This has always been a problem, but what you are saying is the union is there for you, not the student. Im fine with that, I just hear many special interest groups say they are benevolent caretakers of the people when really its about them.
Of course the union is there for the teacher. The teachers pay them and expect them to be there for them. It's like hiring a lawyer. Do you expect that lawyer to be on your side, or simply just do what is right for the good of all?
ONE reason students are assessed is to guide instruction-its also evaluation teacher competency and of the school meeting its obligations.
Correct, the the CC test is used for the latter purpose. Diagnostic and teacher made tests, writing and math samples, and reading inventories do a much better job of assessing students to guide instruction
Id love to see some citations of that, please--its the first Ive heard of that-and if its true I want to know about it.
Check out Snopes. It has a pretty good explanation. It would't let me copy and paste pertinent parts, so you'll have to click the link.
Dont make a mistake-im no fan of common core. I wasn't thrilled about no child left behind until I found that it raised scores. But since it did-it should be defended.
It only raised test scores because it mandated teaching to the test. Don't be fooled by common core or state standard test scores. They are a poor measure of student achievement. NCLB, "race to the top", and the Department of Education need to all be discontinued.
Here in california the teachers unions are actively against home schooling, despite higher scores by 30% or so.
Unions are going to be against anything that decreases the number of teaching jobs. Like I said, home schooling is a mixed bag. If you were to examine the achievement levels of students who have parents who are involved enough gto actually carry on a home schooling program, you'd find those levels to be considerably higher also.
I personally support the idea, but then, I don't think compulsory education is such a good idea either. My libertarian lean sometimes conflicts with the teacher's union position.
You dont think the parents of troubled kids wouldnt support a private school if it raised scores? Are you for vouchers?
If vouchers actually paid the cost of any school, public or private, (which the only plan proposed in Cali did not do), if it exempted religious instruction, if public as well as private schools could set standards and then refuse to accept a student who did not qualify, then I'd be for vouchers. So far, I've never seen any such plan proposed, have you?
Not surprised to hear that. Its a good thing objective standards exist for this reason amongst others.
and it would be a lot better if those objective standards were accurate, valid, and reliable. The common Core test is not.
can be fired, how does 3 years of competency mean someone should be hard to fire?
It proves that they are competent.
If every teacher who ever got crosswise with the administration or with a parent were fired, there would be no one left.