A message from retired Illinois teacher Ken Previti.
February 7, 2013
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- Let's Make A Deal: SB2404Let’s Make Deal: SB2404Quite honestly, I was at first befuddled when it came to choices as a retiree looking at SB2404. I’m not good at choices. I lose at Blackjack without fail.Could be worse. I could be an active teacher looking at SB2404. Thank goodness I’m not an active anymore. The spreadsheet on the IEA Fact Sheet reads like a graduate level test […]
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- For a Polarized Debate, a Lot of People are on Both SidesDan Meyer has called our attention to the recent NCTM keynote by Uri Treisman:This is the core of Treisman's critique:So the notion was: "Let's focus on teachers as the central driver of reform and rethink how we evaluate teachers." They had the view that teachers were the single most important in-school factor in student achievement. And […]
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- Chapter Leader’s Notes: Mayoral forum at the Bronx UFTNotes by Donald March, chapter leader of Christopher Columbus HS Bronx Mayoral Forum. May 8, 2013. Christine Quinn, Bill DeBlasio, Bill Thompson, John Liu As has been the case at these forums or late, Christine Quinn arrives ahead of the pack and is allowed to speak and take questions first. She is a rather forceful […]
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I urge whoever speaks for teachers in a meeting where Madigan deigns to speak with representatives of teachers to push for a graduated income tax. Illinois’ problem is one of REVENUE, NOT A DEFICIT CREATED BY TEACHERS. The future of this state is at stake. It is a problem the whole state must solve. To think that teachers are the ones at fault is the greatest irony. Teachers subsidized this state for years. Bills were paid from their pension funds instead of honestly levied state taxes. Who would teach in a state that behaves in this fashion? No honor, just scapegoating its reliable, faithful, essential workers!