Comments on: I Guess This Is One Way to Deal With Teacher Union Issues http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/i-guess-this-is-one-way-to.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Calvin http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/i-guess-this-is-one-way-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-5481 Calvin Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:06:37 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14364#comment-5481 When I saw this, I literally laughed out loud. Not sure if you actually researched the situation Donald, but those teachers had the highest salaries in the state. In a district where the median household income of families was only $22,000, these teachers were pulling in between $70,000 - $78,000 a year! And for what...dismal test scores and sub par graduation rates??? What the superintendent asked the teachers to do was not difficult - simple tasks such as eating lunch with your students more frequently, and extending the school day by 25 minutes. Not trying to say that these two things alone will solve the problems in the district, but its a decent start. It's just unfortunate that the teachers refuse to adhere to the superintendents wishes without throwing in more money. Please believe, if I can't convince Rex Sinquefield to adopt me in the near future, I will be sending my resume to that school district in Rhode Island. When I saw this, I literally laughed out loud. Not sure if you actually researched the situation Donald, but those teachers had the highest salaries in the state. In a district where the median household income of families was only $22,000, these teachers were pulling in between $70,000 – $78,000 a year! And for what…dismal test scores and sub par graduation rates??? What the superintendent asked the teachers to do was not difficult – simple tasks such as eating lunch with your students more frequently, and extending the school day by 25 minutes. Not trying to say that these two things alone will solve the problems in the district, but its a decent start. It’s just unfortunate that the teachers refuse to adhere to the superintendents wishes without throwing in more money.

Please believe, if I can’t convince Rex Sinquefield to adopt me in the near future, I will be sending my resume to that school district in Rhode Island.

]]> By: vroman http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/i-guess-this-is-one-way-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-5439 vroman Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:20:09 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14364#comment-5439 Scorched earth policy. I like it. Scorched earth policy. I like it.

]]> By: David Stokes http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/i-guess-this-is-one-way-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-5407 David Stokes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:40:59 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14364#comment-5407 I never said it would make the school better. I merely said I hope it works out. According to the article, firing every teacher was only authorized in this one failing school, by state law, because the teachers rejected a far less radical proposal. We can probably all agree that we hope steps like this are never needed in Missouri. I never said it would make the school better. I merely said I hope it works out. According to the article, firing every teacher was only authorized in this one failing school, by state law, because the teachers rejected a far less radical proposal. We can probably all agree that we hope steps like this are never needed in Missouri.

]]> By: Donald http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/i-guess-this-is-one-way-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-5403 Donald Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:55:53 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14364#comment-5403 So how does firing every teacher make the school better? I would think this would have a terrible affect on the morale of the good teachers that got canned with along with the subpar ones. So how does firing every teacher make the school better? I would think this would have a terrible affect on the morale of the good teachers that got canned with along with the subpar ones.

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