Former Teacher Arrested On Charges Of Delinquency

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by Sheba

All the headlines about teachers really anger me. I am a teacher, and I love what I do. First, I don't understand going into a classroom with a personal agenda to fulfill. For me, teaching is like motherhood. You plant all the good that you are into your kids and then watch to see it reproduce. That's the personal aspect.

Secondly, I can't understand school administration not having some idea that there was a situation that needed some intervention. Come on! Be brave enough to weed out the bad teachers. That is a real need in the education field.

Third, why does a situation get to "crash & burn" level before authoriities step in to manage. She has a record of negligence with her own children - why should she be in charge of anyone else's?

We need a tighter system - these are our kids & our future!! Prevention vs. reaction!!

Well said! We certainly need more teachers like you!!

I'm sure you know more about this subject than I do, but don't the large teacher's unions make it difficult for a school to fire a bad teacher without inviting a lawsuit? At least I have always heard this as an excuse as to why a bad teacher might still be in the public school system.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by rhertz

Well said! We certainly need more teachers like you!!

I'm sure you know more about this subject than I do, but don't the large teacher's unions make it difficult for a school to fire a bad teacher without inviting a lawsuit? At least I have always heard this as an excuse as to why a bad teacher might still be in the public school system.

Yes, rhertz, the unions can certainly cloud the issues and make real action hard for administrators. They have a very liberal agenda and are political organizations, not educational ones. For that reason, I have chosen not to be a member. In addition, I think administrators can use them as an excuse to hide behind.

[Isaac-Saxxon]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Yes, rhertz, the unions can certainly cloud the issues and make real action hard for administrators. They have a very liberal agenda and are political organizations, not educational ones. For that reason, I have chosen not to be a member. In addition, I think administrators can use them as an excuse to hide behind.

[Al Swearengen]

Originally Posted by rhertz

I'm sure you know more about this subject than I do, but don't the large teacher's unions make it difficult for a school to fire a bad teacher without inviting a lawsuit? At least I have always heard this as an excuse as to why a bad teacher might still be in the public school system.

Same thing with bad cops. They're damn near impossible to get rid of. There was a guy worked for SPD, ex-cop by the name of Morgan King, talk about a disgrace...IAD had been watchin this guy's shenanigans for well over a decade before they FINALLY had everythin they needed to dump him.