I sometimes go THERE, so you don't have to. There is, of course, the StudentsFirst(dot)org/Michelle Rhee zombie club. You might say, “Nearlysomebody, it is unfair of you to call them zombies. They might have just missed the rapture by a hair.” But once you see what passes for truth there, you will agree with me: zombies.
See, what they post there are stories, ostensibly of teachers, all of whom reject things like tenure and unions, because they really love the students. In their minds, unions and tenure just protect bad teachers while, for reasons left unclear, punish GOOD teachers, and therefore, all the tender baby lambs that we teachers refer to as students. So they posted a new article today, and several facebook "friends" felt the need to post it and declare how great it is to see a brave teacher bucking the status quo. So here is the article and my commentary.
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