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Comment on Future Plans by fmurphy

fmurphy — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:49:05 +0000

It is a tricky proposition to write about this experience, as it is happening, in a public forum. The work requires that I spend a significant amount of my time fostering a respectful and trusting relationship with the members of the team. I think that writing about my relationship with this group of people at this time would be counter productive to my objectives as a coach.

Comment on Future Plans by Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:33:38 +0000

Excited that you are enjoying new experiences that will inform your perspective. Have you ever considered writing about your experiences working as a leadership coach? How is it different than being a principal?

Comment on THE INSPIRATION OF GREAT TEACHERS by Rich Migliore

Rich Migliore — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:30:04 +0000

Cool and True

Comment on The Cradle of Liberty and School Reform by Who is Paul Vallas and why is he coming to Madison? | AMPS

Who is Paul Vallas and why is he coming to Madison? | AMPS — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:42:50 +0000

[...] use of fear was part of the picture in Philadelphia for educators and for students. Vallas is also a fan of test (and fear) based evaluations as a basis for teacher [...]

Comment on “Grow Up and Deal With It” by Reactions to Dissolution of Phila School District « The Philadelphia Exposure Project

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:18:36 +0000

[...] Philadelphia principal Frank Murphy savages the notion that critics of the dissolution should just “grow up and deal with it,” in the words of Mayor Nutter. “This new plan for reshaping the school district is taking [...]

Comment on About this site by Reactions to Dissolution of Phila School District « The Philadelphia Exposure Project

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:18:21 +0000

[...] Philadelphia principal Frank Murphy savages the notion that critics of the dissolution should just “grow up and deal with [...]

Comment on “Grow Up and Deal With It” by Couldn’t It Be That Chronic Underfunding is Taking a Toll on Philly Schools? - Keystone Politics

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:06:39 +0000

[...] taking this radical monstrosity apart piece by piece, we all must deal with this framing upfront.As Frank Murphy points out in a must-read piece, we are in a financial crisis caused by 1) a bad economy, 2) a starve the [...]

Comment on Students First and Jim Roebuck by DMaxMJ

DMaxMJ — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:43:34 +0000

It is very telling when groups with this much money suddenly show up and throw huge amounts into these issues and the election of people that will serve their very narrow objectives. You would think the benevolence would show up in a foundation, donation, or activism in the system that serves all kids-not to creating a separate and unequal alternative for only a few, with the bottom line (returns for the investors) being the real mission statement. REAL constructive involvement would be assissting the person/people who know what is required to get the whole job done well instead of dissecting off the most desirable part of the job.

Comment on Students First and Jim Roebuck by phila.ken

phila.ken — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:23:03 +0000

Students First is a national organization founded and headed by Michelle Rhee. Rhee is the former Washington D.C. public schools Chancellor who gained a national reputation for her attacks on public education and vilification of public school teachers. She is also on the Board of the Broad Foundation, a leading right-wing promoter of the privatization of public education. These wealthy backers of privatization are the same people who brought on the homeowners default crisis and trashed the economy after banking deregulation in 1998. For them public education is new territory to plunder.

Comment on Students First and Jim Roebuck by Fatimah Muhammad for State Rep? - Page 7

Fatimah Muhammad for State Rep? - Page 7 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:22:08 +0000

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