The Chicago teacher's strike, which is on its second week now, are protesting against the mayor's demand that teacher evaluations be tied to student performance. Teachers have walked off the job to strike for the first time in 25 years. Rahm Emanuel is pushing hard to implement the new evaluations, and that is one of the main points of contention in a nasty negotiation between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teacher's Union, where President Karen Lewis has called a "fight for the very soul of public education. Nearly 350,000 students are out of class as the city and union fight over pay and job security.
One thing that's definitely needed is some accountability in the school system. There needs to be some type of evaulation for teachers in that area. It doesn't serve the best interests of the students and public to have teachers sitting behind desks that are incompetent or don't fulfill the requirements of their job. I do recognize the primary problem in most students revolves around the home. However, students shouldn't have to sit in schools that are "dumbing down" students." What would help is for parents to opt out of paying taxes to school systems that are failing. Parents should have a choice of what type of school they desire to send their children. They shouldn't have to pay tax dollars to a public school system if they don't send their children there.
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