Comments on: Taking bets on Joel Klein’s hypothetical successor http://gothamschools.org/2009/11/04/taking-bets-on-joel-kleins-hypothetical-successor/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Principal http://gothamschools.org/2009/11/04/taking-bets-on-joel-kleins-hypothetical-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-228065 Principal Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:35 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26918#comment-228065 Well said Greg Well said Greg

]]> By: Greg http://gothamschools.org/2009/11/04/taking-bets-on-joel-kleins-hypothetical-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-228007 Greg Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:44 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26918#comment-228007 What an ignorant comment.  Should one have to have served as an infantry member for them to be a good general?  Should an CEO be required to have worked on the shop floor?  Should a President be required to have been a Congressman?  Is there any data anywhere that says that superintendents or Chancellors are better for kids because of their teaching experience?   How about Randi and Michael...they "taught" for something like 3 years each, were never principals, and yet now run the largest unions in the nation.   Whatever you think of Klein, handcuffing a mayor regarding who he/she can appoint is a terrible idea.  Make the Chancellor accountable for student performance, and beyond that, let the mayor chose the person they feel will do the best job. In fact, the same should be true for principals, let them choose their teachers, then hold them accountable and we'd have a much better system as a whole.   What an ignorant comment.  Should one have to have served as an infantry member for them to be a good general?  Should an CEO be required to have worked on the shop floor?  Should a President be required to have been a Congressman?  Is there any data anywhere that says that superintendents or Chancellors are better for kids because of their teaching experience?   How about Randi and Michael…they “taught” for something like 3 years each, were never principals, and yet now run the largest unions in the nation.  

Whatever you think of Klein, handcuffing a mayor regarding who he/she can appoint is a terrible idea.  Make the Chancellor accountable for student performance, and beyond that, let the mayor chose the person they feel will do the best job. In fact, the same should be true for principals, let them choose their teachers, then hold them accountable and we’d have a much better system as a whole.  

]]> By: Jeff S http://gothamschools.org/2009/11/04/taking-bets-on-joel-kleins-hypothetical-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-227839 Jeff S Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:19:58 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26918#comment-227839 One thing for sure, there will be no true improvement in the schools (and of course almost all the statistics claiming improvements are lies, we all know that) until the incompetent, inept Mr. Klein who was never certified to be a school district superintendent and thus should have been ruled ineligible for the position and has proven that he has little knowledge of what teaching and education is all about, is given the boot. The position of Chancellor must be filled by an educator, somebody who has had experience as a teacher and a Principal. Whether the names mentioned in the article are qualified is something that I don't know but I do know Klein has to go. One thing for sure, there will be no true improvement in the schools (and of course almost all the statistics claiming improvements are lies, we all know that) until the incompetent, inept Mr. Klein who was never certified to be a school district superintendent and thus should have been ruled ineligible for the position and has proven that he has little knowledge of what teaching and education is all about, is given the boot. The position of Chancellor must be filled by an educator, somebody who has had experience as a teacher and a Principal. Whether the names mentioned in the article are qualified is something that I don’t know but I do know Klein has to go.

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