http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2010.05.30/1146.html A Web-based independent commentary on the production and distribution of economic ideas Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2010.05.30/1146.html/comment-page-1#comment-2249 Kristin Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:14:00 +0000 http://www.economicprincipals.com/?p=1146#comment-2249 Thank you. I remember seeing this piece months ago. It and the many anti-teacher pieces that have followed have made me feel more burned out than any day in the classroom or any weekend spent grading.
I am feeling now as though teachers aren’t totally alone, with only students and their parents to support us against the gigantic media machine fueled by What’s Hot Now.

]]> http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2010.05.30/1146.html/comment-page-1#comment-2054 Mike Archer Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.economicprincipals.com/?p=1146#comment-2054 My teachers’ union encouraged me to earn national certification. My teachers’ union made sure I understood the intricacies of multiple intelligences (learning styles) so I would be more effective in the classroom. My teachers’ union guided
my training and development. I am known as an effective teacher. The state leadership of Florida where I work has done little for me as a teacher except provide harassment, blame, and ridicule. Whenever I hear someone off-handedly bash teachers’ unions, I wonder if they have any idea at all what the unions actually do.

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