Comments by "Daniel Bradford" (@Falconlibrary) on "JUST IN: Nicole Malliotakis Fires Back At AOC For Calling Parents' Bill Of Rights 'Fascism'" video.

  1. I taught for thirty years and I agree with your approach. We're supposed to work in partnership with parents, which is what you did.
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  2. I worked in a school where school board members did that to intimidate teachers who were giving the kids of relatives/friends/supporters of the school member low grades, etc. I had no problem with administrators dropping in unannounced, because at no time was I ever doing anything improper. Teachers who don't want unannounced visits by their principal are likely up to no good.
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  3. I was a teacher for thirty years and I don't see the problem with the Parents Bill of Rights. Schools funded by taxpayers have a duty to be transparent and accountable. If parents object to something in the curriculum or a book in the school library, then it's time to have a conversation about that. Some things are non-negotiable: if a parent said "I don't want my child to learn about the Holocaust", for example, then I'd tell them that's a historical fact and students are there to learn facts. I rather suspect the people freaking out about this want teachers to be free to use their classrooms as their combination therapy space/activist platform, which is not what public classrooms are for. I can't think of another explanation.
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  4. She leads her Beta ginger boyfriend around by the nose. Does that count?
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