And then you have really good teachers who wanted to teach for free but wasn't allowed to (they finally, wisely relented) because of some dumb technicality:
(p.s. yes, he was my middle school teacher, and he is an AWESOME teacher)
The future of the education system is grim, and only by drastic measures can a difference be made.
A question: I don't quite understand why the teachers seem to think that a layoff is better than a firing? Does it affect their tenure/experience, or something like that?
I didn't say that rubber rooms are a problem in Providence. I'm saying that examples like those in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere are indicative of the state of public education as a whole. I'm saying that I support almost any means necessary for public education reform, the Providence case being one of them.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/disgraced-teacher-enjoys-wel...
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2008/05/04/200...
And then you have really good teachers who wanted to teach for free but wasn't allowed to (they finally, wisely relented) because of some dumb technicality:
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/29/local/la-me-lopez29-...
(p.s. yes, he was my middle school teacher, and he is an AWESOME teacher)
The future of the education system is grim, and only by drastic measures can a difference be made.
A question: I don't quite understand why the teachers seem to think that a layoff is better than a firing? Does it affect their tenure/experience, or something like that?