Wednesday, July 16, 2008  May 2008 California Educator Magazine
I've held on to this so long because it pains me to have to read
the complete and total crap it contains. But I want to get it
off my desk so I have to address the points. Perhaps I'll just
offer minimal commentary and let their paranoia and idiocy speak
for themselves.  The entire issue is focused on "The Value of
Public Education". Conjure up the worst scaremongering that
public schools are going to be sold off to Wal*Mart, and that's
what you get in this issue.  Page 12, in an article called "Ways
to boost awareness of the value of education": "Repeat simple,
effective, positive messages about public education." Of course!
Trite sayings will trump anything truthful or intellectual any
day.  How about this suggestion: "Become a pro-education
blogger." That's me. I'm pro-education. I want people to be
smart enough to see beyond the trite sayings of the CTA's
minions and sheeple.  "Don't refer to schools as 'failing,' or
if you must, use quotati