tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post3733627167118714589..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Bernie SandersTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-62122883450648197472016-01-11T11:17:06.792-08:002016-01-11T11:17:06.792-08:00I agree with everything you and Anthony Cody say, ...I agree with everything you and Anthony Cody say, and have gone through a similar thought process.<br /><br />I'm also grateful to Anthony for his transcript, in his previous post to the one you link, of Bernie's remarks at the Oct. 15 gathering of members of the Massachussetts Teacher Association, where Bernie says:<br /><br />"...we’ve got to fight against the privatization of public education, and I intend to do that."<br /><br />"... we will find a Secretary of Education who is much more interested in the whole child than teaching to tests."<br /><br />"...in order to be good teachers, in order to provide the quality care that your kids need, you need to stand up and fight, and be involved heavily in collective bargaining..."<br /><br />To me, this is enough of a declaration to be sure that Bernie gets it and is on our side, the side of our students.<br /><br />Thank you, Teacher Tom! I love your blog!Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.com