tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post837768786968429771..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: L. A. Times Provides Thumbnail Coverage of Teacher SuicideJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-44722362905093881092013-04-20T15:17:54.935-04:002013-04-20T15:17:54.935-04:00It is terrible that the tragic results of transfor...It is terrible that the tragic results of transforming all aspects of education and society are not being reported in the media. However, most know that the media is under the control of multi-national corporations. The ranking of school A through F is designed to turn over more and more public schools to charter vested interest groups. This ranking has little to do with academic achievement. The legislators are stripping more money from schools, especially in poor areas, so they fail and the vested interest takes over. The Superintendent in CA laughed in the rankers face and thanked them when CA placed last on their fake list. The schools are ranked by vested interest...check it out. This teacher must have still been teaching academic skills, so he was ranked low. We can expect to see more and more of this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-67248116525776760852010-09-27T13:25:51.690-04:002010-09-27T13:25:51.690-04:00Jim, I'm with you on this one. I live in the ...Jim, I'm with you on this one. I live in the Metro LA area and have been horrified at the Times's use of teacher names and rankings. They have printed many justifications to the use of such material, but there is absolutely no humane justification, because there are too many unknowns. I also was equally horrified in their report of the suicide that they noted the picture of Ruelas that they used was a police department photo. I understand attribution of source, but frankly, it was crass.Bobby Dobbins Titlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013007755829808676noreply@blogger.com