| Latest Post: Started By: Rank: Category A new documentary film, "Looking for Superman" suggests that American education is severly flawed. Is this view justified?As a former history teacher, I believe that the majority of today's public issues are rooted in the quality - or lack thereof - of American education. Never in my own memory have I noticed so many students (and adults) who are so uninformed about even the most basic facts of history, civics, geography ... Recent studies suggest that U.S. schools rank well below other nations in the disciplines of math and science ... "Waiting for Superman" (which needs to be shown locally) says that the "blame" or "responsibility" for this sad state of affairs rests upon several factors - i.e. the distractions of TV and computer games; teachers' unions that support "tenure" for some incompetent teachers; uncaring parents; "pressure groups" that demonize public education to promote private, sectarian schools; politicians who burden schools with "unfunded mandates" like "No Child Left Behind" ... Or is it "all of the above" Member CommentsR1KRA8“I hope the education system down your way does a touch better than the MOV. That's a pretty low bar to clear, considering how smart some of the teachers are. Oh well, maybe the newer generation is doing better than a certain retired one in our midst!” ~ stickhauler Posted 132 days ago. R1KRA8. . . back on topic . . .
USA's top teachers union losing members By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8Hmm: Teachers' Union Membership and Political Influence Beginning to Decrease
by Kate Hicks Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8Why the Ohio Education Association Doesn’t Like Charter Schools But Wants to Unionize Them By Molly Bloom Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8Kevin Carey is the director of the education policy program at the New America Foundation. The New America Foundation is a left-leaning public policy institute.
The New Republic supports a largely modern liberal stance on fiscal and social issues. Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8"Eureka"
AlterNet is a progressive/liberal activist news service. Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8What website did you steal that from?
“Cut and pastes are frowned on here” Munster! “Some would report abuse just like you advocate!” ~ Munster Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8University Union Wants Contract Through 2023 To Avoid Right-to-Work Law By Tom Gantert Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8Breaking News: Rhode Island School of Design Technician Wins Settlement from Local Teacher Union
by Anthony Riedel Posted 133 days ago. R1KRA8“Over the years, teacher union bosses have concocted a wide array of unseemly ways to make money off of teachers . . .” . . . ‘The Teachers’ Union Just Keeps Doing the Limbo From Year to Year to See How Much Lower It Can Go . . .’ by Stan Greer Posted 134 days ago. R1KRA8Rage Crowds Out Reality in Updated Ohio Education Association Propaganda by Jason Hart (Media Trackers Ohio) Posted 134 days ago. R1KRA8“Myth 3: Teacher unions have helped teachers and education”
Top ten myths in education : fantasies Americans love to believe by Larry E Frase and William Streshly Posted 134 days ago. R1KRA8"just cant accept the fact that any idiot can write a book and transfer their political agenda to it!" ~ Munster Posted 134 days ago. R1KRA8A former teacher and mom explains why American schools must allow competition
By Whitney Neil Posted 134 days ago. R1KRA8The Effects of Teachers Unions on American Education.
Andrew J. Coulson Posted 135 days ago. R1KRA8Push Has Come to Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve--Even If It Means Picking a Fight
by Dr. Steve Perry Posted 135 days ago. R1KRA8January 18, 2013 Heartland Institute Expert Comments on Parent Trigger Victory in Los Angeles by Joy Pullmann . . . Search for . . . “The Parent Trigger” Posted 136 days ago. R1KRA8Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools by Terry M. Moe . . .
The Worm in the Apple: How the Teacher Unions Are Destroying American Education by Peter Brimelow . . .
The War Against Hope: How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education by Rod Paige Posted 137 days ago. R1KRA8Conservative Teachers of America Association of American Educators (Non-Union Professional Alternative to NEA) Posted 137 days ago. R1KRA8“Seldom has the raw power and unbridled selfishness of teacher unions been more on display than it is today in state capitols around the country. Teachers led the union riot that shut down Wisconsin's state government for more than two weeks, making legislators afraid to enter government buildings while angry mobs defaced public property and shouted threats against elected officials.”
The Coming Fall of the Teachers' Unions By Bruno Behrend (Bruno Behrend is director of the Center for School Reform at The Heartland Institute.) Posted 137 days ago. Post a Comment |