Reply #40: Good post, Hedgehog. But, here's the question: What do we do with the bad principals and teachers? [View All]

[Diane R]

I believe we need to work hard to rid the educational system of teachers and administrators who do more harm than good. We are having a flood of threads on DU that seem to advocate teacher tenure, seniority and salary trump everything else.

I think President Obama and Arne Duncan are engaged in an honest faith effort to improve American education for our kids. Some teachers may have to lose their jobs to achieve that.

Evaluating teachers is hard, but evaluating many occupations is hard. I happen to believe that students and parents have some valuable insights into whether a teacher is effective.