Wednesday, May 25, 2016

" Heroic " attack on teacher seniority system ?


  This teacher's " heroic " Providence Journal column attacking the " seniority " system got fulsome praise on right-wing talk radio yesterday.

 As a democratic socialist I think it would take a lot more courage for a public school teacher to denounce ruling class control of public education.

 Training kids to survive in the capitalist rat race and the glorification of philistine " success " does more harm to the soul of the student than a few befogged older teachers with rancid " seniority " privilege.

   Union hating intrigue does not promote " Democracy in America ".

   Everywhere the ruling class has its pets.

First, we must stop hurting our students. Second, we must stop ripping off the taxpayers. As a public high school history teacher of 30 years, ...

Cranston teachers reach tentative labor contract ... - Providence Journal

www.providencejournal.com/article/20141016/.../310169897
The Providence Journal
Oct 16, 2014 - ... against the School Committee when Rhode Island Commissioner of ... pressured Cranston to downgrade seniority as a criterion for teacher ...

Why did they fire the Providence teachers? | SocialistWorker.org

https://socialistworker.org/2011/03/01/providence-teachers-fired
SocialistWorker.org
Mar 1, 2011 - Taveras told the Providence Journal that "putting Providence back on solid ... Last fall, the PPSD stopped using seniority altogether in hiring decisions, ... teacher talked about the courage needed to speak out against what is ...


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