tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post112656948480248485..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Length Of The School DayDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1126656091397160802005-09-13T17:01:00.000-07:002005-09-13T17:01:00.000-07:001. I'm not your "bro".2. I don't know Margaret M...1. I'm not your "bro".<BR/>2. I don't know Margaret Moustafa personally. I only know of her, through her efforts against the teaching of phonics. She's also a major player in the teaching of elementary teachers, and her whole language, anti-phonics, against-the-state-standards instruction is setting new teachers on a collision course with the state--and setting their students up for failure.<BR/>3. The Margaret Moustafa comment was part of the bigger paragraph about teaching phonics. I intended that sentence to be included under the penumbra of "I state without a shred of evidence...." I apologize if that wasn't clear enough for you.<BR/>4. You don't have to believe a word I say. Nor do you need to worry about my blood pressure; I'll state, without a shred of evidence, that it's lower than yours :-)Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1126644903785690592005-09-13T13:55:00.000-07:002005-09-13T13:55:00.000-07:00Darren, bro, you're getting bitter. Why can't you ...Darren, bro, you're getting bitter. Why can't you just disagree with MM as fellow professionals, without throwing her name out as if she's the boogey man, responsible for all of education's ills? <BR/><BR/>'Cause I'm betting if I asked for any evidence to support your claim that there are no MM's in Germany, you're not going to have any. So what we have is a claim thrown out as fact, with zero supporting evidence... and what conclusion am I supposed to come to about the next thing you say, having stubbed my toe on this particular point?<BR/><BR/>I don't know her, don't know her cause, don't know your personal history with her... but geez, you're starting to sound like the Rushmeister, feeling free reign to throw out any allegation you want, facts and evidence be damned. <BR/><BR/>Just looking out for your blood pressure and nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1126631539416396052005-09-13T10:12:00.000-07:002005-09-13T10:12:00.000-07:00Definitely a different philosophy! I'll email my ...Definitely a different philosophy! <BR/><BR/>I'll email my son's teacher now and get her daily schedule.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.com