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YvonneCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-08 12:45 PM
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14. You know, after reading some of the responses here...
...I have to add something.

People not involved in the field of education may not realize something. DU is a Democratic board, but even here, many people don't realize how 'under attack' teachers have been during the Bush Administration. It was not always this way.

I have no argument with those who say "Let's get rid of bad teachers." Bad teachers have no place in schools. But most teachers are NOT bad teachers. They work hard, love kids, and go above and beyond to teach them and set them on a path to a bright future.

There has been a need to improve education for too long now. There are many reasons to fix our schools...mainly because our country's future DEPENDS on a highly educated, competent workforce.

But only in the past eight years have teachers been so highly stigmatized. Just like Bush has done in other parts of government he wants to get rid of (FEMA, EPA, the UN, ACLU, etc.) He starts by demonizing the department, its relevance and its ability to do the work...and then he REPLACES it. THAT's what he has been doing to education for eight years (and before...remember Republican efforts to abolish the Education Dept.?)

My problem :) is that so many of you here...presumably Democrats...have bought the line that teachers are the 'bad guys'. How did that happen?
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