<p>usually this arguement really boils down to unions. It will always come about that the “unions” protect poor workers… well the unions in education protect the good and great workers too! Someone cited the darwin issue and the ability to speak up and say no! </p>
<p>Great teachers support the their unions for a simple reason, all they have to do is look around and see that their greatness is a matter of opinion in many cases… Yes, some should be paid more than others, but that’s a worthwhile trade off to have some security from people who would have absolutely no problem cutting them loose for a number of personal reasons from not being christain enough, muslim enough, democrat enough, republican enough… and so on… </p>
<p>The one teacher we had the most stress with, where we met with him and the principal, just prior to meeting with the school board, was “loved” by 90% of the people out there… just not us… Should I have had the power to fire this guy? We thought he was crap, a whole lotta others didn’t…</p>
<p>That is what I meant by one person’s bad teacher is somebody else’s great educator. Heck my wife even had one complain to the district that she didn’t smile enough at her child and should be terminated? cause she wasn’t happy enough for her child? Well, it the little guy would have actually done his work rather than stuff it in his desk, maybe she would smile a bit more… but that’s not the real problem is it?</p>
<p>So, when you folks sit there and complain about some teachers all the while saying how you support the good ones. ARE you REALLY sure the one you don’t like is bad? Everybody has a bad day, week and yes, sometimes a year.
Maybe I’m not so harsh because sometimes great teachers and certain people just don’t mix… should we fire somebody because you don’t like them? What if you’re wrong? Are you that ready to ruin somebody? I know some folks are, but I would hope they don’t post here.</p>