Comments on: Read ‘Em and Weep

By: pascal

pascal — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:52:43 +0000

The goods the public desires need not be AT ALL delivered by incompetent government employees. There is no need for ISTA or the false stalking horse of “administrators” who are also incompetent government employees.

Is GM better off with the UAW? Is IPS better off with the ISTA? Answer that question sometime after thinking again about it.

By: Taxpayer 834512

Taxpayer 834512 — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:04:57 +0000

From watching the losing end of school board elections, I respect and loath the budgetless, fear-mongering, “it’s for the kid’s” gall the ISTA musters. But, Jacob’s delegation of power sounds intriguing.
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I’m refraining from similar, screaming examples of this mentality.

By: pascal

pascal — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:53:14 +0000

In English Common Law unions were (as can be clearly seen even now)considered as conspiracies against the public. Having dealt first hand with ISTA machinations I know that the public interest comes long afterwards in their calculations. Alas, with Think Again, one has to considerably unlearn what one is force fed by incompetent SAT bottom dwellers. It is not a bash to note elementary education major’s average SAT scores. As to bashing ISTA imagine how much better IPS would be without them.

By: Think Again

Think Again — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:34:09 +0000

Shore raises a good point. Selective prosecution always makes us scratch our heads.

Jacob, ignore pascal. He’s one of several who cannot wait to bash teachers or the ISTA.

Everything he knows he learned from a teacher. Which is kinda scary.

By: Shorebreak

Shorebreak — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:21:26 +0000

So… the FBI is investigating ISTA yet there’s been no investigation or prosecution surrounding illegal peashake activity, which involves RICO, money laundering (corruption in finance/banking), altering police records, interference by elected officials of police investigations, and much more.
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Don’t you just love selctive justice? Who ever said that crime doesn’t pay? The problem ISTA is facing seems to be that they followed the model established by others, but they didn’t include the right people in the cut. They may pay dearly for that misjudgement.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:01:13 +0000

Pascal, Could you elucidate on the criminal part with an example?
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In terms of moving forward, as a former ISTA member, I would be happy if the State took control over some aspects of bargainning (create a baseline pay, advancement protocols, insurance, etc.) and left local school boards to deal with discipline, schedules, etc.

By: pascal

pascal — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:19:44 +0000

ISTA is one enterprise that the citizens would be better off without. It is nearly a criminal enterprise and its main effects are harming.