Sure, they're a great idea. Idea. In reality, teachers unions don't seem to care about actually educating kids. Particular example, why was the rubber room p

Sure, they're a great idea. Idea. In reality, teachers unions don't seem to care about actually educating kids. Particular example, why was the rubber room process in NY so hard to get rid of? And why does that seem like the norm? Anybody who cares about education should despise a system that makes it take years to fire people who -deserve- to be fired. Author just ignores the 'they are often corrupt' and 'arguments against unions emphasize their attention to the interests of the teachers at the expense of the students' points - they get one sentence and then dropped. This reads like an argument in favor of communism. Look at it on paper, looks great. Doesn't work well with actual people involved.