Wednesday, February 16, 2011

You Want Better Teachers? – Lily's Blackboard

You Want Better Teachers? – Lily's Blackboard

You Want Better Teachers?

The United States of America has some of the best teachers in the world.

May I repeat? The United States of America has some of the best teachers in the world. And some of the best teachers in the United States are leading us to something better… through their unions.

Now, you wouldn’t know that listening to the Talking Heads’ pontificate duringNational Bash a Teacher month. There is a convergence of politicians, activists, venture capitalists and even movie-makers for heaven’s sake, looking for a slick, simple storyline as to why, in neighborhoods with growing crime, unemployment, drug use and incarceration rates, students are failing and