Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: They Do Not Think Teachers Are Professionals

Jersey Jazzman: They Do Not Think Teachers Are Professionals:


They Do Not Think Teachers Are Professionals

I have to wonder: would we treat plumbers this way?

The director of Louisiana’s controversial new system to evaluate public school teachers had her own teaching certificate lapse.
“My teaching certificate is not active right now,” said Molly Horstman, who oversees the new review setup that state officials call Compass, Thursday.
Horstman, who spent two years in a New Orleans classroom, said the lack of a teaching certificate has nothing to do with her current post, which pays $77,000 per