Posted on 02/12/2006 12:34:57 AM PST by paudio
The New York City teachers union has decided not to stage a demonstration at ABC's offices on Feb. 14 to protest John Stossel's recent 20/20 feature criticizing the public education system, Stossel said in an email to viewers of the show on Thursday. "They are apparently planning something else," he wrote. "Stay tuned." Earlier in the week, Stossel said that he had been scheduled to receive an award from the union's Social Studies Conference "for the oustanding work which you have done for social causes." However, he said, after the broadcast the union wrote a letter withdrawing the invitation and the award because his program "so violates the democratic principles of open mindedness, fairness and balance we hold dear."
Hmm...Teacher union talked about open mindedness after disinviting and taking back an award after the awardee said something they didn't like.
Teacher's unions don't know how good they have it.
They are in for a very rude surprise.
They are in for a very rude surprise."
I would like to think you're right but I don't see any rude surprises coming to them anytime soon. What makes you think they are in for a rude surprise?
Oh, the poor teachers union. Gets its' toes stepped on and you would think that cartoons had been made of them.
Don't be surprised if Stossel gets fired sometime before the 2008 campign season.
Didn't see the 20/20 segment where he criticized public education but all I can say is "GO STOSSEL!"
He slammed the teachers' unions extremely hard for a MSM prime-time TV show.
He also slammed mfg unions the next week for being anti-free trade (to be fair, he slammed pork barrel farm subsidies just as hard).
I think Stossel's on a roll. It's great, even if one might occasionally disagree. I too expect him to get fired, and it would not be for lack of quality, but the opposite.
You're not really surprised by this shameless display of hypocrisy by these scumbag teachers are you?
You've been around here awhile.... Do you happen to remember Stossel's screen name? I remember him posting here a few years ago when he announced a new show he was supposed to get.
'atta boy John. Kick their @ss!
I agree with John. I agree with private school vouchers but my father who is a Democrat and an NEA member do not want to hear this. Even though his son me, was sent to a prestigous military academy in VA.
And they don't even see the irony.
As a New York City educator,I would now say the UFT is part of the problem.They have opposed most efforts to improve the bad schools which are in the majority now.In the beginning the UFT was a force for good schools. Now it is atypical trade union protecting its members interests over the interests of the students.
That could lead yo the biggest opportunity of his life, a weekly show of his own choosing on Fox .
Only rude suprise would be a massive exodus to home schooling. Get 10 families and hire a teacher for the year and give her benefits.
Then stop paying property taxes.
"Then stop paying property taxes."
you first. tell me how it goes.
Mentioned it at a parents meeting a couple of years back when I wanted to have a ten kid home school class. Basically got a bunch of families together and proposed that we pull our kids from school and create a home school for them.
We would pay the teacher salary and benefits as well as a bonus if our kids grades and test scored surpassed those of their contemporaries in public school. Everyone was for it.
Then I mentioned eliminating a percentage of property taxes that we pay for education. The silence was deafening. However, to change the system, there has to be something radical that happens. Can you imagine the media coverage of parents from a school district telling their local board of ed to pound sand? That they are tired of paying taxes for a failed system?
Nahh......
This is off the topic but what kind of headline is "Teachers union to demonstrate against ABC commentator" when the first line tells us they have decided NOT to demonstrate.
More antique media trickery....
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