tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post5402830161482816201..comments2016-04-14T07:32:54.228-06:00Comments on Teach Truth to Power: The Fox and the Hounds: Hanna Skandera and the Attack on New Mexico's SchoolsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17527766952943943137noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-70951138659406211292014-03-03T19:57:26.374-07:002014-03-03T19:57:26.374-07:00Thanks Anonymous. I've never taught to the te...Thanks Anonymous. I've never taught to the test, either. Teaching to the test is oxymoronic this year since what they're forcing us to teach (the CCSS) is not what is being tested (SBA, not aligned with the CCSS). As for the absences, it's just more harassment and intimidation. These people will not stop short of the complete destruction of the public schools, including their teachers. Keep up the fight!David A. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355916556483005999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-82275568349665094922014-03-03T19:35:46.517-07:002014-03-03T19:35:46.517-07:00Thank you for saying what I have been thinking. W...Thank you for saying what I have been thinking. While I have 30 years in New Mexico schools as a teacher with an excellent track record of student success, I NEVER taught the test or to the test as I see others doing. Furthermore, some of us are being evaluated on our absences, If we have a medical issue, and we miss more than 10 days per school year - we are considered highly ineffective. Even though one of our benefits is PTO, we are marked ineffective if we use it? What is going on? Thanks for speaking out . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-672849345173409342014-02-20T20:27:32.291-07:002014-02-20T20:27:32.291-07:00Thank you Cheryl A.! Your words are encouraging. ...Thank you Cheryl A.! Your words are encouraging. Speak out!David A. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355916556483005999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-3736708152608403302014-02-20T20:10:17.925-07:002014-02-20T20:10:17.925-07:00No truer words were ever spoken. Totally and compl...No truer words were ever spoken. Totally and completely. I invite Governor Martinez, SoE designate Skandera, and any other politician to come take over my job for 2 weeks. Not a publicity stunt, but REALLY do everything that is expected from me. Then, maybe, if they survived, just maybe they would become EDUCATED about education and what teaching REALLY is. Education is the only profession that has outsiders making mandates as "experts". Could I walk into a business and declare myself an "expert" because I shop? Same concept people. I've had surgery before, so does that mean you would trust me performing surgery on you? I doubt it. It shows such disrespect to professionals that have degrees, often multiple degrees, that work with and care for society's youth everyday. Cheryl A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-56932482832046743662014-02-18T22:07:43.987-07:002014-02-18T22:07:43.987-07:00Your welcome, Angelica and "Unknown." Y...Your welcome, Angelica and "Unknown." Your own comments mean a lot to me, especially when I'm being told by "deformers" on a regular basis that I don't speak for other teachers. I know hundreds of teachers who speak for me every time they speak or write, and the same holds true when I speak or write. I speak for me, for you, and for thousands of others. Keep up the fight!David A. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355916556483005999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-44741745518315519352014-02-18T21:59:05.432-07:002014-02-18T21:59:05.432-07:00Thank you, David, for writing this letter which sp...Thank you, David, for writing this letter which speaks the truth for many teachers, including Native American teachers. Beautiful, excellently stated!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499926290792599262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-48933481723770748682014-02-18T21:09:25.250-07:002014-02-18T21:09:25.250-07:00Thank you for saying what so many of us are thinki...Thank you for saying what so many of us are thinking. Knowing that others feel the same gives me hope for change and encourages me to face another day in the classroom. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476902881199066198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-20383722518547023602014-02-17T22:40:15.628-07:002014-02-17T22:40:15.628-07:00Thanks Annette. Supporters of Skandera like to sa...Thanks Annette. Supporters of Skandera like to say that each teacher speaking against her speaks only for him or herself. I keep telling them, no; we speak for hundreds if not thousands of other teachers in NM!David A. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355916556483005999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-31714045268750146372014-02-17T22:37:20.495-07:002014-02-17T22:37:20.495-07:00Thank you for speaking out. So many of us agree!Thank you for speaking out. So many of us agree!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102977807214915582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-30573593930309669242014-02-17T22:18:45.413-07:002014-02-17T22:18:45.413-07:00Thanks Nuriana!Thanks Nuriana!David A. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355916556483005999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123016861894440358.post-73808923490805522622014-02-17T22:01:17.347-07:002014-02-17T22:01:17.347-07:00Thank you very much Mr. David Aram Wilson, for wri...Thank you very much Mr. David Aram Wilson, for writing such a Strong Letter!<br />Senators, we all ask you, vote no on her confirmation. Nuriananoreply@blogger.com