Comments on: Revisionist Spinning Of The Corda Years

By: anon

anon — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:15:29 +0000

Corda quit #30, what are you talking about?

By: Amy has my vote

Amy has my vote — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:54:55 +0000

hey we all have days of judgment error, least she came back and corrected her error. Maybe you should take an evening and see for yourself. Even if she did hire Corda, she did get rid of him, no one else even had the guts to try.

By: good news

good news — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:12:48 +0000

Among the revisionistas, Amy Jimenez (who was Corda’s big supporter when she was last on the BOE) is being encouraged to stand for election– and she is considering it. Seems Dem insiders have forgotten her support of Corda, much like they’ve forgotten her vote for that awful school budget . . .

By: CTYankee

CTYankee — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:42:38 +0000

Oh my. Very funny stuff. The revisionists will revise as long as they’re able. The memories will resonate in the minds of the participants for as long as they live.

In the end we will either continue with a failing school system, or someone will step up and fix what needs mending, and scrap what is beyond repair.

And during the entire transition or lack there of, children will continue to pass through the system and into adulthood. The successes and failures recorded in their young minds for the generations to come.

By: OLD TIMER

OLD TIMER — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:01:41 +0000

Center for Union Facts is a very secretive anti-union group, based in Washington, DC, and led by a lobbyist named Rick Berman. He, and his organizations (he uses several names), refuse to identify his source of income, but seem to have plenty of money to lobby against certain legislation and fund multi-million dollar advertising camapigns. Much of what he blames on unions is simply not true. Bad teachers can be fired, but not capricously. The unions will represent them to ensure they get due process protections written into their contracts, but will not defend against criminal charges, or civil suits. Other unions offer similar protection for their members. There are administrations, and boards of education, that are too lazy or timid to fire bad teachers and blame the unions, in much the same way poor management in the Auto industry try to blame the unions for management�s failings.

By: Piqued Livid

Piqued Livid — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:55:54 +0000

Ms. Sullivan, re-read the post. Perhaps you are confused with another. My post mentions nothing of being anti-teacher’s unions. It clearly states that the mention was for informational purposes and solicits opinions.

By: Anne Sullivan

Anne Sullivan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:32:41 +0000

#23 – would like to hear more specifics from you about why you are anti- teacher unions. I have to tell you that a number of innovative, excellent teachers would not have jobs because of threatened administration if it wasn’t for unions. I encourage you to read the book, Educating Esme, a first-hand account by a new teacher from Chicago public schools.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:57:47 +0000

I think a major attitude change is in order for the Board. If I am not mistaken, at the full Board meeting the night when the budget was balanced, the Mayor told the BOE Chair some late breaking news about the pool. Well, golly gee whiz, rather than being happy about the positive news, she basically said she hadn’t received it in writing yet, so it didn’t count . I can understand people wanting to err on the side of caution, especially with such a tight budget, but there are ways to say it without sounding snotty. The Mayor explained that he had been out of town at a conference and had just gotten the information – at least twice, but that apparently wasn’t good enough. How great it must feel to be the Chair of the Board and treat the Mayor of the City like some errant underling!! Talk about power. Does it get any better than that???

While I am all for policy and procedure, there’s a point where it’s taken too far and being snarky about good news is one of them. Obviously, they trust no one, which is pretty sad since they expect everyone to trust their judgment. Ah, well, just remember Board members …ya reap what ya sow, or in other words…what goes around, comes around.

By: Piqued Livid

Piqued Livid — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:29:02 +0000

The shift sounds logical! Corda is gone. We have to contend with this board or a new one come November.

Let’s shift to the board, but also to teacher’s unions. I have recently read about a national parent move to do something about teacher’s unions. There is just too much going on in education that adds to its brokenness. I want to toss this situation into the ring to get your points of view.

Teachers Union Facts

http://teachersunionexposed.com/site_guide.cfm

You can select Connecticut from the sidebar on the left side of the page for specific info.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:55:42 +0000

Let us shift the focus from the failures and errors and misjudgments of Sal Corda, and move them to the board of education, which failed to address them. Worse, the board, in essence, answered to the superintendent for most of Dr. Corda’s years in Norwalk. The board is to be blamed for this, not Dr. Corda.

This board needs to begin demonstrating courage and intelligence. The board members need to understand that it is time for revolutionary change, not more of the same type of supposed leadership that got the district into this mess. I have no particular interest in Mike Bloomberg, but he had the courage to reshape the NYC schools, making radical changes that almost all consider to be in the best interests of the kids and of the future of the city. If only the Norwalk board had similar intelligence and courage. . ..