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Union prez Richard Stutman fires back on teachers’ money

By Peter Gelzinis
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We stuck a symbolic dunce cap on Richard Stutman’s head the other day. And for good measure, we implied the president of the Boston Teachers Union was acting like a mean old Grinch.

Who else but a dumb union sourpuss would spit at a bit of corporate bribery, designed to reward a few math and science teachers (six at most) at the O’Bryant High School with dollops of $100 for every one of their seniors who pass the Advanced Placement test?

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OzwaldEMandius
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Anyone buying this union hack's greed? Anyone? I thought not. Don't overperform, you might make the rest look bad and end up looking for a job.
 
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mabamford
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Peter, let forget that Exxon Mobil had corporate profits of $40 Billion dollars in 2007; Yea lets even forget Exxon Mobil and
the other " we are past the point of no return Global Warming oil companies. You know the same oil companies that funded the President Kennedy hit because he was getting rid of the oil depletion allowance; Yeah and the same oil companies our military is pimping for in Iraq and Afghanistan for their oil resources. Lets forget about Exxon Mobil
for a minute and let me turn you on to one of my heroes New York Teacher of the year John Gatto. Gatto has authored one of my favorite reads called DUMBING US DOWN . It looks at how
our schools are destroying children based on his experiences as a teacher for over 20 years.Dumbing Us Down Written in the first months after John Taylor Gatto left schoolteaching, this book has attained the status of an underground classic, remaining in print, with 150,000 copies sold, for ten years. A hard-hitting reflection on the significance of schools and schoolteaching, the difference between networks and communities, and what lies at the heart of being congregationally American as opposed to corporatively American. Here is his link . http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
 
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jpgirl
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This guy is a boob! ladies and gentlemen of the jury- exhibit number one in the case of why the boston public schools are failing! unions are there to protect the worst and the weakest of its members, not stand up for the best and the brightest. Unfortunately, the school children ultimately pay for such misguided policies. The Exxon company should just pull all of their endowment from these worthless ingrate hacks!
 
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jpgirl replying to mabamford
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mambaford- have you had your prescriptions checked lately? "kennedy conspiracy"?? evil corporate oil company? get a grip on reality!
 
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uttahcee
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Bill and exxon just pull the funding.. Screw the Teacher's Union ..

It is so plain to see that the union President is all for making every child medicore.

I laugh when the union blow hards state "think about the Children" Words with no substance..But again what else do you expect?
 
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thatsafactjack replying to mabamford
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You obviously have a problem with profits and wealth, that is unless wealth is spread around evenly. Why don't you move to Cuba, where the wealth is spread evenly, and as a result, everyone is miserable. We don't need teachers who teach socialistic bullsh1t. We need teachers who prepare people for the reality of standing on your own two feet and accomplishing something with your life.
 
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thatsafactjack
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Richard obviously skipped gym class!
 
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Hegner2
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Wonder if Bill Gates is re-examining his support for left-wing causes..Talk about ungrateful!?!
 
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BruceH
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tell the fat hack to get a real job
 
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KFedup
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the incentive is for Math and Science BECAUSE we lag way behind the world in those 2 areas. his dunce doesn't get it. He needs to take the AP in gym.
 
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