2 good ones by Leo

To be fair, I don’t hesitate to point out when Leo Casey (EdWize writer, UFT Special Rep and candidate for High School VP) goofs. In the coming two weeks I may raise some concerns about Leo’s likely new position (I will explain more, I will be obliged to explain more, if and when I write).

But save negatives for another day. Two Casey posts. Both uncharacteristically brief. Both well-written. Both aimed squarely at opponents of public education (and of us). Both absolutely worth reading:

1. Facile Education Policy Talk. “This “I speak for the children, while you only care about the adults” line of rhetoric has become the educational policy equivalent of the abuse of patriotism in political discourse.“
2. Eduwonkette: The Educator’s Sensibility. “Eduwonkette points out that attacks on the person are indicative of an intellectual laziness. That is a vice that seems to grow the farther one is removed from the classroom.“