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To: Enlightened1

The only way that will happen is to outlaw teachers unions.


11 posted on 10/14/2019 7:04:15 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (We cannot spare this man. He fights.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

> The only way that will happen is to outlaw teachers unions. <

Teachers unions have absolutely nothing to do with what’s being taught in the schools. Absolutely nothing. Their input is neither asked for nor accepted.

I taught for many years in a large urban school district. In the old days (before around the year 2000), all new curriculums were piloted first. A teacher committee would be formed. That committee would include all sorts of viewpoints (including conservative viewpoints). And a consensus would be reached on what should be taught, and how.

That’s all gone now. All decisions are made centrally, at the school board level. You teach exactly as you are told to.

The only thing I haven’t figured out is how the school board makes their (usually awful) curriculum decisions. Those folks are usually not radicals. Someone is influencing things behind the scenes. I suspect it’s the paid consultants. The board uses paid consultants now instead of the old teacher committees.


45 posted on 10/14/2019 7:59:46 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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