Sunday, July 11, 2010

Twitter feed on Gates appearance at AFT convention

From two observers, one of them associated with the Chicago Teachers Union; read from the bottom:


RT @janehun Bill gets rapt attention. Occasional applause. Occasional rumbles of disagreement. Occasional noise outside hall. #aftconvention 30 minutes ago via HTC Peep
RT @Thatsrightnate Now Bill is pushing Race to the Top #AFTConvention 31 minutes ago via HTC Peep
Gates, "Tenure should reflect student achievement." Audible boos. #aftconvention 31 minutes ago via HTC Peep
Some teachers applaud giving up tenure. I'm going to assume that it's our charter contingent #AFTConvention 31 minutes ago via Twitterrific
Gates on merit pay, "Teachers shouldn't have to leave the classroom to advance their careers." Audible jeers. #aftconvention 33 minutes ago via HTC Peep
Now Bill is pushing Race to the Top #AFTConvention 33 minutes ago via Twitterrific
Merit pay, Bill? Do some research #AFTConvention 34 minutes ago via Twitterrific
Gates extols the virtues of peer observation and merit pay. #aftconvention 35 minutes ago via HTC Peep
Trying to improve public education through teacher evaluation is like baking a cake by focusing on the mixing bowl #AFTConvention 36 minutes ago via Twitterrific
I really feel Bill Gates gets our goals & dreams as educators & can't wait to crush them #AFTConvention 40 minutes ago via Twitterrific
I wonder if Bill Gates will mention that "innovation can only come on charter schools" again or come out against tenure? #AFTConvention 42 minutes ago via Twitterrific
Gates admits he couldn't teach his own kids science two at a time. Says most teachers have never been taught to be great. #aftconvention 43 minutes ago via HTC Peep
Gates speaks about overhauling teacher evaluation system. #aftconvention 44 minutes ago via HTC Peep
Bill Gates misquotes his own survey yet again--main thing teachers asked for was smaller class size #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Bill Gates admits he's in school reform 2.0 #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Gates points out that many countries without universal education are compared to us they score better #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Quite a few teachers walk out #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Bill Gates thanks #AFTconvention for supporting all The Gates Foundation reforms about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
I have a feeling Bill Gates is going to buy the #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Randi says you might know Bill Gates as a philanthropist or a tech guru. She left out union buster #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Randi's introduction proves Bill and Randi sound about the same #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific
Bill and Randi have enterred #AFTConvention about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific

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