Why Mayor Mitchell do you believe you should have been allowed to speak at the rally at city hall? You sound upset because your voice wasn't being heard. The teachers voices haven't been heard for some time. This rally was a chance for them to be heard. Are you angry because the rally supported teachers? Sorry, Mayor Mitchell but your actions and comments do NOT support our educators. Although you write about the "enormous respect" for what they do each and everyday, you choose to reward their efforts with an extreme plan designed to eliminate those who you hold in such high regard. If the Turnaround Model is unrealistic and both the superintendent and school committee are in agreement about this, why is Dr Durkin steadfast on continuing to implement it? It is because of this gross injustice that quality educators are choosing early retirement. This plan does more harm than good and will continue to hurt the students and educators of New Bedford.
You agree that teachers are being unfairly vilified and aren't being supported. Your sympathy is too little too late. The wounds are real and the scars will forever remain. According to Dr. Durkin, none of this matters and the plan is to stay the course. The decision has been made and there is no turning back. The plan is wrong. You know it, the teachers know it , and the public knows it! "The heart of the problem lies elsewhere." Mayor Mitchell, you admit the political leadership failed the teachers. This political leadership includes YOU. You can't feign sympathy for teachers and turn a blind eye allowing this unrealistic approach to continue.
Brockton High graduates 75 percent of its students but they didn't implement such a drastic Turnaround Model. Apparently other options have been proven to be effective but not here in our city. It is my understanding the City on a Hill will open in September.
Will this school accept and retain Ell students, Sped students or children with behavioral issues?
It takes a big person to admit a mistake. It takes a bigger person to apologize and right the wrong.
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It's obvious that Mayor Jon Mitchell is not a big person.
The Titanic stayed the course, the difference is that we (the teachers) the iceberg. Full straight ahead! Full straight ahead!
Of course they will not accept or keep troubled , sped or Ell students, but they will have no trouble keeping the money. As for Mitchell, he has one hell of a nerve wanting to speak at the rally! Maybe it's not nerve but his unrealistic ego.
Why can't I speak at the upcoming Super Bowl? I wanna, wanna. I'm being censored.
The charter school is going to be biased from the outset. The most neglectful parents- those with the least appreciation for their child's education- do not care which school their kid attends. Those parents will not be bothered to take actions like filling out an application to City on a Hill when they can do nothing, and their kid will be automatically enrolled in the regular public school.
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