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Men Are Responsible For Stopping Sexual Assault. Not Women. MEN. by Steven...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/21/men-are-responsible-for-stopping-sexual-assault-not-women-men/Enough bullshit.Nearly 99% of sex offenders are men.So stop...
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Stupid Ass School Voucher Bill Back for Pennsylvania Vote Tomorrow by Steven...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/stupid-ass-school-voucher-bill-back-for-pennsylvania-vote-tomorrow/Close your eyes and imagine a school like the one where I...
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PRESS RELEASEThe Badass Teachers AssociationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 10/25/17CONTACT: MARLA KILFOYLE, Executive Director BATsMELISSA TOMLINSON, Asst. Executive Director...
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Catch BATs on The Delphi Talks - Press ReleasePRESS RELEASESine Wave Entertainment LtdLondonWednesday, 25th October 2017, 12:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEhttps://www.delphitalks.com/Sinespace virtual world...
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The Garage Sale: A Badass Teacher’s Story by Wilma de Soto
This blog post came about as the result of a rather vigorous discussion on the BadassTeachers’ Association Facebook page. The topic of discussion was Teach for America, anorganization not very well...
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Testing Madness in Tennessee by Mary J. Holden
Originally posted at: https://maryjholden.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/testing-madness-in-tennessee/I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TESTING.Specifically, standardized testing, the overemphasis placed on the results...
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Public Schools Are the Shit! by Aaron Michael Baker
Originally posted at: https://spoonvision.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/public-schools-are-the-shit/Public schools are the shit!Ask any fourth grader.“What do you think of your school, Timmy?”“My school’s...
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PRETZEL LOGIC: NY State Senator DeFrancisco on High Stakes Testing and...
An impromptu parking lot interview reveals the thinking of Republican NY State Senator John DeFrancisco on a tricky issue — how can someone simultaneously question the validity of state tests and at...
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Mr. and Mrs. Public School Sabotage by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/mr-and-mrs-public-school-sabotage/America’s public schools are in crisis.Because people make money when America’s public...
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Teachers You Think You Were Stressed 3 Years Ago? We Have Scientific Evidence Your Career is Detrimental to Your Health.By Jamy A. Brice-Hyde M.Ed. Director BATs Quality of Worklife Steering...
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The Great American Witch Hunt by Laura D. Brown
Originally posted at: https://mamabrownweb.blog/2017/10/31/the-great-american-witch-hunt/The story of Mrs. G, a modern witch in sensible shoes.Mrs. G rises from her desk, crosses the room, and...
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My Students Are Addicted to Screens by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/my-students-are-addicted-to-screens/Michael sat at his desk with ear buds inserted, an iPad balanced in front of his eyes and...
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The Environment We Create for Educators IS the Environment We Create for Our Children: What the Results of the BAT/AFT 2017 Survey Mean to Me!By: Marla Kilfoyle, Executive Director, The Badass Teachers...
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The BATS/AFT Survey: A Step Towards Assuring Dignity and Eliminating Workplace BullyingBy Dr. Jerry Carbo For the past 20 years I have worked to eliminate harassment and bullying from...
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In New York, Nobody Expects A Bloody Constitutional Convention by Dr. Michael...
This Election Day, for the first time in 20 years, New Yorkers will vote on a referendum to decide whether or not to hold a state Constitutional Convention. To the average observer, this "Con Con” may...
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A School Without A Librarian - My Story by Cathy Sutton
Originally posted at: https://theriffedlibrarian.blogspot.com/2017/10/why-school-librarians-matter-my-story.html?spref=fb&m=1I was an Indiana high school librarian for twenty-three years. I always...
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BAT/AFT Survey: Significance, Resolve, HopeBy: Wilma de Soto, BATs QWL Team MemberRigoberto Ruelas. Not exactly a household name, is it? Still this name resounds in my memory and the reason it does...
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Teacher Seniority – the Seat Belts of the Education Profession by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/teacher-seniority-the-seat-belts-of-the-education-profession/You wouldn’t travel a long distance in your car without strapping...
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BATs Quality of Work Life Team Members: Their Journey, Their Story, Their Words.Members of the BAT Quality of Work Life Team and the AFT EQWL TeamThere is So Much at Stake!By: Kathy Beery, Member BATs...
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Where Should White Teachers Teach? by Aaron Michael Baker
Originally posted at: https://spoonvision.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/where-should-white-teachers-teach/The latest data shows that slightly less than 50% of America’s students are white, while the...
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