http://www.haloscan.com/ Latest comments for ag2828. Syndicated by HaloScan http://www.haloscan.com/ http://www.haloscan.com/halolink.gif http://www.haloscan.com/ 88 31 Commenting Powered by HaloScan.com http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/389711465003071676/?src=hsr#302649 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:45 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/389711465003071676/?src=hsrs#302649 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/389711465003071676/?src=hsrs#302649 Teachers are saints - the last saints left in a world of clergy members, politicians, and business owners who continue to disappoint our expectations. What happens when we realize that the last group of individuals to whom we look for moral guidance might actually be human? Well, we might actually start to rely on ourselves. Heaven forbid that happens! http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/5219848755575338341/?src=hsr#302646 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:48 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/5219848755575338341/?src=hsrs#302646 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/5219848755575338341/?src=hsrs#302646 Thanks for the mention--it never fails to double the traffic to my blog! I think PERB will end up being a disaster no matter what. It always has been, and it always will be. What I'd like to know is why we need a 300 person negotiating committee and a highly paid negotiating team to land us in PERB. What we need is one real leader. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/5219848755575338341/?src=hsr#302637 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:50 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/5219848755575338341/?src=hsrs#302637 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/5219848755575338341/?src=hsrs#302637 As much as I'd rather not say it, I think I know where this is going. The PERB is going to recommend, in light of the current economic bust, either no raise or offer up a sixth class for us in exchange for a little more salary. In other words, we're all going to have to find ways to do less... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7394165229376881509/?src=hsr#302511 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:02:44 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7394165229376881509/?src=hsrs#302511 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7394165229376881509/?src=hsrs#302511 I found this to be very interesting and have to agree that I too was very jealous of Caroline. At the same time it did kind of remind me of my 2nd grade experience because I also had a teacher who let us come and help her out and when there was ever antoher group of students who wanted to join, I was very jealous of them, and I made sure that things went my way. I did this because I felt that this... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsr#302468 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:27:32 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302468 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302468 What? You don't feel blessed to have Bozo, er, Bloomberg as your mayor? http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7394165229376881509/?src=hsr#302459 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:34:38 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7394165229376881509/?src=hsrs#302459 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7394165229376881509/?src=hsrs#302459 Well, one day when you're chancellor, you can follow Caroline's leadership style. Just remember how willing I was to give you helpful advice when you're dispensing the no-show jobs. I think I'd be very good at a no-show job, and can't wait to show what I've got. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7172151925577851406/?src=hsr#302442 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:34 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7172151925577851406/?src=hsrs#302442 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/7172151925577851406/?src=hsrs#302442 I wanted to write something just like this on Monday, so it relieves me that I don't have to write another heart-wrenching post. I love doing what I do, but it sucks that we as teachers can't do more than what we already do. Thanks for writing this. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsr#302441 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:08:20 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302441 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302441 I love that people honestly thought that someone who was making as much money as Mike Bloomberg actually cares about how the rest of us are doing. What's worse is that we have a good 50,000 people who actually believed in Mike's brand of gloss and greed instead of Bill Thompson or any other of the mayoral candidates. The stats were all out of wack and the MTA, which he doesn't really ride, still s... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsr#302440 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:52:19 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302440 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302440 On the other hand, when the dot com boom was in full swing, city employees took zeroes, and I don't recall the tabloids being particularly outraged. It's always the pattern, the pattern, the pattern--that's why the contract sucks. This is the one solitary occasion in my memory when the pattern appears attractive. Denying it would go against everything we've been told for at least the quarter-ce... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsr#302434 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:53:25 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302434 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/ag2828/8016522208159863480/?src=hsrs#302434 No raises for teachers, I'm thinking. I mean, how can they with all of the bad budget news coming out? And our union leadership will doubtless say that we already got lots of raises in the past and to get one, they would have had to agree to more time....