The best start towards a good education would be for the schools to have the right to kick out the kids who are disruptive, disrespectful and refuse to learn. You cannot work with the product of a dysfunctional home who chooses to bring that same dysfunction into the classroom. This article only demonstrates one side of the coin.
That said, the unions, themselves, hurt new teachers. Since the people at the top of the union are the ones doing the bargaining, they tend to starve out the new teachers so that the bulk of the money is spread around among those who have been there the longest (ie, themselves). While experience is rewarded in any job, the spread is often disproportionate among teachers. The result is that sometimes the best of the teachers leave early on for something that will pay better.
"The best start towards a good education would be for the schools to have the right to kick out the kids who are disruptive, disrespectful and refuse to learn. You cannot work with the product of a dysfunctional home who chooses to bring that same dysfunction into the classroom. This article only demonstrates one side of the coin. "
You bring up a point there. Most public schools don't have that freedom except in extreme cases. Some of the alternative schools here can kick out any kid who misses more than 10 days or is any type of behavior problem. If parents don't provide 5 hours of help a week too, then it goes along those lines too. I just imagine what the results would be if it happened at my school.