{"id":516157,"date":"2022-11-26T02:35:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T23:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-nov-26-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T02:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T23:35:51","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-nov-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-nov-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Nov. 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f7408838af\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f7408838af\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-nov-26-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Nov_26_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Nov. 26, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Nov_26_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Nov. 26, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/MEGA774465_002-e1669417055569.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Mike Pompeo\u2019s criticism of American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is saying it like it is (\u201cPompeo\u2019s blunt lecture to lefty teachers union boss Randi: You\u2019re Dangerous!\u201d Nov. 24).<\/p>\n<p>American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten accents the negatives, eliminates the positives, ignores the parents and pushes for a woke agenda that deflects the truth: that teachers in her union fail to adequately teach our kids so they can compete in the real world.<\/p>\n<p>She and the AFT should emphasize America\u2019s accomplishments, our exceptionalism and reading, writing and arithmetic.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, all we will get is another lost generation of the disaffected and undereducated.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mel Young<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Boca Raton, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the woke authoritarianism of Ran\u00addi Weingarten, while necessary and most welcome, lets individual classroom teachers off the hook for the dangerous nonsense that far too many \u201ceducators\u201d peddle.<\/p>\n<p>Resourceful teachers can get around and\/or ignore the garbage that the cowering administrators push at them.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Randi and her minions aren\u2019t in the room with you when you\u2019re teaching \u2014 yet.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Rabinovitz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pompeo may be exaggerating when he calls Weingarten the most dangerous person in the world, but not by much.<\/p>\n<p>Casting aside any pretense of actually teaching children English, history, math and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, the American Federation of Teachers is dedicated to the creation of little progressive activists.<\/p>\n<p>Like many big corporations and federal agencies, schools are now training grounds for Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a>ists. Critical race theory has set back the civil-rights movement immeasurably.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the obvious failure of our education system, nothing will change, so long as President Biden occupies the White House.<\/p>\n<p>He is beholden to Weingarten because of the votes she delivers, and because he embraces her views on left-wing politics <\/p>\n<p><em>Robert Mangi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Westbury<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That Weingarten and her union are opposed to charter schools, despite the fact that they outperform her public schools, is proof positive that the quality of education that taxpayers pay for is of no concern to her.<\/p>\n<p>That in itself is disgraceful and defies common sense. <\/p>\n<p><em>Jim Millar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fitzwilliam, NH<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Nikole Hannah-Jones\u2019 dismissal of the problem of crime on the subways.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nikole Hannah-Jones is at it again, minimizing and gaslighting Yiatin Chu\u2019s tweet about Chu\u2019s threatening experience on the subway (\u201cIt\u2019s blight under your nose,\u201d Nov. 23).<\/p>\n<p>I doubt that Hannah-Jones ever rides the subways, but that doesn\u2019t stop her from ignoring the crime wave affecting the rest of us who can\u2019t afford Uber and Lyft.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>To Democrats and leftists, all you have to do is deny that crime is any worse than it was before the pandemic, and voila, it\u2019s a non-issue. Thankfully, there are people like Chu to bear witness to what\u2019s really going on.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Emerson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I took the New York City subways from 1968 to 2013, and the subways were filthy, disgusting and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201960s, you had men exposing themselves and grabbing young high-school girls.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201980s and \u201990\u2019s, you had thieves grabbing chains as the doors closed. Then you had the homeless using the subway as their private living rooms and bathrooms.<\/p>\n<p>It did not just start two years ago. It has been the norm for years.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jo-Ann Ginivan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New Port Richey, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. 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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is saying it like it is (\u201cPompeo\u2019s blunt lecture to lefty teachers union boss Randi: You\u2019re Dangerous!\u201d Nov. 24). 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