tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5526853439118221721..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Code Red on NCLB!Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69401411686589664782007-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:002007-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:00Liberals are beginning to turn on their own, i.e.,...Liberals are beginning to turn on their own, i.e., CTA vs Pelosi, and Move On dot Org vs Katie Couric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-58130174437933073252007-09-11T20:21:00.000-07:002007-09-11T20:21:00.000-07:00And what in that indicates that they're nuts? Seem...And what in that indicates that they're nuts? Seems like a perfectly rational, if not very defensible, position. <BR/><BR/>The union, after all, exists to get the best deal for teachers without much regard to the consequences. <BR/><BR/>The union sees quite clearly that accountability measures are not in the interests of the union because it introduces considerations of quality into public education. Once you start measuring quality you want to start making the changes indicated by the measurements. <BR/><BR/>Right now one teacher's pretty much as good as another with the exception of a couple of specialties. The union can't tolerate discrimination on the basis of competence since the good teachers don't need the services of the union and are unlikely to willingly exert themselves on behalf of their less competent colleagues.allenmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892084607361361603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-52372877587795074722007-09-11T18:10:00.000-07:002007-09-11T18:10:00.000-07:00The CTA is out of their minds. They are against t...The CTA is out of their minds. They are against this law because it makes bad teachers, and districts accountable for their ongoing records of poor educational results.<BR/>Unions don't give a rats ass about the kids. They only protect (bad) teachers, because good teachers don't need protecting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com