Well, now for a little info about myself, I am partially deaf, and I have other people in my family who are deaf. We know people at Gallaudet University, and hope the situation there concludes in the best way possible.
At this point, what is best? History has clearly been made, and people will noise about this for decades to come. The protest is real, the division is real, and there is bad feeling that the current university president will never shake from here on out. Will Fernandes resign, or will she stay? If she resigns, she looks as though she really would have done a bad job, and her future prospects are poor, since other employers would probably have concerns about her viability in terms of support from co-workers and students. If she stays in office, she might crib from any other leader who's been the victim (yes victim) of public protest and attempted coup. She will simply shore up her defenses, engage her supporters and plow on with a focus on the school and a positive outlook, and let her results speak for themselves.
What really bothers me is that I haven't heard anything hard against Fernandes except "we don't like her personality" or "she rubs me the wrong way," "she alienates people." Seriously folks, does that mean she won't be able to do her job? But she was hand picked by Jordan! So that makes her incompetent? Did she destroy some critical program with her blundering ways? Did she eliminate critical people and cripple the education system? How exactly is she going to make life hell for the students at Gallaudet, other than simply existing as a person hated by some handful? In my opinion, many of the protesters are parroting back what some central brain trust is feeding them in terms of WHY WE ARE HERE and WHAT WE WANT. Do any of those students really think they're up against the end of their school as we know it today? I think it's more the thrill of being part of it, and skipping classes, yay!
Related articles... Well actually just a bunch of links on the topic:
http://news.gufssa.com/categor
http://news.gufssa.com/2006/10
http://www.ridorlive.com/
http://kansas4fssa.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Gallaudet protest
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OH, lord. It is evident that you did not do your research. There are TONS of information regarding Fernandes' performance.
PART, the US Department of Education has rated Gallaudet as "ineffective" -- all under Fernandes' tenure!
And check The Clerc Center's Letter on GuFssa.com where it listed the grievances regarding Fernandes' actions at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
These are FEW of MANY grievances that were lodged against Fernandes from day one. And you're still complaining that it is not enough?
Please.
R-
Thanks for the comment. I'll freely admit that I haven't exhaustively read up on the situation, but the fact remains, the burden of proof is on the protesters, and so far nothing concrete, just "she's awful"
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