Thursday, April 28, 2011

OldDianeRavitch

Gotta love this bit of cleverness – someone has started a Twitter account called OldDianeRavitch at http://mobile.twitter.com/olddianeravitch that posts old quotes from her that are completely at odds with her current views.  There are some real gems!  My favorite: "NYC schools chancellor should have the power to close schools that consistently fail or engage in corrupt practices."  Today, of course, Ravitch doesn't believe that any school should ever be closed for ANY reason:

 

OldDianeRavitch @DianeRavitch Many states are clamoring to reduce class size, but few are grappling with the most important questions. http://bit.ly/fOh3hY

7 minutes ago  in reply to DianeRavitch

OldDianeRavitch @DianeRavitch Public contracting is often referred to as "privatization," but that label is misleading. http://bit.ly/eROkHL

13 minutes ago  in reply to DianeRavitch

Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Ic_retweet_tweetChrisTessone Oh wow. @OldDianeRavitch is the find of the afternoon, absolutely classic. With citations! RT @MichaelPetrilli

about 3 hours ago, Retweeted by OldDianeRavitch

OldDianeRavitch It may be harder to graduate from high school than to become a certified teacher. http://bit.ly/fOh3hY

about 3 hours ago

Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Ic_retweet_tweetMichaelPetrilli OK, so whoever came up with @OldDianeRavitch is brilliant. @DianeRavitch, you might get a kick out of it.

about 3 hours ago, Retweeted by OldDianeRavitch

OldDianeRavitch @MichaelPetrilli I agree. Every school should have the power to select its own teachers, remove the incompetents. http://nyti.ms/gEEwOR

about 4 hours ago  in reply to MichaelPetrilli

OldDianeRavitch Texas model has successfully improved the performance of black and Hispanic students, particularly in math and writing http://nyti.ms/dUlirj

about 5 hours ago

OldDianeRavitch Congress should focus on the quality, not quantity, of the nation's teaching corps. http://bit.ly/fOh3hY

about 5 hours ago

OldDianeRavitch NYC schools chancellor should have the power to close schools that consistently fail or engage in corrupt practices. http://nyti.ms/gEEwOR

about 5 hours ago

OldDianeRavitch Every classroom should have a well-educated, knowledgeable teacher. We are far from that goal today. http://bit.ly/fOh3hY

about 5 hours ago

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