The Media SUCKS!

On July 9, 2009, National Public Radio said: "As a candidate, President Obama signaled to teachers unions that he was open to the idea of linking teacher pay to student performance. Now, his administration is moving more aggressively to promote it." They then said that no matter what the National Education Association said that merit pay would probably pass because both democrats and republicans supported it. That's when I posted yesterday's video.

To check out the full videos that I sampled from look here:
Obama's Speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGcr1UZpBfA
NEA Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQGyGgEh-oY

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Merit
• Pay
• teachers
• president
• barack
• obama
• national
• education
• assocation
• argument
• public
• radio
• npr
• nea

[booya62056]

since when has ANY politician told people the truth? lol

[Panpiper]

TWO Jenluv videos! Jen, you need to get pissed off more often. ;-)

Remember what I said about politicians lying? The same goes for corporate media most of the time as well. It is not so much deliberate falsification, just lying by omission, them failing to do their own homework because it is easier to simply parrot. I did away with my cable subscription years ago. Google is my best friend.

[DrBakshandeh]

The NEA is an evil beast that's monopolizing America's children.

[myrnaukelele]

Actually Obama is listening to the WRONG people. Linking teacher pay to test scores is nuts.

I appreciate your posting of the NEA position.

[kennytran4]

The Merit Pay system must be changed..

[Sequoya]

Give it some time. You have very good points about merit pay. I want teachers to make more money, they're doing their job regardless of the pay.

[BillyBughead]

Holy crap, who'd trust National Pravda Radio in the first place?

[CommentorX]

Panpiper, media report what people want to hear. Teacher evaluation is HR stuff that may be interesting to teachers, but makes the rest of us hit the snooze button.

However, when state budgets are facing billion dollar shortfalls, and teachers continue to scream for mo money mo money mo money, THAT is news.

As a student, you should also be concerned. Merit pay will mean higher tuition charges or higher apartment rent, depending on how states fund it.

[CommentorX]

Note to all voters: NEVER assume that a promise is a guarantee. We live in a constitutional republic - while the President may craft legislation, there are 435 other politicians who have a say in its passage.

[3BallJosh]

This is why The Onion is my only news source. At least they're up front about being fake

[Thwapwhacket]

Not since Jimmy Carter.

[culwin]

I get all my news from YouTube only.