Have Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession) | EduShyster

Have Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession) | EduShyster:

Have Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession)

 How making teaching a career no one wants will finally make our kids college and career ready…

The year was 2014 and, alas, all was not right with the world. Income inequality in these United States had both soared and skyrocketed to levels not seen since the 1920′s, and the middle classwas living just a little less large. Some pointed to the collapse of labor unions as part of the problem, but that explanation seemed too obvious. Then another, far more intriguing explanation began to gain currency, particularly among those who possessed a great deal of currency. The blame for the country’s slide lay with teachers who, coincidentally, happened to belong to one of the country’s few remaining unions. Could there be a connection?

A rising tide lifts all yachts (and elevates the teaching profession)
Fortunately, an easy solution lay within reach: the teaching profession needed to be elevated out of the reach of those who were currently in it. ¿But who was bold and disruptive enough to orchestrate such a boldly disruptive plan? Once again, we were in luck—although by *we,* I am not Have Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession) | EduShyster: