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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Ah-ha for 10-11
It seems every class in this program we tend to get in to discussions about about poor administrators and teachers. It truly is amazing how many poor teachers and administrators there are in Illinois and Iowa, and I assume every other state in the United States. I am amazed that they are allowed to continue to keep their jobs even though everyone around them knows they are not doing their job. In a discussion with several other people last night they brought up the fact that in no other major job market is there something like tenure which ensures someones job. One person for example who works for John Deere stated that if they had someone who was not doing their job like they were supposed to would be fired no matter if they had worked for 6 months or 6 years. So I guess my ah-ha is to ask when and where did tenure originate? I wonder why no other profession has something so similar, yet something so important as educating children does.
Hate to disappoint you, but look at civil service (government) positions. Try to get rid of an incompetent in that area!
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