Comments on: Obama supports charter schools and “performance” pay for teachers; will be in Norfolk tomorrow, but…. http://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/09/obama-supports-charter-schools-and-performance-pay-for-teachers/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy Hinton http://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/09/obama-supports-charter-schools-and-performance-pay-for-teachers/#comment-6741 Jeremy Hinton Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:01:08 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=1360#comment-6741 JR, I don't see feminists not support Palin as hypocrisy. Take Ken Blackwell. A lot of folks believe he helped disenfranchise predominantly minority voters in Ohio in the 2004 elections. If you were an african american, card-carrying NAACP member voting in Ohio in 2006 when he ran for governor, would you be a hypocrite for not voting for him, since he was an African American? No, because you would vote for the candidate who you felt would better advance your agenda, regardless of if they in some ways personified it. To believe the above is hypocrisy is to fully embrace identity politics, putting the identity of the politician above their policies. JR, I don’t see feminists not support Palin as hypocrisy. Take Ken Blackwell. A lot of folks believe he helped disenfranchise predominantly minority voters in Ohio in the 2004 elections. If you were an african american, card-carrying NAACP member voting in Ohio in 2006 when he ran for governor, would you be a hypocrite for not voting for him, since he was an African American? No, because you would vote for the candidate who you felt would better advance your agenda, regardless of if they in some ways personified it.

To believe the above is hypocrisy is to fully embrace identity politics, putting the identity of the politician above their policies.

]]> By: Jeremy Hinton http://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/09/obama-supports-charter-schools-and-performance-pay-for-teachers/#comment-6736 Jeremy Hinton Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:48:51 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=1360#comment-6736 <blockquote>Nothing in his statement says what to do about poorly performing teachers.</blockquote> Actually, it does, just not in the segment JR extracted. From another portion of he speech: <blockquote>One of the things we'll have to do, and this is something that I know sometimes is difficult, is teachers who are doing a poor job, they've got to get extra support, but if they don't improve, then they have be replaced. Because as good teachers are the first to tell you, if we're going to attract the best teachers to the profession, we can't settle for schools filled with teachers that aren't up to the job. That is something that we have to embrace.</blockquote>

Nothing in his statement says what to do about poorly performing teachers.

Actually, it does, just not in the segment JR extracted. From another portion of he speech:

One of the things we’ll have to do, and this is something that I know sometimes is difficult, is teachers who are doing a poor job, they’ve got to get extra support, but if they don’t improve, then they have be replaced. Because as good teachers are the first to tell you, if we’re going to attract the best teachers to the profession, we can’t settle for schools filled with teachers that aren’t up to the job. That is something that we have to embrace.

]]> By: J.R. http://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/09/obama-supports-charter-schools-and-performance-pay-for-teachers/#comment-6707 J.R. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:10:59 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=1360#comment-6707 LM- Feminists are overlooking their OWN ideology...not Palin's. It's not about "I am woman"...it's about "You have to be the right woman." Hypocrisy, thy name is NOW, NARAL, etc. Your comment just confirms it. LM-
Feminists are overlooking their OWN ideology…not Palin’s.

It’s not about “I am woman”…it’s about “You have to be the right woman.”

Hypocrisy, thy name is NOW, NARAL, etc. Your comment just confirms it.

]]> By: Lawyer Mama http://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/09/obama-supports-charter-schools-and-performance-pay-for-teachers/#comment-6706 Lawyer Mama Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:06:24 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=1360#comment-6706 Feminists are overlooking Palin's ideology? Seriously? I can't seem to find a single feminist who's willing to vote for Palin just because she has the requisite equipment. It's wonderful that a woman and a mother is running for vice president, but I certainly won't be voting for her. Feminists are overlooking Palin’s ideology? Seriously? I can’t seem to find a single feminist who’s willing to vote for Palin just because she has the requisite equipment.

It’s wonderful that a woman and a mother is running for vice president, but I certainly won’t be voting for her.

]]> By: Duck http://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/09/obama-supports-charter-schools-and-performance-pay-for-teachers/#comment-6704 Duck Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:47:39 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=1360#comment-6704 Educators are stuck with Obama--they would not even consider voting Republican, and Obama knows this. Obama is just trying to appear bi-partisan here cos he can afford to. How much does the gov't. spend on charter school? My guess is not much. If you double it, that is not a lot a money. And if you double the money to the charter schools Obama deems are "responsible," the dollar amount would be even lower. Thanx, Obama! About his performance pay: Teachers should be well paid, and better teachers, should be paid even more (and you should give them whatever they ask for) is how a read his statement. This is the carrot for the educators. Nothing in his statement says what to do about poorly performing teachers. Is Obama a new Democrat? Seems like the same old throw-money-at-the-problem answer to everything, and he gives a small nod to the Republican ideas. It's gonna take more than this if he is going to beat Palin in November! Oh, wait, he isn't running against Palin? Someone better tell this to Barry. Educators are stuck with Obama–they would not even consider voting Republican, and Obama knows this. Obama is just trying to appear bi-partisan here cos he can afford to.

How much does the gov’t. spend on charter school? My guess is not much. If you double it, that is not a lot a money. And if you double the money to the charter schools Obama deems are “responsible,” the dollar amount would be even lower. Thanx, Obama!

About his performance pay: Teachers should be well paid, and better teachers, should be paid even more (and you should give them whatever they ask for) is how a read his statement. This is the carrot for the educators. Nothing in his statement says what to do about poorly performing teachers.

Is Obama a new Democrat? Seems like the same old throw-money-at-the-problem answer to everything, and he gives a small nod to the Republican ideas.

It’s gonna take more than this if he is going to beat Palin in November! Oh, wait, he isn’t running against Palin? Someone better tell this to Barry.

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