Watched Waiting on Superman......OH MY GOD people.....I know I am a little late to game BUT....

This is now on Netflix streaming and I watched it today. It. Was. INFURIATING! They can SEE what works and what doesnt and they just arent! But I have today what makes me the most crazy is the teachers unions! The teachers that reinstated with a YEAR back pay after being fired for being caught ON VIDIO putting kids heads in toilets and reading magazines during class! Teachers in a "rubber room" in NY school system waiting to be tried for cases as rough as child molestation getting full benefits AND salary while it takes them THREE TIME LONGER then criminals to make it through the system! What can be done? Because I am truly believing its going to take a grass roots effort to DO something! I mean good grief we all banded together and got them to save the Internet can we save our kids? :(

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Asked by momof030404 at 4:24 PM on Feb. 12, 2012 in Politics & Current Events

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I never saw that documentary but, I have read about some of the horrible things you listed. Some states teacher's unions are so powerful (like NY's with the child molester) that it's disgusting. Unions had their place in the 20th century but, now that are an impediment.

Answer by 3libras at 4:31 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Oh its SUCH a good watch! My daughter is at a magnet school she got into via a lottery and its HEARTBREAKING to watch these kids who want it SO bad and dont get in. But it's even more so to SEE solutions and SEE the things that work getting ripped away! They go through the woman (Michelle Khee) that came through and turned the D.C. School system upside down ,brought RESULTS, and was completely vilified! Her idea to give teachers the CHOICE to either stick with tenure and get small increase raises OR let go of it and get merritt based pay sounded great to me. It woul be each individual teachers choice! The union refused to let the teachers VOTE on it! how CRAZY!

Comment by momof030404 (original poster) at 4:37 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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I've heard great things about the film, but never seen it myself. I believe John Stossel also had a documentary called Stupid In America that pointed out the pro's of charter schools and the negatives of Teacher's unions as they presently operate. Very eye opening and disappointing at the same time, considering our children are the ones to pay the highest price for this failure.

Answer by QuinnMae at 4:56 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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I just finally watched it recently, and it was very eye-opening. When DD eventually starts school we'll do our best to pick a good school/district and plan to be very involved. Aside from private school, what can you do? Pretty discouraging, but at least we have the luxury of being able to pick up and move if we need to for better schools which is better than the options others have.

It is a shame the teacher's union is so inflexible.

Answer by katiemomNY at 8:52 AM on Feb. 13, 2012
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Just another reason we need to vote for Ron Paul. He agrees that our educational system is severely lacking. Isn't it insane that this goes on? I have the utmost respect for teachers but there are terrible ones out there who should not be allowed anywhere near our children!

Answer by JackieGirl007 at 9:34 AM on Feb. 13, 2012
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