tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post112855615659474384..comments2023-10-01T06:53:05.812-04:00Comments on The Washington Teacher: Is Rhee's Education Reform Ship Sinking ?Candi Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266880795971626269noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-53236319238350968582009-11-24T11:00:49.267-05:002009-11-24T11:00:49.267-05:00This is "change we can believe in?" Look...This is "change we can believe in?" Looks like the same old Washington shenanigans to me.change we can't believe innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-89772052436088751162009-11-23T08:19:20.951-05:002009-11-23T08:19:20.951-05:00Candi - Thank you for posting my email to Leah Fab...Candi - Thank you for posting my email to Leah Fabel of the Examiner. I also tried unsuccessfully to post it as a comment on the Examiner site.<br /><br />I want to clear up something: Since posting the scores here, I've been advised that the scores include DC charter schools as well as regular DC public schools. I rechecked the NAEP site and this is accurate. I don't know of a way to separate out the scores, but am guessing, based on other comparisons between DCPS and the charters, that differences would not significantly change the NAEP results. However, I can't be sure. If anyone knows of a way to separate out charter schools, please advise. Thanksefavoritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-35133889572391767542009-11-23T07:58:58.568-05:002009-11-23T07:58:58.568-05:00lodesterre - thanks so much for helping sort out w...lodesterre - thanks so much for helping sort out what is a very complex story. I agree that sex is not the only or the most important element of it. However, it is the element that grabs the most immediate attention and in that respect is good because once more people start paying attention, the more they will see the deeper, more troubling elements of the case.Kingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-50490308799211565102009-11-22T22:34:43.752-05:002009-11-22T22:34:43.752-05:00Remember this: Rhee says, "I've always l...Remember this: Rhee says, "I've always liked children more than I've liked adults."<br /><br />Brokaw Visits Rhee on Route 50 Tour<br /><br />As a strictly geographic matter, Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's office at 825 North Capitol St. NE is not along Route 50, which enters the District from Maryland via New York Ave., jogs across town to Constitution Ave. and exits to Virginia across the Roosevelt Memorial Bridge.<br /><br />But she's close enough for a visit from Tom Brokaw, who features her this evening at 7 pm on the USA Network as part of his "American Character Along Highway 50," a series of dispatches about notables along the road that stretches from Ocean City, Md. to Sacramento, Ca.<br /><br />Rhee, who got into some hot water locally last year for her broom-wielding image on the cover of Time magazine, takes the former NBC anchor into a D.C. school to schmooze with kids and listen to her story. According to a USA press release posted on the TV blog The Futon Critic, Rhee says, "I've always liked children more than I've liked adults."<br /><br />The statement also says Rhee talks about how she is "transforming her district by closing down dozens of failing schools and firing hundreds of teachers; changing the way schools recruit, select and train qualified teachers in difficult-to-staff schools by fighting for six-figure salaries; and most controversially, by rewarding students with money for good behavior."<br /><br />"Rhee's tireless efforts to be the voice of underserved students makes her a true American Character," USA says. "147 miles down, 2,926 to go."<br /><br />Bill Turque<br />By Bill Turque | July 1, 2009; 12:34 PM ET | Category: Bill Turque , Education <br /><br />MR states that adults are not important as she moves to reform DCPS. The only adults that are important to her are those to who carryout her agenda and Kevin Johnson.<br /><br />I need help understanding why MR did not help those young ladies. They may be poor and circumstance where there parents could not assist them, but MR had a legal as well as moral obligation to help these young ladies.<br /><br />Also, although no charges where filed does not mean that the act did not occur. It was for law enforcement to make that determination. <br /><br />How did that young lady feel once money was thrown at her? Will this money assist her emotionally? Can these young ladies trust adults?<br /><br />What is wrong with MR and others like her? Some of decisions people like MR are making is troubling.<br /><br />Popularity and fame at any cost is a serious matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-53788899038409811862009-11-22T20:39:41.674-05:002009-11-22T20:39:41.674-05:00Yes, we all think her ship is sinking, but unfortu...Yes, we all think her ship is sinking, but unfortunately all the new in the last 5 years residents of the city think she and the Mayor are doing a bang up job. I'd love to see him get voted out and her on the first plane to Sacramento, but it's just not going to happen. The Washington Post (which did not even cover the story of the Rhee-fixer upper) and the Federal City Council continue to support her and him, and until they have ceased to be useful to those two powerful entities, they will stay. And frankly, I'm afraid of who the Post and FCC would replace Rhee with-someone who is even more intent on privatizing the system and firing even more teachers? It's all just incrementally turning DCPS into a fully privatized system, and every supt or chancellor is worse than the one before. I can hardly stand it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-9926851252358343542009-11-22T19:41:51.861-05:002009-11-22T19:41:51.861-05:00Is this just the tip of the iceberg?
How can a wo...Is this just the tip of the iceberg?<br /><br />How can a woman with two daughters marry a man who was alleged to have had improper conduct with young women. (Rhee and Johnson)<br /><br />Why didn't the city council know about this when Rhee was a candidate for the job? <br /><br />How much did the White House know?<br />(Obama, Johnson allies)<br /><br />Who is really in charge of the Fenty/Rhee political machine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-51240287164265910252009-11-22T18:19:32.760-05:002009-11-22T18:19:32.760-05:00It's a shame that the sex scandal aspects of t...It's a shame that the sex scandal aspects of this story are obscuring a larger issue: namely that if Michelle Rhee had been properly vetted through a proper approval process she would never have been given control of our schools.<br /><br />If you read the IG report on Kevin Johnson's misuse of Americorps funds and volunteers you will find, toward the end, that Michelle Rhee was simultaneously listed as being on the board of directors, the Chief Operating Officer, President, as well as a consultant to St. Hope on 3 projects. I believe this is called "double-dipping" except that in this case it is quadruple-dipping. There are so many ethical questions that should be asked of her beyond the sexual allegations. <br /><br />I have more details concerning the other accusations and a link to the IG report at my teaching blog, conductingtheinnerlight.edublogs.org. Believe me, you might begin reading thinking you will skim but you will find yourself completely engrossed by the number of ethical violations that Johnson committed and that Rhee seems to have been complicit in these acts by the sheer number of positions she held at St. Hope.AVParodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875792642302052800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-45798613340651286512009-11-22T18:03:52.954-05:002009-11-22T18:03:52.954-05:00I though children mattered to MR. Looks like KJ m...I though children mattered to MR. Looks like KJ matters more. Yes, watch there will be a quick wedding so that they can not testify against each other.<br /><br />Shame on MR. MR was trying to bring his charter school to DCPS? <br /><br />Will she be able to explain this situation away? Does MR think everyone believe the words that come out of her mouth? People like her trip up at some point, hopefully for this city, this is the big slip up!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-44993348107816347562009-11-22T17:55:43.280-05:002009-11-22T17:55:43.280-05:00Sorry for the typo!
The Teabaggers were and are d...Sorry for the typo!<br /><br />The Teabaggers were and are distractors. They do not speak the truth. <br /><br />Rhee's so call distractors speak the truth. Too bad the new way of reporting the news does not include investigations. Simply calling some one on the telephone or emailing them is not the only way to get liable or truthful information. What happen to the good old days of reporting the news or facts?<br /><br />A newspaper can not operate on perceptions alone.<br /><br />May be I'm just old school!<br /><br />What ever happened to people thinking for themselves and not allowing others to persuade them? We must use information that is provided and form your own opinion. <br /><br /> Rhee distractors are providing a service. Unlike the WaPo, the distractors provide information so that people can formulate their own opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-31469226528680963302009-11-22T17:39:27.498-05:002009-11-22T17:39:27.498-05:00I vote sinking ship.I vote sinking ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-34469600423151722662009-11-22T16:33:33.501-05:002009-11-22T16:33:33.501-05:00Rhee mentioned that no criminal charges were filed...Rhee mentioned that no criminal charges were filed. Isn't it against the law not to report allegations of abuse to a minor? If so, she is the worst kind of person to try to shield an adult. She ought to be made to answer why she didn't contact Child Protective Services, regardless of what she thought. what in the world is going on here? The council needs to hurry and look into why she keeps coming up short with money. Ghandi needs to get on his job and stop thinking he is above the task of monitoring dc govt finances and that he is some big whig trying to secure good bond ratings for the city. I thought the fiance officer was to have someone look over the budgets submitted by agency heads before they are signed off.disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-9460682993222931172009-11-22T14:33:00.229-05:002009-11-22T14:33:00.229-05:00The Teabaggers were and are distractors. The do n...The Teabaggers were and are distractors. The do not speak the truth. <br /><br />Rhee's so call distractors speak the truth. Too bad the new way of reporting the news does not include investigations. Simply calling some one on the telephone or emailing them is not the only way to get liable or truthful information. What happen to the good old days of reporting the news or facts?<br /><br />A newspaper can not operate on perceptions alone.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just old school!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-33004833632140186372009-11-22T14:15:00.325-05:002009-11-22T14:15:00.325-05:00Rhee's ship is sinking fast. I love your illus...Rhee's ship is sinking fast. I love your illustration. Everyone knows she is on her way out. Word is Fenty hasn't been pleased with Rhee since she couldn't keep a lid on the city's displeasure with teacher and staff layoffs. Coverage of this story was almost daily.I'm ready to buy Rhee a 1 way ticket to anywhere in these United States.Time To Say Goodbyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-14021065738970843402009-11-22T13:06:28.507-05:002009-11-22T13:06:28.507-05:00Yes, Michelle Rhee's ship has been sinking for...Yes, Michelle Rhee's ship has been sinking for quite a long time since she came to DCPS but DC officials, including our dictator Mayor Fenty refused to admit it. Michelle Rhee and her camps are liars of the 21st century and they are getting away with anything.Senior Citizennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-9413563871103499182009-11-22T12:12:06.343-05:002009-11-22T12:12:06.343-05:00I don't think there's anything wrong with ...I don't think there's anything wrong with being labeled a detractor. After all, there's a lot there to detract, and someone has to do it.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.com