http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/02/18/so-who-would-work-for-apple/ Comments on the state of education in Texas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/02/18/so-who-would-work-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-388 texased Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:56:28 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/02/18/so-who-would-work-for-apple/#comment-388 That's the point. I can't speak for California because I know that their system is different from ours. Furthermore, being able to fire the teachers isn't going to solve the problems as evidenced by the situation in Texas--we are still trying to reform the system. So what are you going to do when you can finally get rid of the teachers and find that you still have problems? That’s the point. I can’t speak for California because I know that their system is different from ours. Furthermore, being able to fire the teachers isn’t going to solve the problems as evidenced by the situation in Texas–we are still trying to reform the system. So what are you going to do when you can finally get rid of the teachers and find that you still have problems?

]]> http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/02/18/so-who-would-work-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Dave Johnston Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:46:01 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/02/18/so-who-would-work-for-apple/#comment-387 I'm happy to hear that principals can really fire bad teachers in Texas. Unfortunately, in California where Steve Jobs is from, that just isn't the case. We have districts paying off teachers in 6 figures in order to get them to leave because it is less expensive that trying to fight with them. While perhaps Steve's comments are appropriate for Texas, they certain are for California. I’m happy to hear that principals can really fire bad teachers in Texas. Unfortunately, in California where Steve Jobs is from, that just isn’t the case. We have districts paying off teachers in 6 figures in order to get them to leave because it is less expensive that trying to fight with them. While perhaps Steve’s comments are appropriate for Texas, they certain are for California.

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