Several people and groups were referenced in the article including Superintendent Dr. Phil Thornton. There were statistics on different student groups in several areas of learning, especially math and reading and writing and they were deficient in most.
There was not one word mentioned about the teachers' union and its position on this critical topic. From their website:
The National Education Association North Kingstown is a professional organization dedicated to work for the welfare of school children, the advancement of education, and the improvement of instructional opportunities for all.The news article was about the very issues to which the union claims to be dedicated yet their silence is deafening. If the article were about changes to retirement, work hours, salary, medical co-pay or tenure would they be silent?
They should be out front on this issue but I don't see any participation or suggestions. Why?
2 comments:
Teachers unions are not about education; they are about the welfare of the teachers. Like the magician who has you watching one hand while the other is performing the trick, the union puts out statements like the one you quoted while they are taking care of their mission. If public education were a private business with free and open competition, they would have gone out of business a long me ago.
Rich Brouillet
"If public education were a private business with free and open competition, they would have gone out of business a long me ago."
Not so fast mon ami. Private business doesn't always have the public interest at heart. Pharmaceuticals, automobiles, tobacco, come to mind.
Eventually the people can get wise but a lot of damage can be done in the meantime. I'd hate to see what would happen to public education as the private sector jockeys to get the best students to pump up their scores.
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