Throwing younger teachers to the wolves
with more than 300,000 teacher layoffs expected around the country, it's teacher vs. teacher.
In one corner, older and more experienced teachers who, having spent their whole career accumulating power in their school district and influence with the union that represents them, are calling in those markers to save their own skins.
In the other, younger and less experienced but often more idealistic teachers, some of whom were sought out and recruited by districts only to be the first fired in times of layoffs. The unions are backing the older teachers and throwing their younger members to the wolves.
Eating our young at the expense of the future of the teaching profession?
1 comment
Apr 29, 2010
Mr. Gentle said...
As more and more unions and school boards move to arbitration to settle contracts, the mantra of the teaching elite at the negotiation table is thus..."We will gladly take 40 students in our classrooms so we can soak up the pension fund and leave a wave of new teacher corpses in our wake." Where does it end? When does entitlement and mediocrity collide with public opinion and disillusionment to break down the pillars of a system that protects those bent on blocking innovation?
