A MUST READ!!! A SOFTER SIDE OF MICHELLE RHEE!

Please click the first link for an excellent article for all those NON-BELIEVERS... who don't give Rhee or DCPS a chance at improving...it explains why she fired those Principals in May and it even includes comments from her children!!!

Also click the second link but make sure you have 33 minutes to spare... you may be disgusted by this veteran teacher's arrogance... but you will get a feeling of the "stupidity" that we are debating with....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/rawfisherradio/

http://www.fastcompany.com/article/fixing-washington-dcs-school-system

forgive me for not knowing how to simplify my links!

I am so disgusted with Jerome Brocks...he is arrogant over the radio and I am ready to hunt him down and string him up like a dead horse walking!!!! I read the article but took tonight to listen to this show... he is terrible and wrong and loud-mouthed! The young lady makes very good points...and that is why I beleive Rhee is hanging on to this proposal and not giving up yet... because that IS an important issue-DCPS will not rise until we force teachers to work harder and that is the last piece. There needs to be no training for classroom management because you should prepare for your jobs...actors go to great lengths to study and learn thier roles...study your schools children, and demographics! Rhee has already collaborated schools... the only Plan B I could think of is that she does try more through Professional development and mandate it... or Plan C... close the schools hat aren't performing well and sell them to Charter schools... what do you expect??? Then the vets will be working for $20,000 less!

Sorry this is a long interview and I need to comment some more...

Brock!!! Communities will change if students are coming in and out of BETTER schools. Schools effect50% or more of what is wrong with the community!! Maybe that will help your daughter's friends from getting shot!!! Sorry to be so cold, but honestly!!!

George Parker will hopefully make the decision... bottom line... we are here to serve children not ourselves. A thank you for our efforts will be the great pay raise and bonuses!!!

BTW... THE MONEY NOT BEING GUARANTEED IS THE BIGGEST RUMOR OF THIS ALL..LET THIS GO, BECAUSE NONE OF US WORK FOR THE FUNDS DEPARTMENT WITHIN DC TREASURER...so cut that scam out...George Parker guaranteed that the money will be verified and confirmed so...please cut that out!!!

Passing this on to other Vets out there and nonbelievers...I am coming on my 8th year as well...

I have worked all over the city... NE, 3-that's THREE schools in the belly of the beast (heart, guts, and all) in SE, and then back to NW. I am well-rounded, my mother and husband worked in DCPS and they both believe in this proposal. My mother did 35+ years and she is giving me numbers of other vets to talk to them and get them on board...

Other than verifying money which we all are waiting to hear (but probably won't get confirmation unless we get an agreement)... the opposing team has no VALID points!!!! Just a lot of MUMBO JUMBO! Nothing factual, nothing "on the topic at hand"... Remember the topic? THE BETTERMENT OF SCHOOLS WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE BETTERMENT OF CHILDREN WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE BETTERMENT OF COMMUNITIES!!??? Maybe if we try something that is DIFFERENT FROM WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT MOST VETS HAVE SERVED...TO THE PRESENT...maybe that will help the communities outside the school walls!? Why not try something new?

Brock is pulling all the same crap out "the applejack" hat (straight out of the 1970's).

Michelle is doing this for SE!!!!! She is trying to get those "riding through" teachers over there to get off your ass, stop blaming the demographics and work!!!!!!

Sorry I talked so much... I will stop now and hopefully not come back...but I am still tuned in, and Fisher... you picked the wrong supporter, you should have picked me... she makes excellent points...but it sounds like you put Beauty up against the Beast... she is too soft-spoken!!!


...and remember this is all for the children, about the children, and then branching briskly out to us,the teachers!

We are no one without the Lord!

I don't mean to mix religion and education up, but I pray that this contract goes through to push those who don't do their jobs ACCORDING TO THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS... which doesn't equal to being on your cell phones or texting all day(I do some, but for $30,000 more a year ... I WON'T EVEN BRING MY PHONE INTO THE BUILDING!), hitting children, and talking to them in a mean tone and vulgar, degrading language, NOT PLANNING! who does that anymore... you don't plan for what your students need to accomplish...you don't care about their success! Plain and simple!

If we recondition ourselves to work harder, not only can we be part of History, but we will change a lot of lives and the world around us... show them respect and respect will come... it will go out into the communities and recondition our city!! They want to test and prove this on us please!!!! Any veterans who come across this please speak your side in a meaningful but respectful way.

I have heard veterans... in great positions of rank... cursing and carrying on!!! Why all the hostility and vindictiveness? I want to talk to you, please! Please send out the facts and proof of your argument as I will mine!

BRING THIS CONTRACT TO A VOTE PLEASE SO WE CAN CREATE THE BEST SCHOOL SYSTEM OF ALLLL SCHOOL SYSTEMS!!! WHY NOT? DCPS!!!

Today was a good day!

Well yesterday rather...its after midnight once again... I am usually up late, I do care for my own children ad put them to bed before I advocate for other children majority of the rest of the day and into the we hours of the night. I am ecstatic to say we may come to a tentative agreement in one week, we had a wonderful meeting (the strike never needed to take place... they were ready for us...and our president is doing the right thing for us and everyone!!! Please do read my colleagues blog as well http://dcteacherchic.blogspot.com and also take a look on the video feed at the top and comments in each section... I made it on television! Yay!

So this is my 2nd blog spot and I have a lot to say so comment please!!!

So, tomorrow...no today, its after midnight and my husband and I just kissed and toasted to our 4th wedding anniversary! yeah... thru the trials and troubles...but more news on that later...

Today is also the day I become part of a movement... at "my first strike" I told my mother. She told me she has been in many as well in her 35+ years in the DCPS. Now retired and moved on to another school District. It took me awhile to convince her about the contract, she was doubtful at first too.
Anyway, we are striking to make History and I have always wanted to make history... to be the Nation's educational Model! DCPS and get the highest pay in America. Have a better city from the inside out!!! I really believe in this...

Educators take a look at this... http://dcpswatch.com/wtu/080721.pdf or even corporate America...anyone... take a looksy at this contract and its salaries! Good gracious...and wow!

Probation or not...every one's salary looks good and the deal is fair.

Sponsored by who...one of my male idols...and we share a zodiac sign of the highly intelligent SCORPIO...none other than Bill Gates of the Gates Foundation!

Just take a look. I am hoping that my dear friend "Al" who works closely with situations like this can enlighten us later with some information soon! Thanks everyone for coming and commenting!