tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post4653960236793278562..comments2023-10-31T04:51:07.590-04:00Comments on Potomac Fever: The politics of education upendedTJEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658864498584155557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post-69798638082762982222011-02-17T16:19:44.142-05:002011-02-17T16:19:44.142-05:00What do you think should should be done? I am alwa...What do you think should should be done? I am always in favor of more money for education, but I do not necessarily support teacher's unions. I recognize the hard work that they do and that their jobs have more of an impact on society than virtually any other job. With that said, I feel like there are many teacher's unions who force principles to hold on to teachers who are simply incompetent. I read an article the other day about a teacher's union that forced a school to hire a teacher the school had previously fired because she went AWOL for a month and told her class to "go to hell." Why should someone like that be a teacher? Teachers have extremely important jobs, it is time we hold them to a higher standard. If a teacher cannot teach, no union or institution or person should stand in the way of replacing that teacher.Ian Thresherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483012849720075624noreply@blogger.com