[Peace-discuss] [OccupyCU] Solidarity Event for the 26, 000 Striking Chicago Teachers!!!

Tue Sep 11 01:18:21 UTC 2012

Thanks for rolling out the unwelcome mat.
Reminds me of Nurin Karlin - "The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat".
"You think I'm stupid, said the Cat.  I will not get off the mat, and 
that is that."
It is really quite unlikely that I will attend, even if y'all desire 
alternative POV's,
even as just a foil.  You can probably find some local similarly 
deranged Archie Bunkers for that
purpose who might fit better than me.

I am not sure that I bullied anyone, though.  Expressed analysis and 
disagreement hardly
constitute bullying, Louie.   Please note that I doubted there would be 
any leadership change.
On the other hand, the percentage of support that leadership gets is no 
measure of the
wisdom of the direction taken.  I do suggest that the CTU is being 
"misled".  That doesnt
mean they are "unwilling".  Jawohl mein Fuhrer.

Thanks for the links.  I read the .pdf files.  I was a bit alarmed by 
the number of photographs used to try to
evoke some sort of emotional visceral response, and disappointed by the 
lack of data
particularly the lack of any information providing a correlation between 
the things "requested" and objective response criteria.

The main concerns seem to be that the CTU wants more money, less work, 
and no objective criteria for evaluation.
They want free rides for the children (good idea) and a free ride for 
themselves (wtf?).

I don't find them laying
the axe to the root
they're just bashing the leaves
looking for windfalls
and low hanging fruit.

They should change the name of their pamphlet to "Throw Money!".  Of
course that is too overt.  Truly the net is set in vain in the sight of 
any bird,
and dodos are, alas, extinct.

*
I think that one fundamental problem is that Corporal Punishment was 
withdrawn
from the schools.  Reading and writing and 'rithmetic, taught to the 
tune of a hick'ry stick.
Green Walnut sticks work about as well as green hickory if you can't 
find hickory.
Willow was what I really hate, don't you?  Some of them need the rod 
more than others.
Some don't need it at all.  Some just need to see the stick, or just to 
know it is there.
(Now you can "legitimately" call me a "bully".)

Calling the cops for discipline problems in the school is a symptom of 
the problem, not the problem.

Your problem may be "unfixable".

The CTU may be misjudging the public reaction, which really may be 
undesirable.
One function of school is babysitting.  Teacher strikes are a pain in 
the ass,
particularly prolonged ones.

On 9/11/2012 7:07 AM, Luis Damián Reyes Rodríguez wrote:
> To all:
>
> Everyone who feels deeply disturbed by E. Wayne Johnson's ranting 
> should try to make it to the meeting this Wednesday at 7pm in Lincoln 
> Hall 1028. CTU member Kimberly Bowsky will be Skyping in.
>
> Kim teaches at the William H Seward Elementary School on Chicago's 
> South Side. Within the CTU, Kim is an activist of the Caucus of 
> Rank-and-File Educators.
>
> Now, to E.W.J.:
> _
> Don't even try to bring your disruptive presence this Wednesday:* you 
> will not be welcome in this event*. _
> Perhaps in a parallel universe where Ron Paul rules your bullying 
> attitudes are the norm. Not here.
>
> And maybe in that parallel universe, where you seem to hang out too 
> often, the news have not arrived yet that the +26,000 CTU members 
> overwhelmingly favored strike action: around 90% of members voted, 
> with 98% of voters in favor—after a law was passed that raised the 
> minimum requirement to 75%! And have you even bothered to find out 
> what the communities affected by the budget cuts and school closures 
> have to say? They also support the strike in big numbers. Why, then, 
> should the CTU change leadership?
> Because CTU teachers are a bunch of fat cats?
> Really?
>
> The only thing that makes sense in your ranting is that "this could 
> get ugly" in Chicago.
> I hope, for the better, that people like you stay away there too.
>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:51 PM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigsqq.org 
> <mailto:ewj at pigsqq.org>> wrote:
>
>     Not even Air Conditioning?  Zomfg!!!  Hoodathunkit?
>     I know, I know.  An environment "Conducive to Learning".  Sort of
>     a Mantra it is.
>     See also: "It's for the Kids".  Are we convinced yet?
>
>     While I am highly sympathetic with the situation and plight of the
>     Graduate Teaching Assistants, and
>     once upon a time, came out and spoke in their favour, I have less
>     than Zero Minus sympathy
>     for the fat cats that comprise the CTU.
>
>     I understand that the goal is a) to head off some sort of
>     precedent effect and b) precipitate a serious crisis.
>
>     While I would certainly not want to work or live in Chicago or its
>     public school system even
>     9 nanoseconds per year let alone the whole school year, I should
>     not feel convinced that the CTU are the good guys
>     in this struggle, even though their direct opponents are likely
>     neither nice nor good.
>
>     Perhaps one of the smartest moves the CTU could make is to quickly
>     remove its leadership and apologise.
>
>     Like that is going to happen.
>
>     I am sure that I am highly confused and understand the matter very
>     poorly, but I
>     don't think that Old Mother pHubbard is hoarding a vast trove of
>     bones in her cupboard
>     for these CTU dogs (cats).
>
>     This could get Ugly, and the outcome is uncertain.
>
>
>
>     On 9/11/2012 4:06 AM, Daniel Werst wrote:
>>     Hi,
>>     I am a member of the campus branch of the International Socialist
>>     Organization, and we are holding a meeting this week on Wednesday
>>     at 7 PM to build solidarity action for the 26,000 Chicago
>>     teachers who are currently on strike against efforts by the city
>>     to make them easier to fire based on standardized test results
>>     while the district chooses not to provide many students with art
>>     or music classes, AP classes, decent class sizes, or even air
>>     conditioning!
>>     We have lined up a CTU teacher to speak by Skype, and we have
>>     also spoken to the Graduate Employees Union here at U of I, who
>>     will provide the second speaker. The GEO is fighting back against
>>     attacks on the pay and working conditions of Teaching Assistants
>>     who are commonly forced to live on $14,000 a year while handling
>>     big classes and making the university work.
>>     Our second goal is to car pool to Chicago this Saturday to join
>>     thousands of teachers, students, parents, and labor activists in
>>     a rally. Hopefully they will be celebrating a victory in the
>>     strike or else continuing the struggle and only getting stronger!
>>     This meeting should bring together as many supporters of labor
>>     and people concerned for good public education as possible.
>>     CTU Solidarity Rally:
>>     Wednesday September 12th at 7PM
>>     1028 Lincoln Hall on Campus
>>     In Solidarity,
>>     Daniel Werst
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
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