U.S. teachers and their unions are amateurs

[88GT]

Mexico City paralyzed by teachers' protests - Yahoo! Finance

I hope Arne Duncan doesn't read Yahoo! News.

But could someone please explain to me why it is that educators are so averse to being evaluated. I thought it was a uniquely American thing, but apparently not.

 

[saleen4971]

I havent read the article, but the problem is not teachers being evaluated, but the methods of evaluation. I will elaborate once im sober but being a trained teacher I will say that the system is broken.

 

[88GT]

I havent read the article, but the problem is not teachers being evaluated, but the methods of evaluation.

No need to elaborate. I've heard the excuse before. Let's skip to my response: If standardized tests are the end-all, be-all they're made out to be, then what better criterion is there for evaluating teacher performance than the students' standardized test results? It makes no logical sense to push standards and the corresponding tests onto students and parents and then remove teachers from all accountability for reaching those standards. Did you or did you not teach the material to your students in a manner that they retained it enough to regurgitate it back on the test?

I will elaborate once im sober but being a trained teacher I will say that the system is broken.

OMG, what the hell is that? Do you sit on command or something?

 

[Bunnykid68]

 

[jdmack79]

Homeschoolers.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Hey. How ya doin'...This seat taken?

 

[mbills2223]

Homeschoolers.

The upside to homeschooling is that it allows children to stay on their mothers' teat until at least 18.

 

[level.eleven]

I have trouble taking the musings of a woman seriously with regards to policy when she states that women should be denied the right the to vote.

Pick one.

 

[nakinate]

 

[Smokepole]

Hey. How ya doin'...This seat taken?

Mind if I join y'all?

 

[Bunnykid68]

I don't think I brought enough for this

 

[Sylvain]

School sucks anyway.The only thing you learn in school is that school sucks.

 

[mbills2223]

I have trouble taking the musings of a woman seriously with regards to policy when she states that women should be denied the right the to vote.

Pick one.

Women can vote?!?!

 

[bingley]

If standardized tests are the end-all, be-all they're made out to be

If we do things that way, Asians and Jews will kick everyone's ass. They're so good at taking tests. Come on, leave some room for us average folks. It can't all be about the Chosen People.

Now, I join the rest of you...

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

 

[RedneckReject]

I don't think I brought enough for this

 

[Sylvain]

Women can vote?!?!

Depends where.

 

[nakinate]

Women can vote?!?!

They can leave the kitchen? ::ducks&hides::

 

[nakinate]

Depends where.

You wear depends?

 

[mbills2223]

Depends where.

 

[level.eleven]

Women can vote?!?!

Yes. They can even own land. And, operate their own business.