tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post3183880933889812307..comments2024-03-12T11:58:18.978-04:00Comments on Accountable Talk: The Invisible TeacherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-1012701035326154532009-05-02T17:49:00.000-04:002009-05-02T17:49:00.000-04:00Be careful with big brother. After the Patriot Ac...Be careful with big brother. After the Patriot Act passed they spy on us. They do not care about the First Amedment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-68899745863807425012009-05-02T17:46:00.000-04:002009-05-02T17:46:00.000-04:00First amendment rights for teachers in New York Ci...First amendment rights for teachers in New York City are good only on paper. Bloomberg is a Hitler, and his Goebbels is Klein. Functionally, we have no rights, and are appropriately paranoid. First amendment rights in reference to the right to assemble are also curtailed in the city; Bloomberg had people protesting the Republican convention back in 2007 rounded up and arrested. The lawsuits stemming from that incursion are still being processed. I will not speak my mind until I retire and am "off the hook" as far as administrative retaliation is concerned. A Talk, I'm with you on remaining invisible, unfortunately.Ms. Tsourishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978868613223436958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-38099988271975170952009-05-02T15:48:00.000-04:002009-05-02T15:48:00.000-04:00Chaz, I agree that we have the first amendment rig...Chaz, I agree that we have the first amendment right to say what we believe, but that wouldn't stop the Klein hit squad from going after any one of us if they knew who we were. In a way, that makes it all the more frustrating, because by squashing our right to free speech, the DOE is keeping us from having the power we deserve. We can't name names, or schools, or admins who are destructive to the school system for fear of our jobs. This keeps those incompetents safe and doing their dirty work with impunity.Mr. Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239113469882849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-48037222621315563372009-05-02T12:10:00.000-04:002009-05-02T12:10:00.000-04:00Mr. Talk
I feel the same way as you. I have expe...Mr. Talk<br /><br />I feel the same way as you. I have experienced vindictive Principals go after good teachers and incompetent administrators who somehow stayed in their positions at the expesense of the students.<br /><br />I also worry about retaliation by Tweed but I have been assured by the ACLU that my first amendment rights allow me to express my opinions and I will continue to do.Chaznoreply@blogger.com