tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post114187359822497123..comments2023-11-03T09:04:15.757-04:00Comments on LOSE THE NOOSE: Is Ruth A Hollaback Girl?Yukkionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06390144712253455513noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1142001651011487422006-03-10T09:40:00.000-05:002006-03-10T09:40:00.000-05:00They are elected, and while the local control argu...They are elected, and while the local control argument might make that appealing to some people, involved people,the pressure to avoid tax increases is more of a factor. Instead of dealing with what is good for kids they deal with public perception, this is why they care about high profile things like sports but not about toxic buildings or subquality equipment. Shaft the kids, please the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141997219851497392006-03-10T08:26:00.000-05:002006-03-10T08:26:00.000-05:00Teachers are wrongly blamed for most of what is wr...Teachers are wrongly blamed for most of what is wrong with our education system. bad teachers end up out of jobs for the same reasons any professional who is inept find themselves out of a job. of course low paying schools will always get the worst teachers. Why should a teacher of science make substantially less than a scientist of equal education makes at a pharmaceutical company? Unions, Yukkionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390144712253455513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141964279628890802006-03-09T23:17:00.000-05:002006-03-09T23:17:00.000-05:00Job security is a regional matter, and regional ma...Job security is a regional matter, and regional matters are always tough pills for national orgs. One problem. Anecdotal information on leave with pay versus without is not sufficient. (I learned that in teamster training) Now I was trained in the management side, then had to go through labor studies to learn the union side. There are stats on every argument, but probably not worth retrieving forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141961493777020972006-03-09T22:31:00.000-05:002006-03-09T22:31:00.000-05:00Do you really want me to do that? Sweetie? I usu...Do you really want me to do that? Sweetie? I usually let the Rhino handle my lightwork, but you seem insistant that teachers are so vulnerable to a lack of job security. Stats huh? I prefer anecdotes. "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link" and you know very well dear that poor performing tenured teachers are almost impossible to fire, and bring down the "whole house of cards" LikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141948166993808132006-03-09T18:49:00.000-05:002006-03-09T18:49:00.000-05:00Do you have any figures to support any trend towar...Do you have any figures to support any trend toward paid leave versus unpaid leave, or is this argument anecdotal? I have a few for me, but since you're so anonymously cute I figure I'll give you some lead time. Cupcake.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689786323490572915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141943727921524372006-03-09T17:35:00.000-05:002006-03-09T17:35:00.000-05:00By leave, dont you mean paid leave "just to be on ...By leave, dont you mean paid leave "just to be on the safe side" and then reinstated after the bad pr dies down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141931890539839692006-03-09T14:18:00.000-05:002006-03-09T14:18:00.000-05:00Fred Bieling: proof that NY education sucks and pa...Fred Bieling: proof that NY education sucks and parents oughtta demand refunds!<BR/><BR/>Takepause: The assumption that teachers can never be fired is ridiculous and reasonable people know this, in fact they are often put on leave just to be on the safe side. Everything is CYA. They are also strongly encouraged to resign because a bad reputation follows them, its a trade off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141930167057384502006-03-09T13:49:00.000-05:002006-03-09T13:49:00.000-05:00eeewww, that didn't come out right...eeewww, that didn't come out right...Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796513694478927710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141930126423624172006-03-09T13:48:00.000-05:002006-03-09T13:48:00.000-05:00I know you it gotta take something to want to go t...I know you it gotta take something to want to go to work in some of those schools down-state, lack a fear or something....Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796513694478927710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141929540203850932006-03-09T13:39:00.000-05:002006-03-09T13:39:00.000-05:00gotta agree with the irish on this one. teachers c...gotta agree with the irish on this one. teachers can't get fired if they try.Rhino-itallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607618268860299709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141928197008915862006-03-09T13:16:00.000-05:002006-03-09T13:16:00.000-05:00Teachers fear job loss? I disagree, and think the...Teachers fear job loss? <BR/><BR/>I disagree, and think the lack of fear is one of the gravest problems facing the educational sytem today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141923472331690732006-03-09T11:57:00.000-05:002006-03-09T11:57:00.000-05:00Haven't been around lately Lily, I'm back up and p...Haven't been around lately Lily, I'm back up and posting...Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796513694478927710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141920062224385732006-03-09T11:01:00.000-05:002006-03-09T11:01:00.000-05:00i think they hate each other but they're both so u...i think they hate each other but they're both so ugly and angry that all they could get was each other.Rhino-itallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607618268860299709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141913733754083192006-03-09T09:15:00.000-05:002006-03-09T09:15:00.000-05:00What the world needs: more Matalin-Carville couple...What the world needs: more Matalin-Carville couples. Banish the thought. Creepers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141913320207826762006-03-09T09:08:00.000-05:002006-03-09T09:08:00.000-05:00Evidently fear is not a factor for her.Evidently fear is not a factor for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141912904744385612006-03-09T09:01:00.000-05:002006-03-09T09:01:00.000-05:00Ruth is hot. Yeah hot. What a babe. Only problem i...Ruth is hot. Yeah hot. What a babe. Only problem is she suffers from narcolepsy. Falls asleep in the middle of the act, er I mean case.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see her on the court. From what little I know of her she is quite capable of holding her own with any one of the others on the court. More power to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141910453128948552006-03-09T08:20:00.000-05:002006-03-09T08:20:00.000-05:00I am a big fan of Ginsburg and as much as I think ...I am a big fan of Ginsburg and as much as I think Scalia is toady, I can see where they would have an academic respect/affinity for each other. Now that we know what a hot mama she is, it makes even more sense. (kidding)A conservative respecting a woman for her mind? Inconceivable.<BR/>But this is what they do, they campaign to distort the real messages of choice, autonomy, and empowerment, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141908253004575422006-03-09T07:44:00.000-05:002006-03-09T07:44:00.000-05:00negative propoganda happens everywhere, nutcases s...negative propoganda happens everywhere, nutcases show up on both sides. I would not be surprised at all if Scalia and Ginsburg were friends. I have plenty of liberal friends, and in fact i have one or two on my blog. Plus didn't you guys hear, lily and i are dating.Rhino-itallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607618268860299709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141902256952932202006-03-09T06:04:00.000-05:002006-03-09T06:04:00.000-05:00some are simply afraid of being emasculated. some,...some are simply afraid of being emasculated. some, i just don't know WHAT goes through their minds. <BR/><BR/>i've used this example before. if someone (a man) asks a question and i (or another woman answers it), AND they ignore OUR answer and wait until ANOTHER MAN answers, well then in most instances i confront them (him). why? is my brain pea-sized because i don't have a penis (once again i Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336609450397937789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141886749321160782006-03-09T01:45:00.000-05:002006-03-09T01:45:00.000-05:00The Scalia fans who hate Ruth Bader Ginsburg would...The Scalia fans who hate Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be surprised that Scalia lunches with Ruth and that she is his closest friend on the court, at least personally but not politically. Politics makes strange bed-fellows!<BR/><BR/>Now, Court insiders say, Scalia and O'Connor get along comfortably, though Scalia's best friend on the Court is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with whom he served on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141879197592577342006-03-08T23:39:00.000-05:002006-03-08T23:39:00.000-05:00I wonder sometimes if they get it at all because t...I wonder sometimes if they get <EM>it</EM> at all because they don't seem to get "it". They do tend to paint the opposition with braod strokes and absolutes.<BR/><BR/><EM>"Only a Sith deals in absolutes"</EM>-Obi Wan KenobiLew Scannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788033661013005904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18041868.post-1141874534411314122006-03-08T22:22:00.000-05:002006-03-08T22:22:00.000-05:00" . . . efforts to distort intentions-to paint a g..." . . . efforts to distort intentions-to paint a group in a less desireable light." Our friend on the Right wouldn't do that would they?Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796513694478927710noreply@blogger.com