Comments on: More teachers paid to do nothing: 700 in New York City alone http://radioviceonline.com/more-teachers-paid-to-do-nothing-700-in-new-york-city-alone/ The blog home of The Jim Vicevich Show Thu, 24 May 2012 20:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steve McGough http://radioviceonline.com/more-teachers-paid-to-do-nothing-700-in-new-york-city-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4979 Steve McGough Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:11:16 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=13392#comment-4979 Sorry skeptical - I was reading/responding on a smart phone and did not see the indent on your reply. Concerning it never happening, I was specifically referring to teachers in the private school system sitting in a room eight hours a day getting paid while waiting for some sort of hearing for months and months. Sorry skeptical – I was reading/responding on a smart phone and did not see the indent on your reply.

Concerning it never happening, I was specifically referring to teachers in the private school system sitting in a room eight hours a day getting paid while waiting for some sort of hearing for months and months.

]]> By: skepticalcynic http://radioviceonline.com/more-teachers-paid-to-do-nothing-700-in-new-york-city-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4978 skepticalcynic Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:20:22 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=13392#comment-4978 Sorry I saw that point NOWHERE in Dim's post. It was that post to which I was responding. As far as it never happening, I don't know. City officials can be bribed, they have in the past, they will in the future. Colonial Reality was a private company. City officials, bank officials, OFFICIAL officials were all bribed. Privatization is a good thing, I agree, but a bullet proof vest against corruption is most certainly is not. Sorry

I saw that point NOWHERE in Dim's post. It was that post to which I was responding.

As far as it never happening, I don't know. City officials can be bribed, they have in the past, they will in the future.

Colonial Reality was a private company. City officials, bank officials, OFFICIAL officials were all bribed. Privatization is a good thing, I agree, but a bullet proof vest against corruption is most certainly is not.

]]> By: Steve McGough http://radioviceonline.com/more-teachers-paid-to-do-nothing-700-in-new-york-city-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4977 Steve McGough Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:58:05 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=13392#comment-4977 We're talking about a teachers union and local government in collusion to put together contracts that are devastating to city budgets. We're talking millions of dollars here. This would NEVER happen in the private education system, NEVER. THAT'S the point. We're talking about a teachers union and local government in collusion to put together contracts that are devastating to city budgets. We're talking millions of dollars here. This would NEVER happen in the private education system, NEVER. THAT'S the point.

]]> By: skepticalcynic http://radioviceonline.com/more-teachers-paid-to-do-nothing-700-in-new-york-city-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4969 skepticalcynic Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:24:00 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=13392#comment-4969 Take those same teachers and put them in glastonbury or wh or some other suburban school....chango, presto.....they become good teachers. It happens OVER AND OVER AND OVER. WHERE you teach is by far, the most important factor of whether or not your students learn. I'm sure there's sucky teachers, thats a given, but its time to stop making them the scapegoats for all the ills of education. Oh, and if their cases are IN REVIEW,they SHOULD continue recieving salaries. If a cop is under investigation and assigned desk duty, he or she will continue getting paid until proven guilty. Its the was it should be, imo. Take those same teachers and put them in glastonbury or wh or some other suburban school….chango, presto…..they become good teachers. It happens OVER AND OVER AND OVER. WHERE you teach is by far, the most important factor of whether or not your students learn.

I'm sure there's sucky teachers, thats a given, but its time to stop making them the scapegoats for all the ills of education.

Oh, and if their cases are IN REVIEW,they SHOULD continue recieving salaries. If a cop is under investigation and assigned desk duty, he or she will continue getting paid until proven guilty. Its the was it should be, imo.

]]> By: Dimsdale http://radioviceonline.com/more-teachers-paid-to-do-nothing-700-in-new-york-city-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4963 Dimsdale Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:31:44 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=13392#comment-4963 The usual excuse for the appalling performance of the government schools is that "they have to take everyone." Little did we know that it was the teachers, and not the students they were talking about! At least we know they are doing it "for the children." The usual excuse for the appalling performance of the government schools is that "they have to take everyone."

Little did we know that it was the teachers, and not the students they were talking about!

At least we know they are doing it "for the children."

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