Who Is Irreplaceable?
A new report was released by The New Teacher Project, asserting that our schools were losing the very best teachers. They are the “irreplaceables.”
The report got the red treatment, with Secretary Duncan there to salute its findings. And it was funded by three billionaire foundations: Gates, Walton, John and Laura Arnold (big supporters of Michelle Rhee).
It seems that schools are losing their “best” teachers (the irreplaceables) and holding on to the ones who should have been fired.
Context helps. After Michelle Rhee left her brief teaching stint for TFA, she became an entrepreneur, as most
The report got the red treatment, with Secretary Duncan there to salute its findings. And it was funded by three billionaire foundations: Gates, Walton, John and Laura Arnold (big supporters of Michelle Rhee).
It seems that schools are losing their “best” teachers (the irreplaceables) and holding on to the ones who should have been fired.
Context helps. After Michelle Rhee left her brief teaching stint for TFA, she became an entrepreneur, as most
Should Schools Act “in loco parentis?”
A thoughtful comment by a reader about consultants, parents, and the responsibility of schools:
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