Those public sector workers known as "teachers" are kind of important

[kpete]

"The one thing I know for sure, however, is this: The future of the country depends on the public-sector workers known as teachers. That's because unless we dramatically improve our educational performance, America's standard of living will be at risk."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030203236.html

[handmade34]

1. good article

[liberal N proud]

2. The elite want to kill public education

They can afford to send their kids to private schools so they have no need for public schools.

The elite see a nation of teabaggers as a result of elimination of public education, too illiterate to know how they are being screwed.

[kpete]

3. yes,

but sometimes, those "private school" teachers are NOT as devoted or committed as Public School Teachers?

[liberal N proud]

5. No argument there - but this war on the teachers is not about devotion

it is about eliminating anything that provides a public service. The teachers are just stuck in the cross-hairs.

[snappyturtle]

6. Pretty soon we'll be in-sourcing teachers because young

Americans won't to become teachers only to become of participant in a test tube profession.

[orwell]

4. Teachers...

...Our real job creators.

I guess the oligarchs are jealous...