“I left shaking”: Teacher Chris Christie yelled at unloads to Salon
Nov 5, 2013 09:13 AM PST
“I left shaking”: Teacher Chris Christie yelled at unloads to Salon
"The crowd cheered when he shouted at me,” says Melissa Tomlinson
By Josh Eidelson - http://www.salon.com/2013/11/05/i_left_shaking_teacher_chris_christie_yelled_at_unloads_to_salon/
Chris Christie managed to inject some news in his largely suspense-free re-election race when he got into a heated confrontation with teacher Melissa Tomlinson, who challenged him on education at a weekend event. A member of the country’s largest union, the National Education Association, and of the fledgling Badass Teacher Association, Tomlinson teaches at New Jersey’s Buena Regional middle school. In an Election Day interview, she told Salon “the crowd cheered when he shouted at me,” and “I left shaking.” What follows is a condensed and edited transcript of our conversation on Chris Christie, teachers’ unions, and education reform.
You asked Chris Christie why he calls schools “failure factories.” He says he told you, “It’s never enough for you people.” You say he said, “I’m tired of you people.” Were you surprised by his reaction?
Yes, I was very surprised. Honestly…I was expecting to be totally ignored. The fact that he even acknowledged the question, I think kind of says something about how he feels about what’s actually going on. That maybe he realizes that something is wrong that he doesn’t want to be exposed.
What did you think of his answer to your question about “failure factories”?
“Because they are” – that was the first thing he said to me…In fact, New Jersey schools are not failing .........
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