Actually it's not that difficult or impossible to satisfy the requirements for maintaining your teacher's license. My wife hasn't been a member of any teachers' union for over four years now and she's still a teacher.
That's weird. Usually when people around these parts hear Bloomberg their heads explode. I don't see near the problem with the ISTA that some of you do, but I suppose that's something that we just disagree upon. They're not even her largest campaign contributor. I just don't understand what's so...
My dog in this fight first and foremost is that I have one (soon to be two) children. Since I care about the education they will someday receive, I must be concerned with the way public education is run in this state. My second dog is the fact that my wife is a teacher and I have several close...
Who's supporting Bennett? Do they live in Indiana?
40% of Bennett's campaign dollars are coming from out-of-state entities, one of whom is a company who specializes in taking over "failing" schools. Also, Michael Bloomberg is his fourth highest contributor, giving Bennett $40,000 for his...
Can we get off the Union thing? I'm asking you to please call an educator who wants nothing to do with unions and ask him/her why he/she is voting for Ritz. I think hoosiersasquatch might be able to help you if you're having trouble finding one.
Here are the court documents of when Bennett was found guilty of breaking Indiana law regarding teacher contracts:
See page 7, letter f:http://www.nsba.org/SchoolLaw/Legal-Clips-Documents/ISTA-v-IDE.pdf
Also, I realize that the case was brought by the ISTA, and I know some of you are going to...
Most people also don't realize that Ritz is only running as a Democrat because Bennett is the incumbent Republican. Here's another opinion from a Republican teacher who will be voting for Ritz:
LETTER: Republicans should vote for Ritz » Evansville Courier & Press
I realize this is an opinion...
Congratulation on your wife being a highly effective educator. Is this according to the RISE model? That's pretty difficult to do. My wife is a teacher as well so I know how hard it is to be deemed "effective." Do you think any of these other guys even know what the RISE model is?
Well that was a pretty biased article even for this site. The fact is, Bennett is trying to run the public education system in Indiana like a business. Education is not a business, therefore it cannot be run like one. And if anyone wants to preach the "fiscal responsibility" platform to me about...
The forum gods have posted a banner saying I should post something since I've been away from the forums for awhile so here it is. I've been looking through the 1911 show-and-tell tread quite a bit lately, admiring and seeing what catches my eye. When I decided to buy my first handgun, I ruled...
Nothing that I know of in my family, but John Dillinger was engaged to two of my wife's great- aunts at the same time. The aunts happened to be sisters as well. #awkwardfamilygatherings
Finally got mine tonight. 7 weeks and a day for Montgomery County. Did everything on paper. This kind of wait time is totally understandable. Since it's the 21st century, people have a hard time doing stuff on paper anymore.
Interesting fact: There are not enough pandas left in the world to have enough genetic diversity to save the species. So basically if people keep breeding pandas, the pandas will start being born with birth defects from inbreeding. In short, pandas are already doomed.