On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Two problems here: > > First, not all teachers teach...too many just hand out assignments and > babysit. > Second: While teachers should be picked from the creme of the crop, valued > and paid accordingly, teaching is too often the default career for those who > can't cut it in harder disciplines. > > When I was at University it was a running joke that the Education majors > were the ones who couldn't pass basic math. I know that is a stereotype and > not true for all, but it is true more often than not.
"those that can't, teach", eh? Hey, I'm no fan of the education system -- I think it needs mad reform, and I'm living proof -- but I don't really see labor unions as the underlying problem. Education is serious shit. :) :Den -- Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so. Galilei, Galil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:324758 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
