tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post764515795563507477..comments2024-03-27T13:06:58.438-06:00Comments on Harry Tucker - Observations and Musings: Facts – What a Pain in the You-Know-WhatHarry Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-70101742268455169152017-01-24T12:22:40.486-07:002017-01-24T12:22:40.486-07:00PS, Nick.
On your company website, I found this b...PS, Nick.<br /><br />On your company website, I found this blog - Collaboration, not conflict, in education - http://www.teachingmatters.org/blog/collaboration-not-conflict-education<br /><br />It is well written - I would recommend you read it.<br /><br />Create a great day!<br /><br />HarryHarry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-27982221561465528762017-01-24T12:20:01.739-07:002017-01-24T12:20:01.739-07:00Thank you for your kind words, Darren. Interestin...Thank you for your kind words, Darren. Interestingly enough, please note the comment that follows yours - an example of the very thing you were concerned about!<br /><br />Create a great day!<br /><br />HarryHarry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-88240915737906345212017-01-24T12:18:58.359-07:002017-01-24T12:18:58.359-07:00Part 3:
Your organization's mission, "to...Part 3:<br /><br />Your organization's mission, "to develop and retain great teachers, and measurably increase their ability to give students in urban public schools an excellent education", is a noble, honorable and essential one. I hope that the negative, non-productive views you share publicly on social media do not represent the views of your organization and are not views you impart upon young people, otherwise you are creating the very world you are choosing to despise.<br /><br />As for the threat, I tend to not pay attention to such threats from people like yourself. You seek to silence people like me because I REALLY want to make the world a better place. It takes more than threats from a small person to prevent people like me from striving towards those goals.<br /><br />I have given this more time than it deserves. However, I took this opportunity to address the hatred that exists in greater quantity than is necessary in the world.<br /><br />Create a great day - strive to make a difference - a positive one - if you are able.<br /><br />HarryHarry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-16182074224093197052017-01-24T12:15:56.593-07:002017-01-24T12:15:56.593-07:00Part 2:
People like yourself suffer from a bias-b...Part 2:<br /><br />People like yourself suffer from a bias-based myopia / deafness - you see what you want to see and hear what you want to hear regardless of whether or not such information exists, is valid, is even acceptable, etc. You need to see hatred to justify your own feelings and actions and you resent people like me who see a better world being created where we can be respectful towards each other and where we can use data / collaboration to solve the challenges that affect the world.<br /><br />And for that reason, when people like me appeal to others for calm, rational, fact-filled dialog, you attack us because we represent something you don't want to see or we stand in the way of the techniques you use to promote your own agenda. Telling me that I couldn't reference Gwynne Dyer, an internationally recognized aithor and speaker who speaks to using data in a calm, rational, respectful way to understand the world is another exanple of something that conflicts with your need to spread hatred to accomplish your own intentions.<br /><br />It reminds me of someone the other day who sent me an article from the NY Times pointing out how Trump was going to be impeached under the emoluments clause of the Constitution. They delightfully pointed out how the article proved he was guilty. However, if they had read the ENTIRE article, they would have realized that it concluded by pointing out that the evidence was weak and open to interpretation and the protagonists were likely to lose.<br /><br />Personally, I am not a Trump fan nor am I a Clinton fan. I have criticized the approaches of both in my public musings as I see the crass and ignorant vs. the dishonest and evasive and I felt that we could do better than either of them. Unfortunately for myopic people such as yourself, the "us versus them" mentality causes you to believe that if I say I don't like something that Clinton does, then I am automatically Trump supporter. Others with the same condition from the other side of the political spectrum believe the opposite if I critize Trump.<br /><br />Only the ignorant operate within such a vacuum of left/right polarities.<br /><br />To address specifically your personal attack, myself, my family and my colleagues have spent years serving the homeless, inner city kids, battered women (and their children) and others because we believe we are called to serve those who struggle. I believe that I am answerable for my actions and do the best I can with the gifts I have been lent to make a difference to others. I encourage others to do the same respectfully and collaboratively and to the greatest of their abilities.<br /><br />In looking at your profile on the Teaching Matters website, you have impressive education credentials but you need to learn one thing that schooling alone can't teach - the belief that respectful dialog, listening before speaking and facts matter. It appears that you require additional education in this area.Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-22622619676151619472017-01-24T12:15:17.499-07:002017-01-24T12:15:17.499-07:00Nick,
Because of blogger comment constraints, I n...Nick,<br /><br />Because of blogger comment constraints, I need to answer this in multiple parts.<br /><br />Part 1:<br /><br />I ordinarily don't allow such disrespectful comments to be posted but since you made similar comments on a social media platform yesterday, I thought I would take the time to answer to your comments.<br /><br />First of all, there is NOTHING in this post that is derogatory to women, is racially biased whatsover nor does it contain any messages of falsehood that you suggest exist. In fact, you will NEVER find such subject matter in ANYTHING I write publicly, privately or in anything I say or do.<br /><br />People who follow my observations, either in this blog or on the many social media streams that I am on, know me to be someone who demands respectful, fact-filled, collaborative dialog. I believe that the problems of the world cannot be solved without this and other similar, contributing attributes. This approach offends some people. I make no apologies to them.<br /><br />However, your comments contain insulting, disparaging remarks and are typical for any radical person, whether it is from a radical left, right, Christian, Muslim, Jew, etc. person. Fortunately, the majority of people of all religions and creeds are calm, respectful people who have better skills at discussing things than you appear to be demonstrating.<br /><br />People such as yourself seek to promote / create hatred for whatever purpose you seek, whatever agenda you follow, etc. You somehow see negativity in this post while ignoring people you admire offer oral sex to people who would have voted for Clinton, who make comments about the President having wet dreams thinking about making his daughter pregnant (a disgusting insult) or who contemplated blowing up the White House. To condone and not criticize such people speaks volumes about the type of person you are.Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-34038824778453404762017-01-24T08:38:16.721-07:002017-01-24T08:38:16.721-07:00I wish people writing such puerile drivel as this ...I wish people writing such puerile drivel as this would be locked up. It is this kind of stupidity that is damaging our ability to solve problems in America. People like you write such pieces which denigrate and insult women and we see through your intention. Trump followers really are deplorable and should not be given a voice to share the hatred you share in this trite musing.<br /><br />The Gwynne Dyer article you reference is an insult to democracy and should not be included here. Go take your own valium and stop insulting me.<br /><br />I will do everything in my power to ensure that people like you don't have a voice because you don't deserve one. Right-winged, racist, and bigoted rants cannot be tolerated in our society. This drivel distorts reality and prevents reasoned or reasonable discourse. When verifiable facts are attacked and disputed by assholes in this country like you, we need to make changes to ensure that people like you don't have a voice, no matter what it take to quiet you or shut you down.<br /><br />We are focusing on what matters to remove a disgusting President from Office. He is not my President and I won't tolerate anyone who proudly waves his flag of disgusting behavior.Nick Siewerthttp://www.teachingmatters.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-13878434225412910492017-01-21T08:01:24.768-07:002017-01-21T08:01:24.768-07:00Well said Harry. It is one of the main reasons tha...Well said Harry. It is one of the main reasons that I deleted my Facebook account recently. Though I do enjoy exchange in thought...I grew tired of the trolling and beligerent attitudes of some people. We have become a society that relies on hear say than actual facts and data. And people seem to have temper tantrums like spoiled babies and children if you don't agree with their point of view. That also is another reason why I left Twitter also a couple of years ago. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15233393121151895578noreply@blogger.com