[Gene Eric]

>> Norwalk Federation of Teachers President Bruce Mellion said if teachers would be subjected to such a test, they better get a pay raise.

To Hell with individual integrity. /s

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

A “bar exam” for teachers is an elitist idea for denigrating homeschoolers.

As matters stand already, there is no dearth of highly educated people who don’t make what teachers do, and can’t get a teacher’s job without taking brain-killing “education” courses. And there’s gonna be a lot more of them, when Obama gets through RIFing the military. Staffing security with courageous veterans who know how to respect, and use, firearms would be no problem if the pedagogy business weren’t unionized and teaching positions weren’t political plums.

[JoeFromSidney]

A "bar exam" for teachers is not the answer. The real answer is to let school administrators from big schools offer better pay to good teachers from smaller schools. After all, that's how we run sports teams. Bring up the good players from the minor leagues. The manager of a baseball team doesn't need to have potential hires pass a test. He's already seen their performance on a smaller scale. By the same token, a competent school administrator will hire those teachers who show good performance on a smaller scale.

How will the school administrator recognize good performance? In a really free society, where parents can send their children to whichever school they want, it will soon be apparent which teachers attract students and satisfy parents.

[Perseverando]

[9YearLurker]

I actually don’t buy the teacher quality argument.

IMO they’re using a purposely ineffective curriculum—from whole language reading to very-fuzzy math. They are teachers unions and very good at not ‘killing the job’.

[4Liberty]

Average Public School Mission Statement: “Maximize union dues for democRat party contributions, not student performance.”