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9. I saw it too. While I support the teacher's unions....

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:05 PM

Jul 2012

I do think the film brings up some relevant points. Such as ... why DO we continue to allow really BAD teachers to teach our kids? Shouldn't there be some accountability?

I can think of several high school teachers I had WAY BACK, decades ago, who should have been shown the door.

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I really didn't see the film as an ad for charter schools. Brigid Jul 2012 #5

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I saw it too. While I support the teacher's unions.... mainer Jul 2012 #9

About teachers' unions . . . Brigid Jul 2012 #11

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