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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 344301" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Wow, I wonder how they think firing all 88 teachers is going to improve their district.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I've never liked tenure for the sheer fact that it's difficult to get rid of a dud teacher. on the other hand, our district has lost some really great teachers for various reasons, including poor administration, low wages, and non-compliant or uncooperative parents. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Based on my experience in our district, I think it's the parents that really need to be stepping up to the plate here, not only by voting for well deserved raises, but also in disciplining their children at home so our teachers don't have to waste valuable class time! Also, the administrations are often stuck in a difficult situation dealing with bum teachers who are just hanging in their till retirement, making it difficult to lure better teachers to the district - at least this has been the case in our district. In recent years (too late to benefit my kids of course!), our district has brought in younger, local administrators and teachers - I am hoping that whenever I vote yes on the annual school budget (even though my kids are out), it's a good investment in our town. I do wonder sometimes.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I think a lawsuit will be forthcoming as well!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 344301, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Wow, I wonder how they think firing all 88 teachers is going to improve their district.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I've never liked tenure for the sheer fact that it's difficult to get rid of a dud teacher. on the other hand, our district has lost some really great teachers for various reasons, including poor administration, low wages, and non-compliant or uncooperative parents. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Based on my experience in our district, I think it's the parents that really need to be stepping up to the plate here, not only by voting for well deserved raises, but also in disciplining their children at home so our teachers don't have to waste valuable class time! Also, the administrations are often stuck in a difficult situation dealing with bum teachers who are just hanging in their till retirement, making it difficult to lure better teachers to the district - at least this has been the case in our district. In recent years (too late to benefit my kids of course!), our district has brought in younger, local administrators and teachers - I am hoping that whenever I vote yes on the annual school budget (even though my kids are out), it's a good investment in our town. I do wonder sometimes.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I think a lawsuit will be forthcoming as well![/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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