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Originally Posted by scardog
Bad teachers make the same as good teachers. Vouchers would not get passed, but not because of Bush. Do you really want to give bad teachers more money, and tell the good teachers they get the same thing no matter how good they are? Do you think the billions we are spending on education is well spent, and running like a well-oiled machine? I would say our military is better than our education system. We can argue about Iraq all day and night, but it is pointless, and will not sway either of us, so perhaps we should avoid that subject. I want good teachers to make more money, and I would like some of the wasted money to go to vouchers and let the free market work. Are you against vouchers, and if so, why?
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Well you called education a money pit. I simply pointed out that we have much worse money pits in our government and they don't seem to care.
As for money to teachers. You aren't going to get good teachers with 35k a year. I'm sorry, but a smart man/woman who gets their masters degree and is skilled is simply not going to take that kind of money. If this means we start paying good teachers 100k, then so be it. I'd rather that money be put into keeping a skilled teacher on staff for my kids than making sure Exxon can pump some more oil this week.
What I would like to see is us stop dealing with these unions. They are the problem in the educational system. Teachers should not earn tenure, they should not be un-firable, and they should be held to the same standards that employees are in the private sector. Most teachers unions have so much power that you can't fire one no matter what they do. Kill the unions and you bring back a competitive marketplace.
As for vouchers, I'm all for it. Unfortunately, the President didn't have the balls to stick with his convictions on this one.