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January 24, 2006
NEA Members: "You Will Be Assimilated!"
Mike Antonucci, sharp-eyed observer of the public education scene and head honcho at the Education Intelligence Agency, has about the same opinion of mission statements as I do: they are almost always an organizational placebo (and undoubtedly expensive) meant to give the impression of positive action. They are the demon spawn of the dreaded flip chart. (Oh the memories! Oh the humanity!)
So I'm not too surprised that Mike has a pretty low opinion of the National Education Association's new mission statement--although he does see some value in it:
But let's give credit where credit is due. The slogan that accompanies NEA Tomorrow is "Creating our future together through collective thinking and conversation."
My view is that "collective thinking" is an oxymoron, and that conversation in the midst of it is pointless, but can there be any doubt that NEA prizes collective thinking above all other things? Congratulations, NEA, for creating a slogan that describes your very essence.
Heh.
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