tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post7427047328116888133..comments2023-09-29T06:16:34.827-05:00Comments on PoodleDoc: Wis. Teacher Protests No Child Left Behind Law by Sitting Out Testing; Discipline Threatenedpoodledochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288348572641003517noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post-38328568221481253452007-11-03T20:01:00.000-06:002007-11-03T20:01:00.000-06:00Yeah, but these are new times we're living in! I h...Yeah, but these are new times we're living in! I have heard of people being arrested for wearing t-shirts with words that the powers-that-be didn't like. (Not that you'll be arrested, just sayin'.)<BR/><BR/>That just reminded me--our city was fighting a new Wal-Mart last year and people were told that they would be arrested (yes!) if they wore anti-Wal-Mart t-shirts to City Council meetings. Unbelievable.gartenfischehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150198650029826393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post-64846979087333648362007-11-03T15:35:00.000-06:002007-11-03T15:35:00.000-06:00I think we have a Constitutional right to wear but...I think we have a Constitutional right to wear buttons.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333782408387579016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post-35697889535692223622007-11-03T15:16:00.000-06:002007-11-03T15:16:00.000-06:00I like Suzy's suggestion that teachers wear "Testi...I like Suzy's suggestion that teachers wear "Testing under duress" buttons. That way, they can protest without losing their jobs (although they'll probably be chastised for teh buttons).gartenfischehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150198650029826393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post-107457705992555562007-11-02T22:14:00.000-06:002007-11-02T22:14:00.000-06:00I think that would be great, but unfortunately, Ar...I think that would be great, but unfortunately, Art the Fart Rainwater is right when he says that teachers are bound to administer the tests. I think the refusal to do them CAN start with parents exempting their kids. Did you know you have the right to do that?<BR/><BR/>The guy from FairTest says that teachers who are refuseniks have to have moral fiber. Unfortunately, it sounds as if that's what Mr. Wasserman was lacking. At least in the newspaper -- and it might have been taken out of context -- he sounded a little whiney about it, saying that "Nobody told him he could be fired for his actions." I believe when you take a moral stance like that (and I agree with him on NCLB) you have to be prepared for consequences, whatever they may be. I would have been happier if he said, "Damn right, I stand behind my action" even if in the end he backed down because he couldn't afford to lose his job. If 50 Madison teachers participated in the action, it might have been more effective, because they can't fire everyone. LOTS of teachers feel as he does, but I wonder if his colleagues don't feel just a little dumped on. I'm not even sure he did a good job publicizing how bad NCLB is for kids.<BR/><BR/>My idea is, next year teachers could wear buttons that say, "Testing under duress."<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, his discipline is a letter of reprimand in his permanent file.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333782408387579016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post-84743389831276524082007-11-02T06:12:00.000-06:002007-11-02T06:12:00.000-06:00ed, what if they gave a test and no one came?ed, what if they gave a test and no one came?poodledochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288348572641003517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510706114690492409.post-14848243041933669192007-11-01T23:28:00.000-06:002007-11-01T23:28:00.000-06:00Why should his colleagues, who most likely also ob...Why should his colleagues, who most likely also object to the testing, have to administer the test on his behalf? What good does that do?<BR/><BR/>He's right about one thing, though. The No Child Left Behind act is not about educating children. NCLB is just one more example of how everything, EVERY THING, that Bush has done during his presidency has served to make huge amounts of money either for him, his family or his croneys (Halliburton, for example). NCLB requires schools to administer specific tests. These tests cost millions of dollars each year. Guess who gets paid for these tests? Mcgraw-Hill, that's who. Care to guess what family is personal friends with the Bush family and of what company they're part owners? I don't think I need to tell you, but I'll give you a hint - it's not, at least as far as I know, the Hill family.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936679109203808216noreply@blogger.com