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In reply to the discussion: Obama needs to call Arne Duncan out for his new tactics for special education students. [View all]Android3.14
(5,402 posts)You are mistaking rudeness with proving a point. There is no shame in being mistaken, except shame from walking away without learning the from the mistake.
The reason I am posting a great deal in this thread is because so many folks are engaging in the debate. Apparently they have a need to believe CC is an evil plot, and will cling to their mistaken assumptions the way the GOP cling to their guns and religion. The OP has many people fooled by her misinformation on a topic for which I have some experience and concern (I've taught grades 7 through 16). When I see people spouting nonsense in a debate about education, I feel I have a duty to set things straight.
Regarding gall (effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, etc.), you are misinterpreting what I wrote. The sentence, "Talk to me when you have something substantive to say," is the exact opposite of telling someone to shut up. It is telling someone that what they have said is without substance, and they should join in the conversation with actual contributions, rather than (in this case) cries for sympathy because he or she is unable to defend their position.
In this case, I have the temerity (or gall) to demand the OP stand up and defend her stance.