tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post9172340915748637375..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Is This Our House? Why I Engage.Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-99790929257662872015-01-08T09:23:36.774-05:002015-01-08T09:23:36.774-05:00I'm with you, Peter.
"It is not enough t...<br />I'm with you, Peter.<br /><br />"It is not enough to stand against something. We have to stand for something as well. We must keep articulating what we want to see, not just what we don't want to see."<br /><br />And keep on poking those pins. You're good at it.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-56778666021163539252015-01-07T12:57:48.391-05:002015-01-07T12:57:48.391-05:00Peter, how we engage the other side must be done o...Peter, how we engage the other side must be done on a case by case basis. We must be aware of who each of them is speaking for, what are their funding sources, and is their goal a genuine reform of education or to increase the market share of their benefactors. This is particularly true of the charter school sector and those promoting standardized testing.<br /><br />In the case of our blogs, as you said, the important thing is the audience. We must refute the corporate ed reformers with clear and informed logic to show the fallacy of their position and the corporate interests of their program. <br /><br />In my opinion, anyone who engages in lies and deception to advance their corporate agenda should not be given the time of day!phila.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607358666445526445noreply@blogger.com