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Re: Teachers Union, cont

by Sandy

Mar 2, 2011

I work in the private sector where my performance and dedication to my job are the gounds on which my future with the company is determined. They can fire me at any time, and I can leave at any time. I do not need to pay protection money to a union to keep my job: I am qualified.

Ecucation reform in the United States starts with the unions. Many studies have empirically concluded that in union states, teacher's strikes are routine (and that hurts only the children), student achievement is low, etc. Washington D.C. is a prime example where unions consistently blocked reform and improvement of the system despite only 8% of 8th graders being at grade-level in math.

Now the unions are not the only problem: administration and fiscal waste are the other big issues. Nevertheless, as "Waiting for Superman" shows us, unions are the #1 problem.

How is the "last in first out" policy even remotely defensible? To people who are not teachers, the policy is absurd: Joe get...See More

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