tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265678588662710734.post8916773869232202907..comments2023-04-02T19:06:17.103+04:00Comments on Arrivals and Departures: Waiting for Supermanmmarinaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530766837837932504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265678588662710734.post-47526546456795966862012-10-11T07:18:14.309+04:002012-10-11T07:18:14.309+04:00Well, it's the same guy who directed "An ...Well, it's the same guy who directed "An Inconvenient Truth." And so he takes the research and turns it into an emotional whatever. He did quote that he was looking at the 1 in 5 as an example, but that statement was just squished into so much propaganda!<br /><br />The problem with the teacher's union according to the movie is that it protects the atrocious apathetic teachers and prevents competitive wages. And I agree with that premise. Just not that charter schools are the magical answer.mmarinaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530766837837932504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265678588662710734.post-3462561564200000252012-10-10T10:40:11.433+04:002012-10-10T10:40:11.433+04:00I've learned a lot from reading your blog, so ...I've learned a lot from reading your blog, so I think that still reading it is definitely the right decision. <br /><br />If the people who made that documentary were scientists and got caught telling half-truths like that, he would be totally shunned and punished by the scientific community. Or I would hope that the scientific community would shun those people like we're taught to in our ethics classes. And given that there's a public study that says that only about 20% of charter schools outperform schools that was out before the film was made (I think?), then his film would have failed the scientific review process unless it pointed out that the study was wrong. Shame on them! <br /><br />Much as the teacher's union causes a lot of problems in my old school district, I do hope that teachers like you who pride themselves on doing a good job get a good salary - because after all the atrocious and apathetic teachers that my brother and I have had, we should make sure that you stay a teacher instead of opting to be something else! Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998620542442734810noreply@blogger.com