Michelle Rhee

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This teacher reacts to seeing “Waiting for Superman”

Posted by teacherken ⋅ October 16, 2010 ⋅ 24 Comments

crossposted from Daily Kos for which it was first written Friday schools across Maryland were closed, so I went to the first show at Noon. On the way home I thought long and hard about what I would say. No matter how I parse it, my reaction has two key points. 1. Davis Guggenheim feels … Continue reading »

Bad Teachers, Scapegoats, and Halting Education Transformation

Posted by Shelly Sanchez Terrell ⋅ October 5, 2010 ⋅ 17 Comments

I’m sick with the media, Oprah, L.A. Times, Education Nation, Michelle Rhee, and politicians who have found a scapegoat to blame problems on and do nothing about education in the US. Scapegoating is a political trick from history. You may remember when Hitler blamed the Jews for the woes of the economy. He convinced a … Continue reading »