Joe Klein's insult to American teachers [View All]

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There is also the accumulating decades of educational incompetence, since - let's face it - a whole lot of smart female teachers were liberated to pursue their dreams and we were left, as Albert Shanker used to say, with the bottom 20% of college graduates to preside in our classrooms.

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I sometimes agree with Joe Klein, but his insult to teachers is way over the top. Teachers are facing a lot of obstacles right now, and what they need right now is our respect and encouragement, but not what Klein has to offer. I know that this is anecdotal, but some of the smartest people I know are teachers. They are dedicated professionals working on the front lines for substandard pay and they get very little of the appreciation that they deserve. I already fired off an angy email to Klein. Let's see if he has the guts to answer me.