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MANY EDUCATORS ARE HERE TONIGHT? COULD YOU JUST RAISE YOUR HAND? OKAY, I GUESS I'D BETTER BE CAREFUL WHAT I SAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? [LAUGHTER]...
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| 00:00:30 |
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JUST A FEW SO FORGIVE ME. I WANT TO JUST INTRODUCE MY WIFE MARY AND MY YOUNGEST SON TEDDY WHO ARE HERE. [APPLAUSE] I MAY MENTION THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES...
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| 00:01:06 |
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FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS THAT THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND THAT IS MY PARENTS, MARION...
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| 00:32:01 |
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YOU. [LAUGHTER] DID WE HAVE TO START OFF WITH SUCH A TOUGH QUESTION? I THINK NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND IS FALL. I THINK THE BASIC CONCEPT OF SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY...
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| 00:32:16 |
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ABSOLUTELY VITAL. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY ERRORS AND SO MANY FALSE. FOR EXAMPLE IN MISSOURI YOU COULD BE WHAT'S CALLED MEETING AYP, AND YOU'LL PROGRESS....
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| 00:33:41 |
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I WILL LET YOU SAY SOMETHING. WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS APPLYING TO COME TO OUR SCHOOL THAN WE HAVE ROOM FOR, SO WE END UP USING A LOTTERY SYSTEM AND THAT...
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| 00:33:50 |
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ADMIT KIDS. NO ADMISSION CRITERIA. NO TEST SCORES. WE CAN'T DO THAT BY
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| 00:33:59 |
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LAW. >>
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| 00:34:00 |
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MAYBE THAT'S MY ANSWER BUT I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST WHERE THEY HAVE SAID IF YOU STAY IN SCHOOL YOU'LL GET AN EDUCATION AND...
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| 00:34:21 |
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NO FUTURE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD COLLEGE. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT OUGHT TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FIRST. GRANTED YOUR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CAN DO...
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| 00:34:53 |
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IN? WE ARE AT A FORTUNATE POSITION BECAUSE WE PAY A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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| 00:35:02 |
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AND WE ALSO OFFER INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. WE DO PAY BONUSES FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE, AND I THINK THAT IS SORT OF ATTRACTS A DIFFERENT BREED OF TEACHERS....
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| 00:36:06 |
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MAKE THAT COMPARISON? I'VE OFTEN SEEN WHERE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SPENT $4,500 PER STUDENT EXCEL TO THOSE OF SPENDING SEVEN OR $8,000 PER STUDENT. >>...
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| 00:36:42 |
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PROGRAMS. WE SEND KIDS OVERSEAS DURING THE SUMMER. WE SEND A GROUP OF STUDENTS TO HAWAII TO COMPETE IN AN ACADEMIC DECATHLON. WE DO THINGS LIKE THAT...
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| 00:38:30 |
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THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ALLOW THE UNITED STATES TO BETTER COMPETE WITH THOSE COUNTRIES? >> I'VE GOT SOME STUDENTS HERE, PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THAT....
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| 00:38:57 |
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A WHOLE LOT OF PUSHBACK NOT JUST FROM THE KIDS BUT FROM PARENTS. AND WE HAVE COME BACK A BIT BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR, EXTENDED SCHOOL...
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| 00:40:10 |
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ARRIVAL. AT THAT TIME I WAS THINKING YOU WOULD BE THERE AS JUST ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE CARTEL, THE CONGLOMERATE ALL THIS KIND OF THING. [LAUGHTER] AND...
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| 00:40:59 |
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| 00:41:02 |
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THIS WAS A SETUP I'VE GOT
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| 00:41:07 |
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TO TELL YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY
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| 00:41:13 |
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I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR 32 YEARS, BUT I REALLY ADMIRE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. YOU GIVE ME THE IDEA THAT EVERYBODY IS SENT OUT FOR THE MONEY. EVERYBODY ISN'T
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| 00:41:28 |
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TRYING TO JUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM AND
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| 00:41:33 |
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YOU REALLY MEAN SOMETHING WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE TRYING TO HELP THE PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MR. BLOCH. YOU ARE AN...
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| 00:41:58 |
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OUTSIDE OF THE PROFESSION. I HAVE BEEN IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION FOR A LONG TIME, AND I ENJOY IT. BUT HE MENTIONED IN YOUR BOOK ABOUT
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| 00:42:08 |
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MERIT PAY FOR TEACHERS AND HAVING BELONGED TO A
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| 00:42:12 |
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TEACHERS' UNION, SEVERAL TEACHING ORGANIZATIONS THAT KIND OF RESIST THE IDEA OF MERIT PAY AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT...
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| 00:42:56 |
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THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. I THINK THAT'S WRONG. BECAUSE YES IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE DEGREES, YES IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE EXPERIENCE BUT I HAVE TO...
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| 00:43:35 |
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ECONOMY IS A LITTLE ROUGH THESE DAYS, HE'S OFF
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| 00:43:37 |
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HAVING A GOOD YEAR SO HIS BANK ISN'T MAKING MUCH MONEY AND HE'S NOT GOING TO DO VERY WELL PERSONALLY. THINGS HAPPEN BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND I HAD A TEACHER...
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| 00:44:48 |
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BUT ANYWAY, I AM
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| 00:44:51 |
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A TEACHER AND I TEACH IN A COMMUNITY SCHOOL, I LIKE TO SAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL AS OPPOSED TO URBAN SCHOOL. SEVERAL THINGS KIND OF RAN ACROSS MY MIND WHEN...
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| 00:45:04 |
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IN PARTICULAR. FIRST BALL
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| 00:45:06 |
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THE LAST COMMENT YOU MADE ABOUT MERIT PAY, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE OF STUDENT YOU ARE GETTING. YOU ALSO DO NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHALLENGES THE STUDENTS...
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| 00:46:45 |
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UNDERSCORES THE DIFFICULTY THAT FAMILIES HAVE WHO ARE LOW-INCOME AND FACING ALL KINDS OF CHALLENGES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT VERY MUCH. YES, MA'AM?...
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| 00:47:20 |
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IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ASK EVERY PARENT TO SIGN A CONTRACT. NOW I WILL SAY THIS EVEN THOUGH AGAIN THERE'S SOME STUDENTS HERE THE CONTRACT IS NOT ENFORCEABLE....
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| 00:47:37 |
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THE CONTRACT PROVIDES RESPONSIBILITIES THAT EVERY PARENT MUST ASSUME. A PARENT MUST PROVIDE A QUIET PLACE AT HOME SO THAT THEIR CHILD CAN DO THEIR HOMEWORK....
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| 00:49:19 |
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THAT. I DON'T KNOW. I WILL HAVE TO ASK THE BOSS IF I CAN DO THAT. WOW, THIS ONE'S GOT UNDERLINES ALL THROUGH IT. AND IT'S NOT MINE. [LAUGHTER]
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| 00:49:38 |
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EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR UNIVERSITY ACADEMY WOULD BRING ITS UNIQUE CHALLENGES. I REMEMBERED LAMAR, HIS MOOD WAS HIGHLY ERRATIC, UP ONE DAY AND DOWN THE...
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| 00:51:44 |
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WORKED ACROSS THE STREET FOR ABOUT 34 YEARS AS A COMMODITY TRADER, I HAVE THESE TEACHING SKILLS I WOULD LIKE TO USE AND I THINK SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM...
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| 00:52:59 |
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WAS A HUGE BARRIER BECAUSE I KNEW I'D HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR
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| 00:53:03 |
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TWO YEARS AND GET THIS CERTIFICATION, AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I DIDN'T ENJOY IT ALL THAT MUCH. BUT I WILL
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| 00:53:08 |
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TELL YOU TODAY THERE IS A PROGRAM IN THE AZERI AND IT'S ONE OF THE FEW STATES IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS BRAND NEW THAT ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME...
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| 00:53:50 |
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AND
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| 00:53:51 |
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HAS MADE GOOD AND TOM HAS AGREED TO SIGN
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| 00:53:55 |
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BOOKS AND ALSO REVIEW YOUR 1040 FORMS OVER HERE. [LAUGHTER] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ISN'T TOM "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" GREAT? -- >> THOMAS BLOCH...
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| 00:54:33 |
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BOOKSTORES, LIBRARIES, FESTIVALS AND AUTHORS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.