tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post5141600914644753971..comments2024-03-12T11:58:18.978-04:00Comments on Accountable Talk: David Padarathski--Backstabber of the YearUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-3808816481933454792013-04-01T23:23:24.597-04:002013-04-01T23:23:24.597-04:00Mr Padarathski is the best teacher you can ever ha...Mr Padarathski is the best teacher you can ever have! He was my favorite teacher. All the kids begged him to move up with us. Who ever says he's a douche is probably a douche them selves. Don't hate, appreciate.DeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217990294952924788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-17063844457101350062012-03-10T19:51:43.017-05:002012-03-10T19:51:43.017-05:00Have you heard about the group of 99thers repudiat...Have you heard about the group of 99thers repudiating the data? (No this is not the beginning to a joke.) If you know others who feel as we do, ask them to sign our statement.<br />-------<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We, the undersigned, were<br />ranked in the 99th percentile on the recently released New York City<br />Teacher Data Reports. <br /><br /> <br /><br />We believe these data are<br />out-dated, invalid and inaccurate with unacceptable margins of error. <br /><br /> <br /><br />We believe reliable evidence<br />of authentic teaching and learning cannot be derived from standardized test<br />results.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We believe the publishing of<br />these data will, in the long run, result in less classroom creativity and more<br />shallow, test-focused instruction incapable of developing citizens who can<br />think critically.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We believe the publishing of<br />these data has proven demoralizing and humiliating and that media stories which<br />portray some teachers as “the best” and others as “the worst” are incendiary,<br />invidious and irresponsible.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We believe neither student<br />nor teacher excellence can be achieved or maintained in an atmosphere of fear<br />and degradation.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We believe teaching is a<br />complex profession, at least as much art as science, requiring intricate<br />multi-faceted assessments for development.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />Name <br /><br />1) Maribeth<br />Whitehouse<br /><br />2) Barry<br />Price<br /><br />3) Christina<br />Ann Varghese<br /><br />4) Patricia<br />Cea<br /><br />5) Annamma<br />Joseph<br /><br />6) Winsome<br />Vernon<br /><br />7) Esther<br />Boakye-dattey<br /><br />8) Valerie<br />Green-Thomas<br /><br />9) Mary<br />Williams<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To<br />add your name to this statement, send an email to: maribethw@gmail.com with<br />your full name and school (only your name will appear on the petition).mwhitehouse1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-53983876584464656792012-02-26T17:04:30.592-05:002012-02-26T17:04:30.592-05:00I never thought Cathie Black was the biggest douch...I never thought Cathie Black was the biggest douche. I always thought she had the biggest drug and alcohol problem of anybody in city gov't. I think this was pretty well documented. She even bragged about taking the "wrong pills" one time when she was still working at Hearst, passing out right during an important meeting and having to be carried back to her hotel room. What a party animal! See you in rehab, girl!<br /><br />But the biggest douche battle, to me, was always between Klein and Bloomberg. I can't decide which one is the biggest douche, so let's say they share the Douchebag of the Decade award.<br /><br />That said, this publication of the TDR's which Klein pushed and Bloomberg did nothing to stop may come back to bite these douchebags. Other than a few assholes like the jerk you wrote about above, most teachers know they could be on the WORST TEACHERS list next year, along with the accompanying NY Post article with glossy, DOE-provided photo. I have a feeling this outrage is going to make teachers a lot less complacent about giving in to reforms now that they see where it eventually goes.<br /><br />At least that's my hope. That, along with the light that has been shed on the bullshit that is VAM, may bring about a change that neither Klein nor Bloomberg thought would happen - people turning against using test scores to evaluate teachers. The TDR publication won't do this alone. But this is the baseline evidence for how bad this shit is. After a year or two of the Cuomo eval plan based upon test scores, we will have more evidence and perhaps then people will clamor for change.<br /><br />Or not. They might be smoking and drinking the same shit Cathie Black is.reality-based educatorhttp://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-56540619521662009012012-02-26T15:33:07.223-05:002012-02-26T15:33:07.223-05:00David Padarathski is the Giselle Bundchen of teach...David Padarathski is the Giselle Bundchen of teachers.Poguenoreply@blogger.com