CURMUDGUCATION: OH: Lorain, HB 70, And A Reformy Attack

Friday, February 22, 2019

By Peter Greene

OH: Lorain, HB 70, And A Reformy Attack

I began my career in Lorain, Ohio, so the ever-spinning mess there is of personal interest to me. But it is also a picture of much of the damage being inflicted on public education in the name of reform. This is going to be a really long read, the longest I’ve ever posted on this blog, but it’s a story worth telling, because here we find most of the problems of ed reform on display.

I: Lorain Back in the Day

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http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2019/02/oh-lorain-hb-70-and-reformy-attack.html?m=1

Amazon to fund computer classes at 30 Michigan high schools

Nearly 30 Michigan high schools are among 1,000 nationwide that will offer computer science courses this fall paid for by Amazon as part of the online retailing giant’s education program.

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https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/21/amazon-computer-classes-michigan-high-schools/2939424002/

Feb. 22, 1943: White Rose Members Executed – Zinn Education Project

#tdih 1943, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst were executed for their role in urging students to rise up and overthrow the Nazi government.

They were members of the White Rose, who organized nonviolent resistance to Hitler, and were arrested for printing and distributing anti-Nazi flyers.

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https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/white-rose-members-executed/

Appreciating Teachers: Responding to Donald Trump Jr.

by janresseger
Recently at the President’s rally in El Paso for his border wall, his son, Donald Trump, Jr., warmed up the crowd with a speech in which he gratuitously attacked teachers: “Bring it to your schools… You don’t have to be indoctrinated by these loser teachers that are trying to sell you on socialism from birth.” It is hard to know what all that means, although I suppose we can infer that attacks on so-called socialists are going to be a centerpiece of the campaign if the President runs for reelection in 2020.
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janresseger

Recently at the President’s rally in El Paso for his border wall, his son, Donald Trump, Jr., warmed up the crowd with a speech in which he gratuitously attacked teachers: “Bring it to your schools… You don’t have to be indoctrinated by these loser teachers that are trying to sell you on socialism from birth.”  It is hard to know what all that means, although I suppose we can infer that attacks on so-called socialists are going to be a centerpiece of the campaign if the President runs for reelection in 2020.

Valerie Strauss covered responses to this disgusting ad hominem attack on schoolteachers. Teachers themselves have been speaking up, she explains, on twitter with the hashtag #loserteachers.

Strauss also published a response to Trump Jr. from three teachers—Jelmer Evers (the Netherlands), Michael Soskil (2017-18, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year) and Armand Doucet (Canada) who co-authored a 2018 book,

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Why Don Trump Jr.’s “Loser” Comment Struck Fear in the Hearts of Teachers Around the World | Diane Ravitch’s blog

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Recently at a political rally in Texas, Donald Trump Jr. sneered at teachers and called them “losers” who were indoctrinating their students into socialism.

Three teachers published a response on Valerie Strauss’s “Answer Sheet” blog on the Washington Post website. They wrote that his words has a chilling effect on educators around the world.

Valerie Strauss wrote:

https://dianeravitch.net/2019/02/20/why-don-trump-jr-s-loser-comment-struck-fear-in-the-hearts-of-teachers-around-the-world/