tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post3675386600509379099..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION LOSES AT ILLINOIS LABOR BOARD BUT FIGHTS ON TO STOP UNSAFE REOPENINGJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-6648745463270032302020-12-21T08:23:03.265-05:002020-12-21T08:23:03.265-05:00Well, if one thing is certain, most people on this...Well, if one thing is certain, most people on this comment page do not know the meaning of Marxism, or socialism, or communism. And none of the politicians being name checked adhere to any form of those systems or ideologies (no, not even AOC or the other DemSoc's). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-29317487901098287372020-12-21T05:30:35.600-05:002020-12-21T05:30:35.600-05:00De Blasio is using his Marxist education in dialec...De Blasio is using his Marxist education in dialectical materialism and creative destruction to rationalize the "redistribution of wealth".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54803631872042493562020-12-21T05:18:25.378-05:002020-12-21T05:18:25.378-05:00Yes 1058 an attack on excellence. Middle class sho...Yes 1058 an attack on excellence. Middle class should abandon the city. Let the communist mayor continue to ruin nyc . Get out if you want your kids to go to a nice school with real standards. If you want your kids in grade fraud schools where they can be assaulted daily, stick with nyc. My only sympathy is for the decent families who can’t afford to leave. Those who can afford it should leave and those who aren’t decent should rot along with the communist run nyc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-65583591577361703642020-12-21T00:49:00.028-05:002020-12-21T00:49:00.028-05:00Just bring back the SP program in JHS, IGC in the ...Just bring back the SP program in JHS, IGC in the PS, then you don't need JHS applications or screening. Get the grades, exam scores and/or recommendations from the feeder schools.TJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080823411092014871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-72722941341551075302020-12-20T22:58:55.508-05:002020-12-20T22:58:55.508-05:00It’s beyond disgraceful that Mayor Bill de Blasio ...It’s beyond disgraceful that Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza are exploiting the pandemic to forward their war on standards in the public schools.<br /><br />On Friday, they announced they’re scrapping academic-based screening for middle schools this year, substituting an admissions lottery. Carranza claims this is “simpler and fairer,” because remote learning was a particular challenge to lower-income families.<br /><br />In fact, it’s more about axing the standards at the 196 screened middle schools, which will now have to handle students who aren’t prepared for their curricula. Do the schools dumb everything down? Or add special classes for kids who aren’t ready — or simply flunk children misassigned thanks to this nonsense?<br /><br />It’s not actually boosting opportunity for the underprivileged: It’s a step toward removing the opportunity for a challenging middle-school education for children who are prepared for it.<br /><br />Fine: The pandemic made it harder to use the normal screening procedures, but it was still possible to salvage some of them. The mayor and chancellor are instead seizing on the crisis to indulge their dubious ideology.<br /><br />The real way to add opportunity for less-privileged kids is to improve the schools that now fail to teach them enough to make it into a screened school — or to open new selective middle schools designed to help them catch up.<br /><br />The de Blasio-Carranza approach, as Matt Welch noted in Saturday’s Post, will simply drive middle-class kids out of the public system. Indeed, it gives these families one more reason to move out of the city altogether.<br /><br />This isn’t boosting equity: It’s an attack on excellence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27631873867769492922020-12-20T21:44:35.582-05:002020-12-20T21:44:35.582-05:00You have reduced the odds but the odds would be fu...You have reduced the odds but the odds would be further reduced if you taught from home 9:13. CDC and everyone with a brain says that is the safest way to have school.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-9007611931643531542020-12-20T21:13:08.946-05:002020-12-20T21:13:08.946-05:00I'm going to stick with the name 4:43 moving f...I'm going to stick with the name 4:43 moving forward<br /><br />I have lost a few family members. I also live with 2 people who are considered at risk (elderly and child with lung issues). I minimize all contact every where else. I wear my mask. I don't eat out. I don't take public transportation. I've seen my mother 3 times in 9 months. My brothers 1 time. We live close. My father who still travels must talk to us from the street. Only a plumber has been in my house in 9 months. I keep my distance and take the protocols seriously. I am not recklessly challenging the virus or making a political statement. (full disclosure I am a conservative but completely disagree with the anti-mask stance and I am not lining up for the vaccine)<br /><br />At school, I wear every protective piece of equipment eligible to me. I wash my hands constantly. I follow all school protocols and if someone comes near me not following them I ask them to do so. I take every precaution seriously and I believe in them. No one is reckless in my school. The kids are great. They wear their masks (3K-5). They stay 6 feet apart. I eat alone or far away from anyone. I don't touch door handles. Going to the bathroom is like preparing for surgery.<br /><br />Testing is random at my school. I am told when to test. They do not ask me or anyone else if they want to. I would volunteer if they did, not to skew the numbers but so I know, but they don't ask. That goes for everyone at my school.<br /><br />The safety protocols work. But nothing is ever 100%. The virus is serious. My precautions show I take it seriously to stay safe. There are many places where the spread is worse but schools are not one of the high impact areas. People may be bringing it in but they are not spreading it at a high rate. I feel safe at my school. My experience is obviously different from others. I respect your perspectives.<br /><br />Each school and experience is different, I'd admit. I apologize for generalizing my own experience to everyone else. To be honest I am more concerned with the spread after Thanksgiving and the 10 days off for Christmas within families. <br /><br />I respect others opinions but I feel safe because I remain vigilant in staying safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73965611380010473562020-12-20T20:25:55.947-05:002020-12-20T20:25:55.947-05:00Re: Eva: This is why we need to be VERY wary of no...Re: Eva: This is why we need to be VERY wary of normalizing "remote learning". This is no accident and not about "safety". She can hire someone anywhere in the country, or even the world, for pennies on the dollar. <br /><br />On a broader scale this is why it's so important to get everything open ASAP. "Wall Street", "Madison Avenue" and other industries can hire in South Dakota, Tennessee and Florida at a massive discount and pay less taxes (zero income taxes in particular) and where the bosses can live in freedom.TJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080823411092014871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-5169751901138777432020-12-20T19:52:40.250-05:002020-12-20T19:52:40.250-05:00AOC got vaccine at 31 years old...Also, is that wh...AOC got vaccine at 31 years old...Also, is that why AOC put her goddaughter into a charter school?<br /><br />https://reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-aoc-one-of-many-hypocritical-democrats-on-school-choice-1975427/<br />Quote Tweet<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70467271400842812662020-12-20T19:26:54.572-05:002020-12-20T19:26:54.572-05:0012 days ago, 5 schools were closed. Now it is 280...12 days ago, 5 schools were closed. Now it is 280. Seems safe<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-26843294270939499102020-12-20T19:15:31.043-05:002020-12-20T19:15:31.043-05:007:37/4:43
I've said in other threads that the...7:37/4:43 <br />I've said in other threads that the data is strongly biased due to how it is collected.<br /><br />a) staff/students who have symptoms are kept home<br />b) testing in schools does not include (a); therefore includes healthy or asymptomatic individuals<br />c) 20% random testing is not random. Please contradict this for your school. At my school they asked for volunteers to report to the auditorium for the "random" testing. This means healthy individuals went. Definitely not those who had the slightest symptoms but chose to go in that day.<br /><br />This is the data acquisition for school positivity - clearly biased as it excludes those with symptoms.<br /><br />What about those in (a) who tested positive? Their tests were done outside the school and counted with the city statistics, not the school statistics - further biasing of the data. <br /><br />How many of us have heard from our students that they or someone in their family tested positive - yet this information is NOT being passed to your administration/DOE?<br /><br />Tracing? I'd love to hear more reports regarding how this happening in the schools. In my school a person who shared a small office was not considered to be "in close contact" since their desk was over 6 feet away from the other. So I'm not confident that this is being done correctly either. Just an endangered CLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84680783364864144962020-12-20T18:21:44.157-05:002020-12-20T18:21:44.157-05:00If the virus is really mutating at the speed specu...If the virus is really mutating at the speed speculated in the NYT, the stimulus is at least a trillion short...And we should not be in any building. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79023130866137610932020-12-20T18:15:15.629-05:002020-12-20T18:15:15.629-05:00How is it Eva Moskowitz can see it’s clearly dange...How is it Eva Moskowitz can see it’s clearly dangerous to open schools and Cuomo, deBlasio, Carranza and Mulgrew can’t? Charter school teachers, with no union representation, can all remotely work from home. DOE teachers, that are represented by the UFT, are expected to march into schools like good little soldiers. Who are you risking your life for? DeBlasio, Carranza or Mulgrew? Like Mulgrew said, ‘make sure you have your will made out.’ This virus is starting to explode and morph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-63671978254128791212020-12-20T17:56:22.122-05:002020-12-20T17:56:22.122-05:00This logic is infuriating. I am not the person you...This logic is infuriating. I am not the person you are responding to but I agree with bits and pieces of what several people are saying on both sides of this. I have lost a parent and another family member to covid and the underlying conditions they had. It's upsetting to see that "if you knew someone" line used as an argument. Just because you have lost someone doesn't mean you should toss out logic and give into hysteria. Losing my father was incredibly difficult and he suffered for two months back in April and May. My cousin passed more quickly but it was as hard on the family. Also, not everyone who experiences an event thinks or acts the same. Everyone should be rationally cautious but be careful not to make sweeping assumptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-43651176622036381422020-12-20T17:45:22.363-05:002020-12-20T17:45:22.363-05:00Let’s pay dues to the CTU. Let’s pay dues to the CTU. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76451343959578719672020-12-20T17:02:14.765-05:002020-12-20T17:02:14.765-05:004:43: You wouldn't saying this if someone in y...4:43: You wouldn't saying this if someone in your family died from it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-28422193140844394262020-12-20T16:59:49.049-05:002020-12-20T16:59:49.049-05:00Schools are not immune 4:43. Why should we take ch...Schools are not immune 4:43. Why should we take chances with schools? We covered this last week.<br /><br />https://iceuftblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/german-magazine-shows-obvious-that-kids.html?m=1<br />James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-75608385317120556052020-12-20T16:43:27.175-05:002020-12-20T16:43:27.175-05:0010:10
I'm 7:37...you know with the moronic co...10:10<br /><br />I'm 7:37...you know with the moronic comment. Yes, they are getting it from bars, restaurants, etc...but the numbers do not support widespread at school. Newsday just reported that while thousands of Nassau students and staff have tested positive less than 10 have been traced back to a K-12 school. These schools have higher attendance rates, students attending every day, and larger class sizes. NYC has less students, less adults in the building, cohorts and most likely less positive cases traced back to public schools. <br /><br />This virus will never fully disappear but to shut down something that has proven to be extremely safe has no logic. Kids are wearing masks, keeping distant, and following guidelines. testing is conducted. I've been tested twice with results coming back in 2 days. We had one student test positive...forced a quarantine of an entire class and 8 adults. Not one other tested positive.<br /><br />You see, my moronic comment is backed by facts and statistics not assumptions and ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-68881870815472307542020-12-20T13:41:03.760-05:002020-12-20T13:41:03.760-05:00I mean, Mulgrew said it is fine. I would keep pay...I mean, Mulgrew said it is fine. I would keep paying dues and go into the building tomorrow. <br /><br />Today's update on the numbers:<br /><br />Total COVID hospitalizations are at 6,185.<br /><br />Of the 197,251 tests reported yesterday, 9,957 were positive (5.05% of total).<br /><br />Sadly, there were 123 fatalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-14230239053216300332020-12-20T13:23:15.432-05:002020-12-20T13:23:15.432-05:00Free ride, blame whitey
Dalton kids were made to ...Free ride, blame whitey<br /><br />Dalton kids were made to watch a PBS video called Being 12, in which 'white kids are shamed for the sin of their skin color and told they are complicit in perpetuating racism. <br /><br /> Abolishing high-level academic courses by 2023 if the performance of black students is not on par with non-blacks.<br /><br />Hiring 12 full-time diversity officers, and multiple psychologists to support students “coping with race-based traumatic stress."Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84132832968340745492020-12-20T13:04:15.003-05:002020-12-20T13:04:15.003-05:00Just found out friend ... a substitute teacher is ...Just found out friend ... a substitute teacher is dying of covid . Age: 49. I am overwhelmed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-55719841245490586142020-12-20T13:03:28.508-05:002020-12-20T13:03:28.508-05:00The moron who said its not spreading in schools. W...The moron who said its not spreading in schools. Well it spreads from parents who cant be safe. We know some of our schools are safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-42626360535837958242020-12-20T11:07:50.515-05:002020-12-20T11:07:50.515-05:00Teachers are morons. See every contract they vote...Teachers are morons. See every contract they vote for. See dues payers. See passing grades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-32086728663899350242020-12-20T10:56:07.177-05:002020-12-20T10:56:07.177-05:00Chicago teachers are not afraid to strike while Mu...Chicago teachers are not afraid to strike while Mulgrew talks shit and gets nothing done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-53175990494582216902020-12-20T10:10:11.077-05:002020-12-20T10:10:11.077-05:00What a moronic comment. Obviously the people who a...What a moronic comment. Obviously the people who are originally spreading it at home are getting from a PUBLIC place, whether it be a bar, restaurant, public transport, work, and yes school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com