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I go by what I see. I should probably have said "neighborhood" not city. Do you see how people cling to those fucking administrative jobs, while screwing over

I go by what I see. I should probably have said "neighborhood" not city. Do you see how people cling to those fucking administrative jobs, while screwing over kids, like those jobs are the last life preserver on a sinking ship. Every school district has teacher's unions that are a pain in the ass ... but only in Newark do you see an utterly corrupt organization defended tooth and nail by entire neighborhoods, without regard for how the children are effected. Its ridiculous. People treat the firing of clerks like its a genocide of a colonized people.

throwaway0010 12y ago
The objectionable part is that it's not a regional issue. Vampires chasing money are everywhere and will relocate to follow the cash teat. This would've happened anywhere in the USA.
- TheMagicHorsey 12y ago
  Okay, I own up to my post being unfair in that way. This could be the case in Oakland too. I have to admit I am channeling some childhood angst about a different school system altogether ... not Newark.
danielweber 12y ago
Not every state in the union has teachers' union. (In the traditional sense. Some have "unions" but participation is completely voluntary so they more like professional organizations.) My kids' time in a public school without these unions have had mixed results. The teachers seem good, but the administration seems utterly incompetent. Which is kind of the failure mode I would expect. Bad teachers cannot continue to hide, but what can I do about an administration that takes 3 years to conduct an IEP? (The answer to that last question is one of "fight to fix the system" or "use legal recourse." Option 1 is incredibly irrational: these insiders know the game better than me and have a lot more invested in it than me. Option 2 is what my spouse and I are doing now, but it doesn't feel at all like it's improving the situation for anyone but our immediate child for the immediate time frame.)

throwaway0010 12y ago

The objectionable part is that it's not a regional issue. Vampires chasing money are everywhere and will relocate to follow the cash teat. This would've happened anywhere in the USA.

TheMagicHorsey 12y ago
Okay, I own up to my post being unfair in that way. This could be the case in Oakland too. I have to admit I am channeling some childhood angst about a different school system altogether ... not Newark.

danielweber 12y ago

Not every state in the union has teachers' union. (In the traditional sense. Some have "unions" but participation is completely voluntary so they more like professional organizations.) My kids' time in a public school without these unions have had mixed results. The teachers seem good, but the administration seems utterly incompetent. Which is kind of the failure mode I would expect. Bad teachers cannot continue to hide, but what can I do about an administration that takes 3 years to conduct an IEP? (The answer to that last question is one of "fight to fix the system" or "use legal recourse." Option 1 is incredibly irrational: these insiders know the game better than me and have a lot more invested in it than me. Option 2 is what my spouse and I are doing now, but it doesn't feel at all like it's improving the situation for anyone but our immediate child for the immediate time frame.)