http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/01/22/oakland-teachers-union-plans-theater-of-the-absurd/ Words from a Non-Leftist Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/01/22/oakland-teachers-union-plans-theater-of-the-absurd/#comment-6 Deckin Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:49:29 +0000 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/01/22/oakland-teachers-union-plans-theater-of-the-absurd/#comment-6 Great post and it's nice to have another sane voice out there--it's easy to forget they exist. On your previous post, I disagree about the recall of Dellums, but don't have time for that now. But about OUD, you're dead on. If they were serious about education we'd have an academic high school (a la Lowell in SF) to keep the well off parents from draining their trust funds into Head-Royce and College Prep and FTEs from the school district, as well as give those in the poorer areas a goal that could be achieved if they worked hard. We'd then start seriously looking at the mentality that's creeping into education that it's either college or nothing for our students--a truly bizarre notion given that skilled trades jobs are literally going begging and pay frequently up to six figures! Of course that would mean fewer undereducated Liberal Studies, Education and Ethnic Studies majors to form the cadre for the coming revolution, so I wouldn't count on a lot of support from the educratic community. Keep up the good work. Great post and it’s nice to have another sane voice out there–it’s easy to forget they exist. On your previous post, I disagree about the recall of Dellums, but don’t have time for that now. But about OUD, you’re dead on. If they were serious about education we’d have an academic high school (a la Lowell in SF) to keep the well off parents from draining their trust funds into Head-Royce and College Prep and FTEs from the school district, as well as give those in the poorer areas a goal that could be achieved if they worked hard. We’d then start seriously looking at the mentality that’s creeping into education that it’s either college or nothing for our students–a truly bizarre notion given that skilled trades jobs are literally going begging and pay frequently up to six figures! Of course that would mean fewer undereducated Liberal Studies, Education and Ethnic Studies majors to form the cadre for the coming revolution, so I wouldn’t count on a lot of support from the educratic community. Keep up the good work.

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