What Comes First? Teachers or Ed-Reform?
Yesterday, the House passed a bill by Congressman David R. Obey that would save 100,000 to 300,000 teaching jobs by cutting Race to the Top funds in the tune of $300 million. There have been lots of rumbles of both dissension and relief by those who keep up with the education reform debate.
One thing is clear, at least to teachers in the field: no reform will take place without actual teachers in place to implement it.
It might seem like common sense to state this, but there are those out there who feel saving teachers’ jobs is a ploy of the teachers union who only care about employment and tenure. I would disagree with this portrayal. Teaching, by definition, is about change and reform. Each day, each class even, presents an opportunity to reflect on the success of a lesson, and to ponder ways in which the lesson can be improved. I know teachers
One thing is clear, at least to teachers in the field: no reform will take place without actual teachers in place to implement it.
It might seem like common sense to state this, but there are those out there who feel saving teachers’ jobs is a ploy of the teachers union who only care about employment and tenure. I would disagree with this portrayal. Teaching, by definition, is about change and reform. Each day, each class even, presents an opportunity to reflect on the success of a lesson, and to ponder ways in which the lesson can be improved. I know teachers