Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Schools Matter: What Makes Mike Petrilli An Expert on Anything, Particularly Anything about Teachers?

Schools Matter: What Makes Mike Petrilli An Expert on Anything, Particularly Anything about Teachers?

What Makes Mike Petrilli An Expert on Anything, Particularly Anything about Teachers?

The NYTimes has an interesting piece on schools run by teachers, and who is the first neolib sludge tanker to condemn it. That's right:

. . . . They say that most teachers have neither the time nor the expertise to deal with the inner workings of a school, like paying bills, conducting fire drills and refereeing faculty disputes.

“Ever try to plan a vacation with a large extended family? That’s what it’s going to be like,” said Michael J.