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This isn't just another education policy article. This is a manifesto by Rhee and Fenty, the (only?) people who managed to do something about this disease. Her
by gruseom 16y ago
This isn't just another education policy article. This is a manifesto by Rhee and Fenty, the (only?) people who managed to do something about this disease.
Here's something I didn't know. If you've seen Waiting for Superman you'll recall that when Rhee proposed contract changes to pay teachers more as long as they would allow bad teachers to be fired, the teachers' union blocked the proposal from even coming to a vote. (How evil is that?) But they did eventually get one, and here is what I learned:
In truth, when the union finally allowed them to vote, the teachers passed it overwhelmingly, by 80% to 20%
That's a really good sign.
- tome 16y agoSo if the union members wanted it passed, how come the union members stalled it in coming to a vote?
- bwh2 16y agoUnion members didn't stall it, their officials did.
- nestlequ1k 16y agoThere's often differences between benefits for individuals vs benefits for the organization as a whole. If more people got fired so the remaining teachers could get paid more, the organization would be weaker while many of the individuals would benefit. Teachers (like everyone) tend to think of themselves as "above average" so no one thinks they'll be the one to be getting fired. Union officials place priority on the organization, and not the individual.