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Providence RI teacher dismissals seen as blow to seniority system
The Providence Journal ^ | February 26, 2011 | Linda Borg

Posted on 02/26/2011 1:25:43 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: HarleyD
....Something for people to think about when they reach their late 50s.

And something for people to think about when the union controls the conditions of their employment to the degree that it plays a large part in bankrupting the state treasury.

21 posted on 02/26/2011 5:56:59 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife (Allhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122429/posts)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Yes. People shouldn't rely upon age as a factor for employment. But people shouldn't be fired after a sterling career because they're “too expensive”. Merit pay doesn't work because bosses usually give it to their cronies. In the case of teachers, how many of us would like to be judged by the conduct of a bunch of eight graders who refuse to complete their assignments? Really what is needed is fair and honest appraisal of employees through peer review. But that is a very old-fashioned idea that went out in the 80s.
22 posted on 02/26/2011 6:14:14 AM PST by HarleyD
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A lot of things went out in the 70s. A lot of things need to be rethought.


23 posted on 02/26/2011 6:19:23 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife (Allhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122429/posts)
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WI school districts would be wise to copy this practice. Fire them all and then rehire only the best ones (with no Union).


24 posted on 02/26/2011 7:42:15 AM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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