The teachers union is one of the largest unions in our nation, but has recently been under major fire. Taking politicians and lobbyists out of the equation, are unions good for education? Teachers are one of the only four year college-degreed professionals that have the right to unionize and strike. Unions are blocking a lot of good educators from doing the right thing for their students. Contracts have become so detailed that a good idea that would benefit students must be ignored because parts of the teachers’ contract do not allow certain aspects of the initiative. For example, if a school wanted to have after school tutoring, contracts may be so specific that teachers are only allowed to do an after school activity once a year. Even though teachers would be willing to go the extra mile for their students, they are too intimidated by their union to try.
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1. watch the following video, and post your comments, thoughts, opinions, etc.
• Are you opposed to teacher’s unions?
Are they good or bad for education?
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Discuss the following article:
http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=604557736093238364
