tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post5140907137499273669..comments2023-10-03T11:28:42.397-04:00Comments on Badass Teachers Association Blog: BadassTeacher Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249079678877556839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post-60147703444596882242015-08-13T10:22:53.332-04:002015-08-13T10:22:53.332-04:00Jeb Bush blamed teachers and teacher unions for so...Jeb Bush blamed teachers and teacher unions for social justice and racial justice problems yesterday. My kids chased him out of the forum chanting Black Lives Matter after he refused to answer specific questions from black women. Also Bush gave out misinformation about immigration and told one activist he should wait 100 years or a century to see his family. If you do not believe that racial issues are directly linked to everything happening in public schools - you need to wake up. <br /><br /><br /><br />public_school_teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233809978123499482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410387772840321888.post-53338930213250135822015-08-12T21:17:50.023-04:002015-08-12T21:17:50.023-04:00Having just viewed again the movie "Conrack&q...Having just viewed again the movie "Conrack" with Jon Voight, I am struck by the similarities between current educational policies in many states, including my own Indiana, and the racist views enforced by the white elitists in the film. Educators and true administrators should stand up as Pat Conroy did even at the risk of their jobs to defend students' rights to learn from creative teachers instead of being labeled "lazy" or "failing" by biased testing scores. Time to take back our schools!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267966151001312148noreply@blogger.com