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Education

gopiscrap

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1. My wife is a teacher and she has been saying that ever since NCLB

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 03:42 PM

Sep 2013

was voted on. In fact she said that there has been a national narrative that TPTB have been seeping into our national conversation ever since the teacher unions have gotten powerful which was in the early to mid 70's

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Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools [View all] Starry Messenger Sep 2013 OP

My wife is a teacher and she has been saying that ever since NCLB gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

I'd love to pin this article to the top of the Ed forum. LWolf Sep 2013 #2

You'd accomplish more by pinning it to the top of the Barack Obama forum. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #5

That would be quite an accomplishment. LWolf Sep 2013 #7

Next you'll be triple-dog daring me. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #9

Ok, Yellow-Belly. As John Wayne would have said........ Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #11

I am! Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #13

an empty vessel warrant46 Sep 2013 #17

I can't wait to get the book. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #6

Juicy is right! nt LWolf Sep 2013 #8

Kick a thousand times. Squinch Sep 2013 #3

Been saying that for years on DU. bvar22 Sep 2013 #4

Fix it! "Every Child deserves a great education." Democrats_win Sep 2013 #18

The book is on my want list. n/t duffyduff Sep 2013 #10

Straw man argument? Gov101 Sep 2013 #12

It is a hoax. Educate yourself, please. duffyduff Sep 2013 #14

You failed to comprehended what I said. Gov101 Sep 2013 #15

It's actually a book excerpt. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #16

Misled WovenGems Sep 2013 #19