American - Educator | March 4, 1964 -
As I explained when I announced that I was turning down a potential opportunity to serve as Secretary of Education, I voted for Hillary Clinton and was sorely disappointed she didn't win.
Eva Moskowitz
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Like so many of you, I am deeply distressed both by the hateful violence in Charlottesville and by President Trump's refusal to clearly denounce it. Nobody with any empathy for the plight of people of color in this country could respond the way he did.
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In New York City, the idea that district schools advance equality is a myth.
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I assure you: If I were to hear a teacher raise a voice at a kid or anything, that goes against the model, and I would immediately address it.
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I took my teaching responsibilities very seriously... I taught some great courses: Legal history to feminist theory, courses in American mass culture... I love teaching - I mean really love it.
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I've never believed the charter movement was exclusively for socially and economically disadvantaged kids.
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I didn't design schools for poor kids. I'm designing schools to be world-class.
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Schools can ebb and flow. It can be phenomenal one day, and then you hit fractions, and it falls apart.
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Most teachers in America could dramatically improve their teaching if they just made every second count.
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No matter how good a teacher is, if that teacher won't play as part of the team, you're better off without her.
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Parents who don't like Success should find a school they do like. For someone to enroll their child at Success and insist we change our model is like a person walking into a pizzeria and demanding sushi. If you want sushi, go to a sushi restaurant!
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If the day ever comes when I think something is okay simply because district schools do it, I hope my board fires me.
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