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Unfortunately, Obama has traveled the same road as Bush concerning education policy in the US. And now the Tea Party has an edge to bust public emplyee/teacher unions.

I will be honest, as a former classroom teacher, I did see some "dead wood" that needed clearing. But, show me an industry anywhere that doesn't have this happen. The practice of moving a unproductive or just plain lousy teacher around a district has done a lot a damage to the public perception of teachers in the US. But, it is a false assumption to think that this does not happen in private businesses.

There are many things about tenure, I disagree with, yet, I have to think about the dangers without it and things like sexuality. We all have a right to our private lives.

I have never liked the fact that school administrators can simply get a degree in admin and never teach in a classroom, yet run a school or a school district!!! That is just crazy! It has divided school administration and teacher even further.

As I said, I have worked with teachers in the past that took advantage of school districts, which really means students. And I do support changes in tenure policy to keep these kinds of folks from becoming tenured. Not very lefty of me, but it is how I feel.

need to add that teacher salaries need to reflect the professionals they are- everywhere!