Tenure- Private vs. Public
Nobody else has tenure. Why should teachers get it?So what if you could be fired for any reason? That's how employment works for every one else. Most people are "at will employees."You've heard these arguments (and if you haven't, gird your loins and go strolling through the trolling in the comments section of any article about Vergara and/or tenure). And I believe it's a sincere, honest
An Action Everyone Can Take
It can seem huge and hopeless, the large scale of the current battle for the soul of public education in this country. But there is a useful, positive, strengthening, helpful action that every single one of us can take.Write a letter.Because here's two things I know about teachers.Thing one. We work mostly in isolation, with our main human contact the small persons we work with every day. Get busy
6-14-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekVan Roekel Gets Feisty-ishIt has been a noisy week for NEA president Dennis van Roekel. In the face of a great deal of anti-teacher rhetoric (some if it coming from a sitting judge in a major court case), DVR has decided that it's time to finally speak up on behalf of teachers.First, he opened up in HuffPo, declaring that our accountability system is flunking. He