The DOE states that roughly 270,000 teachers leave via attrition annually -- they choose to leave, resign, retire, etc. Demographics show we have more baby boomers retiring and that attrition will increasingly climb to over 300,000. Now, let's add the Hanushek Theory of How to Improve Schools, and fire another 6-10 percent of existing teachers annually. Principals must then weed through their dwindling staff of teachers to target another 240,000 -400,000 to terminate. Where is the army of teachers coming from to fill the 515,000 - 700,000 that they plan to lose each year?
Ummm Rhea...did you read the story that was linked to this statement - It was written by Rita Solnet for the Huffington Post. It is a quote from an article that is posted on this medium meant to lead you to the story.
Just another chilling example of reform politic rhetoric that hopefully will just be hot air and ignored by sensible people.
That is the best thing that could happen. If any of what the article is saying moves forward, we are all in for a cataclysmic conclusion.
And then all the Charter Schools, private schools and the rest can hire up all those dismissed teachers. But I digress...
Just another chilling example of reform politic rhetoric that hopefully will just be hot air and ignored by sensible people.
That is the best thing that could happen. If any of what the article is saying moves forward, we are all in for a cataclysmic conclusion.
And then all the Charter Schools, private schools and the rest can hire up all those dismissed teachers. But I digress...