Posted on July 17, 2008 at 5:46 pm by Stafford Palmieri
Fun and games
After watching the interview with Michelle “The Hammer” Rhee (so named by her detractors for “hammering” away at the calcified system and “nailing” incompetent teachers), you may need a break. Why not play a board game from the Washington City Paper poking fun at how hard it really is to fire a DCPS teacher? Fun abounds, but don’t get stuck on the “Teacher Files a Grievance” square!
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July 18th, 2008 at 1:12 am
I was underwhelmed by the Charlie Rose interview. Maybe it’s my own biases about age, but Rhee doesn’t have the gravitas that I’d expect from a big-city school superintendent. I thought she came off far better in the John Merrow pieces.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Quick point of clarification: I think I was the first to refer to Rhee as “The Hammer”, and I’m certainly no detractor.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Thank you for correcting me Nathan. As I think The Hammer is an excellent nickname, I commend you for your creativity.