Atrios Nails It: Teachers Are Sick Of Being Dumped On

[Curmudgeoness]

18. Seriously?

Give me an example of where teachers had freedom over how and what they taught. Or whether certain teachers were kept or were fired. Or hired in the first place.

Every step of the way, teachers have been told how to do their jobs. I have begun to wonder why we bother requiring them to have a college degree in education to teach. The local school boards make most of the decisions for the district, including who is hired or fired, number of teachers, curriculum, and how and where tax revenue is allocated. The state Board of Education dictates what is taught and sets up the testing. The federal Department of Education sets their own standards. And all of these bureaucracies are staffed by non-teachers, at least for the most part.

So you tell me, who mucked it up?