This man knows exactly who is holding back education. You cannot improve education when some of the teachers cannot (Massachusetts) pass a proficiency exam after graduation from college with a degree in elementary or secondary education. Protecting NEA members functioning at a substandard level is a cancer spreading through many school districts. Get the dead wood out, pay the good ones enough to keep them in place and watch the kids improve.
One thing I did note all through elementary school, all teachers children had the best and brightest teachers. They knew who was functioning at a high level and made sure their offspring got into the select classrooms of the ones they considered the best.
Holding back education? Sure. "Terrorists", I don't think so. It's explosive terminology. Believe me, I am not defending the NEA or any of the teachers unions.
And you can take from me -- I'm not just a critic, I'm also a member.
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