Why Does Diane Ravitch Hate Teachers?
Long time readers of this blog may remember our article from last Summer, "Why Does Diane Ravitch Hate Children?" Well, she's at it again only this time the victim of her ill-considered opinions are our nation's teachers.
When the recent survey conducted by Met Life found teacher job satisfaction at the lowest point in decades, we at Last Stand for Children First were naturally quite dismayed. We believe attracting and retaining excellent quality teachers is the key to giving students a first rate education. Fortunately, recent research by Teach for America shows that most excellent teachers are only in their first or second year of teaching. Still, it is vital that we retain our best teachers for both of those important years.
Of course Diane Ravitch's response to the survey was to write an article in Education Week. To save you the trouble of reading the article, I will tell you that Ravitch blames all the usual suspects that whining teachers love to complain about:
IWhen the recent survey conducted by Met Life found teacher job satisfaction at the lowest point in decades, we at Last Stand for Children First were naturally quite dismayed. We believe attracting and retaining excellent quality teachers is the key to giving students a first rate education. Fortunately, recent research by Teach for America shows that most excellent teachers are only in their first or second year of teaching. Still, it is vital that we retain our best teachers for both of those important years.
Of course Diane Ravitch's response to the survey was to write an article in Education Week. To save you the trouble of reading the article, I will tell you that Ravitch blames all the usual suspects that whining teachers love to complain about:
It cannot be accidental that the sharp drop in teacher morale coincides with the efforts of people such as Michelle Rhee and organizations such as Education Reform Now and Stand for Children