tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post114139887504414288..comments2023-10-28T10:12:35.184-04:00Comments on Big Tent: Party Time in ColoradoStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620478836945715498noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141516240166730432006-03-04T18:50:00.000-05:002006-03-04T18:50:00.000-05:00Volokh's Bernstein supports vouchers as you do, dc...Volokh's Bernstein supports vouchers as you do, dcat, and further I think he is right to conclude that in simply choosing and designing curriculum, it is inevitable that specific "value-laden choices will dictate what students learn about various social, moral, and political issues." (2/2/2006). I assume this view would hold regardless of whether those values fall under the rubric of some Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141504427504296002006-03-04T15:33:00.000-05:002006-03-04T15:33:00.000-05:00This is all much ado about nothing. who cares if s...This is all much ado about nothing. who cares if some high school teacher somewhere says something stupid. It was dumb and school officials should reprimand him but who cares???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141447159968618052006-03-03T23:39:00.000-05:002006-03-03T23:39:00.000-05:00Atlas -- Your evidence is purely anecdotal. I simp...Atlas --<BR/> Your evidence is purely anecdotal. I simply do not believe that you have any idea what the politics are of the vast majority of Colorado teachers, never mind of teachers nationally. You have gven us the opinion of one government teacher whose views, by the way, could also be accorded with those of libertarians or a good hunk of conservatives. There is nothing inherently liberal dcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141426104877050822006-03-03T17:48:00.000-05:002006-03-03T17:48:00.000-05:00I believe you. The school where I teach is out in ...I believe you. The school where I teach is out in a rural/suburban area and the faculty tends to gravitate right of center. We pretty much know each others' politics (mainly because our governor, Jeb, draws so much ire.) I wasn't contesting that point. <BR/>But why is it that a union that employs public servants gives 90% of their contributions to one party? Why is it that there is no teacher's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141418247863061392006-03-03T15:37:00.000-05:002006-03-03T15:37:00.000-05:00Paul -- I think I addressed that in my comment, bu...Paul --<BR/> I think I addressed that in my comment, but I'll repeat -- I've seen no evidence that beyond issue agitation, actual rank and file teachers are any more liberal or democratic than the communities they serve. <BR/> Despite rhetoric, the NEA does NOT = teachers. I'll promise you that more teachers in Odessa, Texas are republicans than democrats. To put it another way, your evidence dcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141408898328472392006-03-03T13:01:00.000-05:002006-03-03T13:01:00.000-05:0091% of NEA PAC money goes to Democratic candidates...91% of NEA PAC money goes to Democratic candidates. (FEC, 2000)<BR/><BR/>Why wasn't this guy teaching geography? He should be disciplined simply for failing to do his assigned job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141408395472248752006-03-03T12:53:00.000-05:002006-03-03T12:53:00.000-05:00The girl's comment was obviously an anecdote and a...The girl's comment was obviously an anecdote and a wild guess at the actual percentage. From the tape it is tough to get a read on whether or not the girl had an axe to grind. She may have been saying it as a bad thing, then again, she might have considered it a positive. <BR/><BR/>For what it is worth, Overland High School is the poorest area economically in a wealthy school district. It hasTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616206952252181603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141406330224212952006-03-03T12:18:00.000-05:002006-03-03T12:18:00.000-05:00But in fairness, let's not assume that the 75% fig...But in fairness, let's not assume that the 75% figure is in any way accurate. I would maintain that students actually have no idea what the politics are for the vast majority of their teachers, and I would further assert that those students whop are asserting the 75% figure have their own ideological axes to grind. My own experiences indicate that teacher ideology tends to trend pretty close to dcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.com