The author of today's article has had first-hand experience working with politicians. He unfortunately had to endure disrespect by some politicians because "their minds were made up". They are in the mindset that teachers are the ones to blame for society's failure to children. The author also encourages the reader to consider just why the politicians are so adamant...what are they really trying to preserve? It just might be more personal than we taxpayers wish to think. I will leave that up to another topic on pension and money.
Yes, taxpayers want their money's worth. But by stripping away any professional ownership of teachers are we really getting out money's worth? Or are we swindling our money away? Because our money is put into methods that are expected to bring on a quick-fix, we keep having to go back for more, looking for something different that just might work. Teachers know what works. We know that access to resources, parent support and involvement, administrative support, project-based inquiry learning are all pieces of the puzzle. Yet the politicians, many who have never been trained as educators, keep stripping these pieces away. So no, taxpayers are not getting their money's worth.
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