tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post1364312683465275875..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: What can Brown do for SouthComm?S-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-50317380205843314392014-07-29T10:15:21.829-05:002014-07-29T10:15:21.829-05:00Perhaps terms like “fawning” and “ode” were too pe...Perhaps terms like “fawning” and “ode” were too pejorative. Would you prefer terms like “friendly” and “predisposed”? Zelinski's piece reads more like something Michelle Rhee would link to and not something she would distance herself from. In that vein, the copy has become irrelevant beyond being a useful study in glaring omissions.<br /><br />I'm not sure what your point is about hindsight. That we should stop analyzing past interviews because our current knowledge disqualifies any judgment about past play calls? Would we ever question past actions under an absolute rule that “hindsight is 20/20”?<br /><br />Several months before Zelinski's interview was published, it was widely broadcast that Rhee's group was trying to stir support for parent triggers in local public schools. As a MNPS parent at the time I received the emails from StudentsFirst promoters sent to our PTO. I blasted that information on this blog and argued that Rhee's “movement” seemed to be operating from the top down. If a lot more is clear with hindsight, why couldn't Zelinski formulate a critical question based on hindsight of StudentsFirst’s local activities beyond their partisan campaign donations?S-townMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-13108506977913914182014-07-29T09:56:47.782-05:002014-07-29T09:56:47.782-05:00Meanwhile, it is reported that 44% of public schoo...Meanwhile, it is reported that 44% of public school students have chosen charters in Washington, DC. This reaction of the traditional public schools is instructive.<br /><br />http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/07/29/teacher-tenure-refugees-reform-column/12728131/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-70220402689295604572014-07-29T09:11:14.223-05:002014-07-29T09:11:14.223-05:00To sum up, Michelle Rhee has not succeeded in her ...To sum up, Michelle Rhee has not succeeded in her mission, and Campbell Brown will lead a similar effort. Additionally, a lot more is known and clear with hindsight.<br /><br />I re-read the Andrea Zelinski piece. It's fine as an interview. Hardly "fawning" or an "ode." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com