Oh no, lets not hold teachers accountable. My Lord what is this country comming too?
Next thing you know they'll want to hold politicians accountable as well.
Yup the country is going to pot ;-)
"Oh no, lets not hold teachers accountable."
I know what you mean. However, accountability should run in tandem with authority. Teachers, for example, do not have the authority to do what is necessary to force discipline. Further, the Boards of Education fold at the first sign that a parent is going to sue because the parent's precious thug of a child is going to be disciplined.
Until the teachers have both the repsonsibility and authority, it will be difficult, realistically, to hold them accountable.
How is posting their salaries during a contract negotiation "holding them accountable?" Salaries are based on years experience, and degrees obtained. They don't give those degrees away. They are earned.
Oh no, lets not hold teachers accountable. My Lord what is this country comming too?
That should be coming and let's. Teachers are held accountable more than people believe. I wish my salary figures as a teacher were even remotely close to those offered here (after 9 years as a teacher).