Posted on 11/18/2009 10:14:18 AM PST by AreaMan
I swear that unions are like a cancer.
Also,
But by thwarting performance bonuses, the union is hurting students, ...
It's a Teacher's Union...is there any doubt what their priority is?
Defend our socialist mediocra-cy.
Union or not, it seems organizations flouting performance pay/bonuses leave the criteria for getting such a bonus very vague. I can see unions pushing back on this.
Do it for Teddy. Sniff.
Unions reward mediocrity and discourage achievement.
Nothing new.....It’s what they do.
It’s the basic, basic, basic union position.
Seniority is everything. Competence and hard work are nothing.
Seniority is everything. Repeat after me . . . .
It’s all about equality of outcome. Bring everyone down to the level of the least capable in the group. That’s the progressives’ idea of leveling the playing field.
I’m surprised the program got past the planning and talking stages without this silliness raising it’s ugly head.
We have this bonus system....The problem is...only 43% of the kids graduate from High school....MONEY does not a scholar make!!!
“They should all share in the money.” That’s wise thinking Stutman. The math teacher that worked hard to teach his or her student’s to pass the test and increase student aptitude really should share that bonus with the gym teacher.
Not the teachers, apparently. Like any long-standing union, it has given into making support of the union itself the top priority.
Public schools are one of the best arguments against socialism. This is yet just another example of how it will ALWAYS fail.
Unions don’t like the idea of pay for performance. Their mantra is “from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs.” - the loser’s motto.
Reward BAD teachers at the expense of GOOD teachers. Socialism in action...................
The loser’s motto? It’s in The Communist Manifesto!.................
True, but I was wondering why Mr. Orlov (quoted below) seemed to be astonished that the teacher's union didn't really care about screwing over the kids. But yes, ultimately the union is all about the union, not even the individual teacher.
But by thwarting performance bonuses, the union is hurting students, argued Morton Orlov, president of the Massachusetts Math and Science Initiative at MassINSIGHT, the business-backed group that administers the bonuses.
The part that's vague is the the requirement that the union bosses get to use these as payoffs to the union members that serve them best. That's the only thing that concerns the union.
“Orlov said the 10 state schools that accept the bonuses saw a 39 percent increase in students who passed the AP exam.”
The NEA is a communist front. On their home page, there is a place to click for “must read” and Saul Alinsky is listed there.
Gates should have known better, but he was seduced by the liberalism of his mother and father.
LOLOLOL EXCELLENT
That is what Bernie Marcus founder of Home Depot said about Unions and if Home Depot were unionized the best people couldn’t have helped build the business because Unions only allow promotions on seniority not Merit.
“The loser’s motto? It’s in The Communist Manifesto!.................”
Exactly - the loser’s motto.
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