Chicago Teacher's Union Strikes... Expects to Continue to be Rewarded for Incompentancy
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Chicago teachers went on strike Monday. Rational individuals should ask themselves why the teachers union would think it reasonable to ask for more pay, benefits, or anything else for that matter when 71% of students are deficient in reading at the 8th grade level and 80% are deficient in math. It seems to this writer that they are expecting rewards for their incompetence. Doesn't it seem reasonable that under performing teachers be fired (as happens in business) and replaced with individuals who are competent and care enough to teach our youth? Thus preparing them to compete in a globally competitive environment? CNS News - Seventy-nine percent of the 8th graders in the Chicago Public Schools are not grade-level proficient in reading, according to the U.S. Department of Education, and 80 percent are not grade-level proficient in math. Chicago public school teachers went on strike on Monday and one of the major ...