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You got it! Some people went online and got all pissy on me. So, I went on there on wrote back to de-pissify them. Check out the comments and put them in order from old to new to see what I wrote. Everyone join in! Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Garan" <elainegaran@gmail.com> To: MONICALUCIDO@comcast.net Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 9:20:42 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Resisters Letters Published! GREAT letter Joe-- Also Steve was very impressed both with turnout and the level of dialogue and intelligence of those who attended. Thanks for keeping up the fight and keeping the light burning in the window. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:16 AM, < MONICALUCIDO@comcast.net > wrote: Hello, everyone. It seems as if the Fresno Bee is getting an earful for their stupid editorial a week ago. Don't let up! see it here: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/story/1619327.html My letter was published on this editorial: http://www.fresnobee.com/277/story/1625746.html Then, Ruben Navarrette from sand Diego had this nasty piece: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/wo/story/1610668.html?storylink=mirelated One of our group, Shannah Esteo then had this published in response: http://www.fresnobee.com/277/story/1626896.html Also, there was another letter published in response to our County Superintendent's puff piece on RTTT: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/wo/story/1618071.html The response: http://www.fresnobee.com/277/story/1626900.html This goes to show that our voices CAN and MUST be heard in this fight against HIGH STAKES TESTING. It must end. We are just the beginning. Do not forget that we are not alone. There are MASSES of disconnected teachers that need to be brought into our group. Try to make contact and have them join our national resistance. Joseph Lucido Educators and Parents Against Test Abuse Fresno, CA -- Elaine Garan, Ph.D. Department of Literacy and Early Education California State University Fresno 559-451-0101
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