tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post5364316011564656344..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Andy Ford Speaks out about Govenor Scotts Massive Education CutsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-87365400764340300372011-06-11T09:38:10.246-06:002011-06-11T09:38:10.246-06:00Unions do much to protect education, unlike the Re...Unions do much to protect education, unlike the Republican governor and legislators who are doing everything they can think of to cut public education. Now the legislature has decided that huge numbers of classes are not "core" and should not be covered by the class size limits. Many of those classes are ones I cannot imagine taking in large groups. teacher tenure protects good teachers from arbitrary dismissal. Poor teachers do not usually survive the years to get to tenure and, even then, can be dismissed. Now there are no rules, edministrators can dismiss anyone who dares to fight for the kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-75260405196037801622011-06-05T10:49:33.959-06:002011-06-05T10:49:33.959-06:00A serious problem that everyone in education seems...A serious problem that everyone in education seems to conveniently forget is that the union is a massive problem for education. The union is not a friend of the city taxpayer - we feel as though it is a burden and Terry Brady is an obnoxious, loud, unreasonable individual. She does not have the expertise nor the experience in budgets. All she wants a piece of the taxpayer revenues for teachers. This group has not had to see a year go by without a raise - however small. The union is a disease and will suck as much blood out as long as this administration bends over and allows it. Not unlike Corrine Brown, when Bill Clinton said when we see Corrine coming, we just say yes. A sad, but true fact. <br /><br />Currently, Duval County is on a mission to change the perception of the citizenry they have of the school system. Until the Super and board takes a long hard look at inside operations - from administration to the schools and work on that (morale) and the negative, mediocre culture that has exacerbated for decades - NOTHING will ever change. You cannot respect a business unless the business operates in a sound fiscal and responsible manner. The turnover rates of teachers is high and continues to be so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com