[Cincinatus' Wife]

Just in time for Labor Day.

[redpoll]

So the writer’s argument is that black people are, in general, more incompetent than people from other races and ethnic backgrounds.

If he believed that black people are competent and hard working, than being judged on the quality of their work would not be an issue.

He’s a racist pig. Just saying.

[DoughtyOne]

Professionals...

At what pray tell? The subversion of our children?

Okay, then maybe they are professionals.

[DannyTN]

The attack on bad teacher tenure laws is actually an attack on black unprofessionals

Fixed it.

[The Working Man]

Race, race, race all of the time. Everything has become a racist issue. It seems Nathan Bedford was correct after all.

[Above My Pay Grade]

So, the writer believes that an attack on BAD teachers is an attack on BLACK teachers? That sounds racist to me.

[Buckeye McFrog]

so.....purging bad teachers is RAAAACIST?

[Pietro]

"an attack on bad teacher tenure laws (and ineffective teachers in general) is actually an attack on black professionals."

You needn't be a master of Euclidian logic to solve for "x" in this equation.

[Pearls Before Swine]

The truth is that an attack on bad teacher tenure laws (and ineffective teachers in general) is actually an attack on black professionals.

Wouldn't that only be true if black tenured teachers as a group were statistically worse than teachers of other races?

[camle]

so he’s calling all black professionals bad at what they do....must be a liberal if he still has his job...

we must sacrifice out children’s futures for the sake of not dealing with bad teachers since this guy admits it will affect blacks more.

[bubbacluck]

It seems the author is defining diversity as a percentage of minorities represented regardless of competence or lack of. Any thinking person would know this is not good for the children.

[Lurking Libertarian]

After the Vergara v. California decision in California’s state Supreme Court,

The Vergara decision was not a decision of the California Supreme Court. It was only decided by the Superior Court, a state trial court; it can be appealed to the Court of Appeal and from there to the California Supreme Court. If the author gets that basic a fact wrong in the first half of the first sentence of the article, I'm not reading any more.

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

We would long ago have stopped seeing the color of a person’s skin if the race baiters and race profiteers had stopped their ugly trade.

Race was a fading issue or a non-issue during the Bush administration. Obama and crew brought it back because it suited their political and profit agenda.

If the current administration really wanted race issues to go away, then they would stop talking about it. They just can’t keep their mouths shut.

[BJ1]

The truth is that an attack on bad teacher tenure laws (and ineffective teachers in general) is actually an attack on black professionals. If the Vergara clones succeed, black children will lose effective teachers and the black community will lose even more middle-class jobs.

This guy says two contradictory statements. 

1)  Losing tenure will reduce black teachers because they are ineffectual.

2)  Black children will lose effective teachers.

 

If this nonsense is the best this author has, give up.  The debate is already lost.

[US Navy Vet]

I DESPISE EDUCRATES!

[BenLurkin]

What WaPo is saying makes no sense at all.

If the laws allow the firing of bad teachers then there is no way that school districts “will lose effective teachers.”

[grania]

It's not easy, maybe impossible, to figure out who are the bad and good teachers. It happens that an administration fave, revered coach or union lackey (etc) gets their classes skewed toward the better students. Sometimes a bad teacher that administration would rather save has an easier time getting rid of trouble makers and low performers, so a more talented teacher might get stuck with them. Some of the very best teachers, the absolute saints, take the tough assignments and even where they excel, their students often won't meet norms.

The only answer is really good administrators who maintain discipline, don't pull favorites, and are consistant in their demands for excellence from staff and students alike. Administrators such as this should have the freedom and the willingness to get rid of the failing teachers and the disruptive students. And the federal government should get out of the classroom. JMHO

[GT Vander]

Pure garbage. How can removing poor performing teachers be an attack on Black Professionals, unless you’re admitting that Black Professionals make up the largest portion of the poor performing teachers? If they are substandard why would you want to keep them, other than to collect Unions Dues that are funneled to liberal political causes.....

Just another baseless screed from the public union activists.......

[Vendome]

Seems pretty black & white....

[Jack Deth]

Isn’t the use of “black” and “professional” in the same sentence a contradiction in terms?

Shorter: This is what happens when you lower standards, ethics and overall intelligence to reach a favorable number, statistically.

It’s irrelevant that they cannot read, write, spell or teach worth a damn. Just as long as they are NOT Caucasian!

[Cowboy Bob]

It would be best if black children were taught by black teachers who graduated from “historically black” colleges. That way we can be sure that whitey ain't trying to keep them down.