Calling the Teachers’ Union’s Bluff

[Northstar]

There was big news yesterday out of Rhode Island’s Central Falls. In February, Superintendent Fran Gallo fired every teacher at Central Falls High School after they refused to get on board with her efforts to transform the poorly performing school — the teachers had previously embraced the transformation model, because it would protect their jobs, but then decided they didn’t want any measures that would, you know, actually transform the school. But yesterday, the teachers’ union acceded to Gallo’s demands, and, in return, Gallo backed off on the mass firing (or, as she had called it, “turnaround”).

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Decent article about the firing of the teachers in Rhode Island. It may seem like Gallo backed down, but this story makes some good points about achieving results.

I liked the fact that school superintendent beat the union, and those jaded teachers who think they have power. Some 800 people responded to the 93 jobs that were on the line... so the teachers and the union accepted the superintendents terms rather than lose their jobs and face competition for being rehired.

This needs to happen all over the country. Teachers unions have been so strong that teachers think they can get away with murder.

I'd love to see more of this.

[X1776kRumor]

Originally Posted by Northstar

This needs to happen all over the country. Teachers unions have been so strong that teachers think they can get away with murder.

I'd love to see more of this.

Ditto-ed!

At the same time, three other things need to happen:
1) Big-Bro needs to butt-out of schooling and leave it to the Parents & Teachers.
2) Parents need to take responsibility for there Brats & Hell-raisers so schools can be productive learning environments.
3) Big-Bro needs to get off parents' backs when it comes to parents trying to discipline their Brats & Hell-raisers. (Blocking the Rod, results in a Brat.)

[Northstar]

Originally Posted by X1776kRumor

Ditto-ed!

At the same time, three other things need to happen:
1) Big-Bro needs to butt-out of schooling and leave it to the Parents & Teachers.
2) Parents need to take responsibility for there Brats & Hell-raisers so schools can be productive learning environments.
3) Big-Bro needs to get off parents' backs when it comes to parents trying to discipline their Brats & Hell-raisers. (Blocking the Rod, results in a Brat.)

Absolutely correct! It didn't hurt me to get my butt whipped when I needed it, and I'm grateful my parents did it.

I spanked my kids, but it only took a few repetitions before they realized I meant what I said and then they towed the line, they knocked off the crap when I looked at them .... they got the message.

[Warhawk1982]

My parents whooped me when I was a kid and now I know something very important. The differance between right and wrong.

[Northstar]

Originally Posted by Warhawk1982

My parents whooped me when I was a kid and now I know something very important. The differance between right and wrong.

Well that settles it! That's something no liberal knows....

[X1776kRumor]

Originally Posted by Warhawk1982

The differance between right and wrong.

Right = right and Left = wrong

[SHOWGAIT]

Reagan was against a governement that inclided education, yet he was the one passed the Dept of Education.....He never expected things to get so out of control. The indoctoration of of children is criminal.

[Warhawk1982]

Originally Posted by SHOWGAIT

The indoctoration of of children is criminal.

It follows the trail blazed by the nazis and the communists. Catch'em young.

[Northstar]

Education is a good thing, but it must be taught in line with morals and ethics, this is where America has lost its way. A classical education (higher education I guess you could say) historically, has meant being taught the classics, and being taught in a classic manner. No cutting corners, no lowering the bar, just cut the mustard, or go out and get a job.

America, has been defining education as free access to everything, paid for by the state, and entitling everyone to the same results, regardless of where they rank on the work and score graph.

This has been exacerbated by lowering the bar, entitlement mentality, and racially preferential treatment, or handicapping; thus the worst get placed first, and the best get placed last, and racial profiling has replaced performance; blacks and chicano are placed before whites, because whites are seen to be more advantaged, and before asians because asians perform better. Thus to get into Berkeley you have an advantage if you are minority, while superior performance is downplayed as a requirement.

The result is that everyone feels they are entitled to the same as CEO's, Entrepreneurs, Sports figures, Entertainers, Actors, etc., and so no one wants to take the menial jobs anymore, everyone feels they are entitled to 'more' than they are qualified for or willing to work for, and they only way to get that is to take it away from those who are qualified and do work for it.

This is the result of our education system... it should be seriously cut back. We should fire a lot of tenured idiots who promote and foster this type of thinking and people should be offered some opportunity or scholarship help if they really want to contend, but if they don't, we should stop inflating their expectations and they should consider a trade, middle management or service position.

Everyone thinks they are going to get out of college (after being hand carried through) and walk out with their diploma in one hand, a joint in the other, rings in their lips eyes, ears, noses, tats all over themselves, and enter nirvana ... it ain't ever going to happen.. might as well understand that.. all we are doing is reducing reality to a cesspool.

What are we going to do with this mess?