Sometimes Only the Jester Can Tell the Truth

Take New York, where satire is being used to profound effect as the schools get redesigned again, and again, and again.

Take me, who really doesn't have a point to make but was warped by Optimus Prime dying back in the '80s and never really recovered.

Hat-tip to Alex Russo for the link.

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And speaking of Russo.....

....can't we all just get along?

That said, if Edublogger feuds get hits, I'll start one of my own. I'm looking at YOU, 5/17. I'll meet you in Ellensburg to either kick ass or chew bubblegum, and you should know--I don't like bubblegum!

Barring that, we could talk about Brian Baird, who I often confuse with B. Brian Blair of seminal WWF tag team The Killer Bees.

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And speaking of Shanker....

Alex Russo of Education Week wrote a neat piece for the Huffington Post on Al's lingering impact in education today and how it can be felt in the current reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind act. It's a thoughtful consideration that should ring true with anyone who follows the union movement today.

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