misunderstanding XemaSab May 2012 #296
K&R for this LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #4
Right, just like the Jim Crow laws and poll taxes Canuckistanian May 2012 #50
Sorry, but "overcrowded and poorly managed classrooms" Nye Bevan May 2012 #6
Society is being dragged back in that direction because of legions of uneducated people. Zalatix May 2012 #35
Disproportionate rates of imprissonment. Jasper, Texas. Trayvon Martin. TheMadMonk May 2012 #42
Every working person in america is forced to sell himself. Not unique to any race, creed or color. HiPointDem May 2012 #129
Sorry but that's NOT what she's saying. She's talking about the specific situation pnwmom May 2012 #95
that's not all she's saying. She's saying white teachers are deliberately refusing to actually HiPointDem May 2012 #132
Yeah, this is starting to reek Blue_Tires May 2012 #165
This is not a debate over the merits of her essay but by the response of school administrators. Harcourdt Fenton Mud May 2012 #148
Remember it's just the FDFNY's side of the "official" story Blue_Tires May 2012 #247
Correct...I went to an all white school that never had less than 60 plus kids in the class. whathehell May 2012 #188
This young woman was harassed, intimidated and bullied by teaching PROFESSIONALS after this... Earth_First May 2012 #8
Yup. Even now there are people on the other bullying thread denying this may happen. riderinthestorm May 2012 #69
I'm still trying to find a detailed confirmation of this... Blue_Tires May 2012 #159
exactly! instead of harassing her, why not dana_b May 2012 #217
Those White teachers who taught her how to read and write are being just like slave owners Taitertots May 2012 #9
She may have been home-schooled. Zalatix May 2012 #36
You're probably right XemaSab May 2012 #57
Or she's one of the extremely rare "by her own bootstraps" examples... TheMadMonk May 2012 #109
Why do you say that? mzteris May 2012 #294
Just like those white teachers who taught the Douglas children how to read? bupkus May 2012 #135
douglass was taught to read by the white wife of his master. and then by white children. and HiPointDem May 2012 #137
Sounds a lot like this 13 year old girl bupkus May 2012 #143
Or she may be like me. TheKentuckian May 2012 #210
While this 8th grader wrote a flawed analogy, MineralMan May 2012 #10
Because the Rochester City School District is run by corporate talent and racism that runs deep... Earth_First May 2012 #13
Whatever the reason, this 8th grader is not getting a proper MineralMan May 2012 #17
Looks like her education has been excellent so far. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #140
Yes, she did and while I don't like the response this child has received, whathehell May 2012 #314
The problem of these schools is not new, and I am sorry to see not much more progress has been made freshwest May 2012 #49
This is the closest thing I've seen to the truth in this thread. bayareamike May 2012 #77
another poster that doesn't understand what an analogy is CreekDog May 2012 #94
Huh? I definitely know what an analogy is. bayareamike May 2012 #127
everyone criticizing her analogy acts like they have to be the same to be in an analogy CreekDog May 2012 #155
If you took the time to read my post bayareamike May 2012 #228
After having edited my post multiple times, bayareamike May 2012 #303
Wrong. That 8th grader should teach you what an analogy means, because you don't know. CreekDog May 2012 #91
My major concern would be how she was treated by her school ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #11
It was investigated. Earth_First May 2012 #15
it was? do you have a link for that? i've been looking and haven't been able to find any detail HiPointDem May 2012 #259
Google Jada Williams Rochester NY & you'll get a LOT of links ...n/t SoCalDem May 2012 #300
I already *have,* as i said. I asked for a link to the claim earth first made, because i haven't HiPointDem May 2012 #312
I agree with Jada, but must say that I think that this situation might apply to all students due teddy51 May 2012 #12
the problem there Flatpicker May 2012 #20
what a crock of bullshit. i know some city district schoolteachers. it's their fault they have kids dionysus May 2012 #14
+1 Thanks. n/t Smarmie Doofus May 2012 #29
You can lead a horse to water, but.... aka-chmeee May 2012 #62
i don't blame the kids. i live in the city in question. we're basically talking about children from dionysus May 2012 #89
I am wondering... peace13 May 2012 #145
Can any school teach kids who come from those backgrounds? XemaSab May 2012 #281
It's not their fault, obviously, if they have overcrowded classrooms pnwmom May 2012 #96
we have had crappy superintendants, and suburbians are pissed about their property taxes dionysus May 2012 #102
Unfortunately, her teachers and administrators proved her point pnwmom May 2012 #107
"it is hard to learn because so few there are actually willing to learn" joshcryer May 2012 #106
the race component is only valid if the white kids (if any) are doing well. otherwise msongs May 2012 #16
I agree Flatpicker May 2012 #19
It isn't just financial... TedBronson May 2012 #65
Great graphic mactime May 2012 #88
id imagine iamthebandfanman May 2012 #176
PER child chervilant May 2012 #203
That's awesome proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #224
Yes, a white person should decide when a black person can consider something racism :sarcasm: CreekDog May 2012 #97
I don't think Flatpicker May 2012 #114
Thank you for the sanity break. n/t whathehell May 2012 #222
Depending upon the particular circumstances, the converse of that statement is possibly relevant too patrice May 2012 #205
+ 1 chervilant May 2012 #209
Agreed. And though there may, ONLY may, be similarities in the respective failures of more or less patrice May 2012 #192
Rochester, New York has lost it's corporate sponsor and no longer has a reason to CK_John May 2012 #18
It's a very well written essay. I commend her. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #21
She said the result was a lot alike CreekDog May 2012 #101
And your expertise is what exactly? proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #141
since when does one need to be an expert to know what an analogy can be? CreekDog May 2012 #153
And I say she's stretching it proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #156
again, where does an analogy have to be among things that are completely the same? CreekDog May 2012 #157
I'm going to agree to disagree with you proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #170
Your definition of false analogy would apply to saying that Jews in camps were treated like slaves CreekDog May 2012 #197
Sounds more specifically like race-based slavery in the U.S. Neoma May 2012 #180
It is an analogy nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #229
Where are you getting the impression anyone can't read or write? proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #280
Look up functional illiteracy nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #339
That's not the inability to read or write proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #355
Not more insulting than you nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #356
As a trained historian, I would have to agree! zappaman May 2012 #277
What a lost opportunity!! blaze May 2012 #22
I've brought up what I think are legit, decent questions Blue_Tires May 2012 #196
Agree completely. kiranon May 2012 #202
yep - that's what I was thinking too dana_b May 2012 #219
If you were fed poison, instead of medicine Demeter May 2012 #23
Do you really believe that? XemaSab May 2012 #68
I went to Detroit public schools Demeter May 2012 #72
Not just those who "aren't motivated to learn", but also about what they ARE motivated to do, patrice May 2012 #150
Can she (or any student, black or white) kiva May 2012 #25
This young lady is a very smart, observant and Smilo May 2012 #26
I think she's over-the-top hairy krishna May 2012 #27
Oh, yes, blame the teachers. harmonicon May 2012 #28
+1. But it's the massa's narrative: Smarmie Doofus May 2012 #31
And the master's narrative is showing up on this thread too. From posters that...ummm... HiPointDem May 2012 #82
And 76 recs so far. It's the *teachers'* fault that the classrooms are overcrowded... Smarmie Doofus May 2012 #121
a number of charter school supporters on this thread. privatization is now a progressive policy, HiPointDem May 2012 #123
+1000 Starry Messenger May 2012 #125
+1 LASlibinSC May 2012 #38
Slave owners did what they did for their own personal benefit 4th law of robotics May 2012 #52
They just enjoy keeping black kids down because all white people are racists. They probably get HiPointDem May 2012 #83
Ah a bounty system 4th law of robotics May 2012 #164
Just fyi, and for what it's worth, the 'Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York' is a Republican Bluenorthwest May 2012 #30
BNW: you've done it again. +1,+1, +1, +1. Smarmie Doofus May 2012 #34
The actual website linked claims they are 'left and right' and suggest one could call them a new Bluenorthwest May 2012 #39
there sure is a lot of that these days. all the types who stood 4-square against the civil rights HiPointDem May 2012 #85
thank you. HiPointDem May 2012 #84
It shouldn't matter who sponsered the essay series. joshcryer May 2012 #98
I had to bleach my brain after seeing that site Blue_Tires May 2012 #158
The fact is you posted the story as told by the right wing. Did you post her essay in the OP? Bluenorthwest May 2012 #194
That is factually untrue, I did not post the story as told by the right wing. I posted the essay... joshcryer May 2012 #316
it's certainly instructive (and amusing/infuriating) seeing them contort to co-opt her work fishwax May 2012 #223
You want to really have a laugh? Blue_Tires May 2012 #244
lol fishwax May 2012 #255
I read their bullshit tenure / pension bashing which isn't the reason for this. It's class size. joshcryer May 2012 #317
Which leads to another question... Did this girl "really" write that paper? MattBaggins May 2012 #116
Thank you. nt. Starry Messenger May 2012 #126
We are all slaves to debt..... DeSwiss May 2012 #33
Hate to tell you, but 99% of working people are cog-makers for the machine as well. One way HiPointDem May 2012 #131
Never said we weren't.... DeSwiss May 2012 #269
except that her explanation is the racism of white teachers as a whole, and her allies are groups HiPointDem May 2012 #272
I understand..... DeSwiss May 2012 #310
ooooooooh. HiPointDem May 2012 #311
+ a gazillion million! chervilant May 2012 #214
Exactly. DeSwiss May 2012 #270
Clearly she's touched a raw nerve...... marmar May 2012 #40
But just as clearly gratuitous May 2012 #46
Shrill... chervilant May 2012 #216
If she wrote an essay that claimed public schools are no different from the holocaust . . . 4th law of robotics May 2012 #53
The comparison may be over the top davidthegnome May 2012 #41
Video! baldguy May 2012 #45
If those are direct quotations from her essay, she seems to be learning very well, JDPriestly May 2012 #48
Oh, I doubt that she's communicating her own ideas. harmonicon May 2012 #59
Oh wow. This young woman isn't "communicating her own ideas." joshcryer May 2012 #99
it's not unheard of... Blue_Tires May 2012 #171
This OP could have been Jada speaking her own writing. Instead, it is a link to Republicans talking Bluenorthwest May 2012 #195
Here's the actual essay: Blue_Tires May 2012 #220
Thanks for posting it, I already read it when the OP posted a sermon about it. Go to the source I sa Bluenorthwest May 2012 #256
I read this essay very differently than the OP frames it XemaSab May 2012 #297
I'm not defending the OP. I did not post FDF's crap. I posted the essay in #98. I'm defending Jada. joshcryer May 2012 #319
I am about to step in hit, but I will expand her analogy nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #58
Would you like her to teach the principles of The Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York? harmonicon May 2012 #66
Damn you are jumping to Conclussions nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #79
The "Americans are stupid and illiterate" meme comes from the same sources. HiPointDem May 2012 #87
The FDFNY is exploiting her, no doubt, but her message is a good message. joshcryer May 2012 #103
I think it's 50/50. harmonicon May 2012 #134
No it is structural nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #198
I ask, why is her good message in need of a frame from some Republicans? Bluenorthwest May 2012 #260
I didn't post FDF's crap. I read the essay, then watched her perform it. joshcryer May 2012 #315
No I wouldn't, but I'm judging what she wrote, which is what I thought the OP was about CreekDog May 2012 #245
You agree and have sympathy with these statements? harmonicon May 2012 #253
Of course I don't condone or agree with those statements --this is a 13 year old CreekDog May 2012 #268
She seems like a very hate filled person mactime May 2012 #63
that's a horrid thing to say and I don't see how you cali May 2012 #67
She is 13 mactime May 2012 #70
lots of new people in this thread CreekDog May 2012 #105
And lots of old people... harmonicon May 2012 #136
It's certainly a different DU from the past Blue_Tires May 2012 #183
She was obviously brought up in a home where she was taught to think for herself pnwmom May 2012 #104
I'd like to know the truth about the school "punishing" her for the essay Blue_Tires May 2012 #234
I'm not going to say hate-filled Blue_Tires May 2012 #167
lol. this is bright, feisty kid cali May 2012 #64
A good, thinking mind like that should be nurtured & rewarded, not punished. pacalo May 2012 #74
VIDEO interview with the student (and more links to reference) SoCalDem May 2012 #80
Great essay! It is so true. I saw this myself in school years ago. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #90
I agree. This is amazingly thoughtful for a 13 year old, whether or not a reader would pnwmom May 2012 #100
For a valid analogy, modern efforts to "prevent real learning from happening" would have to be AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #110
I bet most of the people who disagree with Jada ecstatic May 2012 #111
+1 n/t Catherina May 2012 #113
probably. that doesn't mean her school is bad because it's populated by racist teachers, and HiPointDem May 2012 #124
Truth! Godot51 May 2012 #112
This administration has continued and intensified the policies of "no child left behind". Why HiPointDem May 2012 #128
Bipartisan or even Democratic does not mean an initiative is conservative TheKentuckian May 2012 #208
Not Over The Top At All DallasNE May 2012 #115
+ a gazillion!! n/t chervilant May 2012 #221
A very bright child, she gets what many of my peers do not /nt Dragonfli May 2012 #118
I'm not sure this is entirely racial Rittermeister May 2012 #130
As an aside, am I the only one offended that some RW front group Blue_Tires May 2012 #146
Thank you. Starry Messenger May 2012 #213
No sweat... Blue_Tires May 2012 #248
winger fingerprints all over this story. the folks who are always telling us cases like trayvon HiPointDem May 2012 #250
Quoting Woodrow Wilson: noamnety May 2012 #149
Blaming the teachers is merely pointing out the symptoms and not understanding the disease... Javaman May 2012 #151
As an experiment, set up a charter school with black students and black, mostly male, teachers FarCenter May 2012 #152
That raises an interesting point: 4th law of robotics May 2012 #166
There is a significant difference in age of puberty between blacks and whites FarCenter May 2012 #174
Any difference in age of puberty between black & white has to do with weight & body fat %, HiPointDem May 2012 #252
This is total racism XemaSab May 2012 #200
Since black people are victims of racism, they cannot themselves be racists. FarCenter May 2012 #201
You ever been beat up because of the color of your skin? XemaSab May 2012 #206
No, but how would that be relevant? FarCenter May 2012 #211
If I say "I'm going to go find a black person and beat her up because she's black" XemaSab May 2012 #212
If you're white or Asian, you're racist; if black, no; if Latino, need more data. FarCenter May 2012 #215
What about someone who is half black? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #226
So if 5 black people get together and beat me up for being white XemaSab May 2012 #275
Black parents train their kids not to trust white people? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #225
It's essential for their survival in an institutionally racist white society FarCenter May 2012 #237
And apparently leading to modern day slavery 4th law of robotics May 2012 #238
Beyond trust, there is the "disconnect" caused by "different cultural and historical backgrounds". FarCenter May 2012 #241
This focus on the "parents teaching their kids to be racist" thing for now 4th law of robotics May 2012 #242
"Hate"? No. "Distrust"? Yes. FarCenter May 2012 #249
Ok, now we're getting somewhere 4th law of robotics May 2012 #251
Individual experience doesn't matter FarCenter May 2012 #262
In your example the person involved 4th law of robotics May 2012 #263
Choice just changes the probabilities of a bad interaction, not the possibility FarCenter May 2012 #266
Ah so it's ok to judge an entire race if you have the stats on your side 4th law of robotics May 2012 #273
Rochester Parents United - the plot thickens. HiPointDem May 2012 #254
This 13-year old's essay is in a broader political fight in Rochester FarCenter May 2012 #265
agreed. the involvement of parents united & the folks who gave her the prize, plus the fact HiPointDem May 2012 #267
Ahh... yes, the family has the backing of right-wing groups which want to destroy public education. harmonicon May 2012 #257
1. plenty of them already exist Blue_Tires May 2012 #207
Statistics on parent satisfaction and on parent-teacher relationships would be most relevant FarCenter May 2012 #218
that's not the solution CreekDog May 2012 #240
Also, how would this not look like the 1950s deep south XemaSab May 2012 #278
You could do it in a northern city where the mayor, council, and school board are mostly black FarCenter May 2012 #283
Why a northern city and not, say, Atlanta? XemaSab May 2012 #295
Does Atlanta have predominantly white teachers? Does it have the problem that Rochester has? FarCenter May 2012 #298
Yes, all the teachers in Atlanta are white XemaSab May 2012 #299
It's hard to find statistics on school staff racial breakdowns. No affirmative action for teachers? FarCenter May 2012 #304
Why are you so hung up on the idea that students can't learn from teachers of different races? XemaSab May 2012 #306
If it's the other guy/gal, it's ALWAYS the other guy/gal. That goes for both "sides" of any question patrice May 2012 #154
Failure... Lost-in-FL May 2012 #161
Agreed! in all but "... privilege is freedom." Any position that CANNOT survive without oppression patrice May 2012 #168
Thanks for the reference. Lost-in-FL May 2012 #181
It's in google books: patrice May 2012 #185
BTW, Freire is also the more widely recognized source of: "Teachers as Learners and Learners as patrice May 2012 #190
I understand her issue with the lack of funding and the continuing packets (busy work). Jennicut May 2012 #173
For having such a terrible education, iamthebandfanman May 2012 #177
Agree with the Kid. Octafish May 2012 #184
Busy work...sigh...teachers that live off of 'busy work' Rex May 2012 #199
Stolen Hypothesis from the GOP lobodons May 2012 #233
Not just low information voters, but also, voters with information engineered to specs patrice May 2012 #258
K/R and BTW, Race or Class, doesn't matter, it's about power in the hands of a few. NYC_SKP May 2012 #261
yes, it's certainly about the ability of power to create narratives that further its power. HiPointDem May 2012 #264
The reaction she got proves her point. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #276
I have serious doubts about the "harassment and intimidation" Blue_Tires May 2012 #279
At the very least XemaSab May 2012 #301
That is a good point. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #308
"The Frederick Douglass Foundation...brings the sanctity of free market and limited government ideas HiPointDem May 2012 #320
Please don't diminish Jada who is also being exploted by the FDF. joshcryer May 2012 #322
Pointing out the nature of the Frederick Douglass Foundation diminishes Jada? No, I don't think HiPointDem May 2012 #326
Yes, it does. It's basically side tracking what she said. joshcryer May 2012 #329
I'm not really interested in what some kid in Rochester writes in an essay. I don't think kids' HiPointDem May 2012 #331
I'm quite interested in what children have to say. joshcryer May 2012 #335
good for you. HiPointDem May 2012 #336
BTW, thanks for explaining your diminishment for all to see. joshcryer May 2012 #337
I think people who resort to personal attacks in political discussions diminish themselves. HiPointDem May 2012 #341
"I'm not really interested in what some kid in Rochester writes in an essay." That's diminishment. joshcryer May 2012 #342
You certainly are. And words do have meanings. Easier to understand when you keep them HiPointDem May 2012 #343
Jada Willams has only a few hits on Google news. joshcryer May 2012 #344
I'm interested in what kids have to say XemaSab May 2012 #338
She also empathizes with her peers who can't read like she can. joshcryer May 2012 #340
I'm a teacher, and I'd agree with her. knitter4democracy May 2012 #321
Something to consider. Rex May 2012 #325
Oh, I doubt it's that. knitter4democracy May 2012 #359
Rochester School District targeted by the Broad Foundation. HiPointDem May 2012 #345
And here's what Broad brought to Rochester: it's all about firing teachers. HiPointDem May 2012 #347
They're quite open about their agenda in the 4th update to the original story. joshcryer May 2012 #350
Rochester School District targeted by Gates Foundation HiPointDem May 2012 #346
No shit. No bearing on Jada's essay. joshcryer May 2012 #348
Rochester: Criticism Over High Stakes Standardized Testing HiPointDem May 2012 #351
Rochester targeted by "Parent Revolution:" The "Parents United" Group is part of this push. HiPointDem May 2012 #353
Rochester City School District stats: Students = 75% poor, 65% black, 22% hispanic, 11% white, HiPointDem May 2012 #354
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