tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post8622906454431364484..comments2023-10-03T11:28:42.397-04:00Comments on Badass Teachers Association Blog: BadassTeacher Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249079678877556839noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post-21781691684642504412017-01-19T13:31:12.630-05:002017-01-19T13:31:12.630-05:00What I am wondering is, what exactly did you expec...What I am wondering is, what exactly did you expect? I mean sure, there are plenty of issues with the democratic party's education polices that BAT has rightly pointed out. Where you went catastrophically wrong is when you pushed that narrative that due to these problems, it was somehow acceptable to "send a message" by voting third party, and in doing so risk a Trump presidency. Many of us tried to warn you beforehand that in doing so there was a nontrivial possibility that you were throwing the most vulnerable to the wolves -- all the most powerless and marginalized, who will be most hurt by the actions and/or inaction of Trump's appointees. What was it about Trump's words, actions, demeanor, associates, history . . . pretty much everything about him, that led you to believe that his administration would be about the same as a Clinton's administration, in terms of education policy? You saw him mock a disabled reporter - you really thought he would give a f&%k about special education? Really? Look at what Tim Kaine just did in the hearing. We could have had HIM as VP. We could have had a President who worked hard to pass IDEA in 1975, and instead, we have a President who is so vile that he thought DeVos was an acceptable Sec. of Education. My disabled child is enrolled in a large, powerful public school district that serves many impoverished families but has a large tax base and a large contingent of affluent families with the money and time to fight to protect special ed in the district. So no, my kid will not be hurt by DeVos. It's the kids with disabilities in rural areas of deep red states, which will fall out of compliance with IDEA and face no consequences, who will suffer. Imagine how hard it is for those kids begin with. Many of them have the deck stacked so high against them, I can barely think about it without becoming paralyzed with despair. All some of these kids have is a few hours a day with a special ed teacher who is really trying to help them. Maybe help them say just a few words, to get just a little bit of a voice, so that they are not swallowed up utterly in darkness. It's these kids who will suffer under DeVos. God d&%mn it, you need to own up to the role you played in this. It's time for a serious reckoning before you lose ALL CREDIBILITY.Brave New Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110227514611372405noreply@blogger.com