Bennett Kayser: 'I am a Warrior Against the Status Quo'

(Luis) Retired teacher, and LAUSD board member Bennett Kayser shares his thoughts on the Occupy Movement, as well as points to the issues he believes are impacting public education. 

"I am a warrior against the status quo. We are in a battle against a well-funded opposition interested in privatizing education. The opposition has millions to spend promoting an Orwellian doublespeak that claims reform as their own and paints those who have actually worked in a classroom as defenders of the status quo." Read more...

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Thanksgiving

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”  —W.T. Purkiser

“There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way.” - Jim Rohn

“The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” —Henry Ward Beecher

“What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?” —Erma Bombeck

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Block Your Cell Phone Number from Telemarketers

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint on the registry's website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.

REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:  888-382-1222.  It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your time.  It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON .. It takes about 20 seconds.

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