Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Who would have thought!

Yesterday I wrote about the massive changes happening in public education and how fast the landscape is changing. Then today I read in USA Today that the AFT President Randi Weingarten is proposing “ …a new detailed system of teacher ratings that includes not only classroom observations by supervisors but also written-work, portfolio and lesson-plan reviews – and student test scores.”

According to the article AFT wants to be at the table for the Race To The Top discussion. The article states “…that AFT members overwhelmingly consider ‘professional standards and good teaching’ a higher priority than defending the job rights of teachers who face disciplinary action.” I hope they mean “incompetent teachers” when they refer to disciplinary action. If they do they we are making real progress in public education.

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