Debbie Meier.

This past week I started off not really invested in the whole Diane Ravitch thing with Bloomberg.

But the more I thought about it, the more I thought the Post article was a mugging and reflected the darkness of the times where government agencies. even NY’s DOE, keep files on dissidents.

And yet there was this nagging problem. Ravitch was not a spokesperson for me. I hate being in a position of defending people who…well…don’t speak for me.

But in the point-counter point blog on EdWeek, where Ravitch and Debbie Meier exchange thoughts weekly, Debbie reminded me of the real point:

If they even think of intimidating you, just imagine who else has a right to be fearful. We all have a stake in this—probably least of all you, Diane!