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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-18-09 06:02 PM
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8. Sorry about the link. It works on the GLBT forum. Lemme work on it. nt
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  -"I don't get tenure on my job. So why should *teachers* ?" Smarmie Doofus  Mar-18-09 05:51 PM   #0 
  - Because teaching is a MAGICAL profession, where it's IMPOSSIBLE to measure performance!  BlooInBloo   Mar-18-09 05:52 PM   #1 
  - in this case, the problem is with the board  noiretextatique   Mar-18-09 05:57 PM   #2 
  - fuck that shit...if psychiatrists were paid per performance...they would be minimum wage  angstlessk   Mar-18-09 05:58 PM   #4 
     - Silliness. I love the profession. Just not the squatters currently inhabiting it.  BlooInBloo   Mar-18-09 06:00 PM   #6 
        - Thank you for your valuable input, Mr..........whatever.  Hardrada   Mar-18-09 06:05 PM   #10 
        - Aren't there ANY good teachers? None at all?  Smarmie Doofus   Mar-18-09 06:27 PM   #17 
           - Of course there are *some*. Durr.  BlooInBloo   Mar-18-09 06:49 PM   #18 
  - There will be no academic freedom without tenure.  rwheeler31   Mar-18-09 05:57 PM   #3 
  - because *teachers* who are in *unions* get a *say-so*. By the way  lynnertic   Mar-18-09 05:59 PM   #5 
  - Sorry about the link. It works on the GLBT forum. Lemme work on it. nt  Smarmie Doofus   Mar-18-09 06:02 PM   #8 
  - Thanks. Link fixed. What quote? nt  Smarmie Doofus   Mar-18-09 06:12 PM   #11 
  - Because keeping less capable teachers is a lesser evil than political firings  DBoon   Mar-18-09 06:00 PM   #7 
  - Strange. My experience is that administrators LIKE "less capable"...  Smarmie Doofus   Mar-18-09 06:19 PM   #15 
     - assume for the sake of argument....  DBoon   Mar-18-09 06:49 PM   #19 
  - Duly noted. n/t  Fire1   Mar-18-09 06:02 PM   #9 
  - And the unasked question in response  gratuitous   Mar-18-09 06:18 PM   #12 
  - There should never be political firings in any field.  alarimer   Mar-18-09 06:18 PM   #13 
  - becausing teaching is in many ways like Civil Service  CreekDog   Mar-18-09 06:18 PM   #14 
  - Thanks. Tenure didn't just ".happen". There were ... and ARE...  Smarmie Doofus   Mar-18-09 06:24 PM   #16 
  - The solution is to expand job security for more workers...  burning rain   Mar-18-09 07:08 PM   #20 
  - So are you saying newly hired teachers should just automatically get tenure from Day One?  KittyWampus   Mar-18-09 07:14 PM   #21 
  - It takes three years to get tenure here  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Mar-18-09 07:24 PM   #22 
  - "Tenure" is a Myth Anyway  tonysam   Mar-18-09 07:35 PM   #23 
  - At what level of school is it a myth?  BlooInBloo   Mar-18-09 07:37 PM   #24 
  - Tenure is so the professors are immune to the winds  david13   Mar-18-09 09:30 PM   #25 
 

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