Comments on: UEA Dilemma http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/ Constructive Political Dialogue's New Home Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:52:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Cameron http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/#comment-582 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:47:15 +0000 http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/#comment-582 Would the union necessarily have to fall by the wayside should teachers "professionalize"? Lawyers, Accountants, Doctors, etc all have their advocacy groups. Would the union necessarily have to fall by the wayside should teachers “professionalize”?

Lawyers, Accountants, Doctors, etc all have their advocacy groups.

]]> by: Lyall http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/#comment-576 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:10:30 +0000 http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/#comment-576 david, i'm not saying that the union going away is a downside. i'm just saying that for union as an entity (separate from the teachers) they will not want to commit organizational suicide especially when they have enjoyed such a position of power in the state. we see by sad experience that once people have power they don't let go (that's how Bob Bennet goes from promising to be a one term senator to--how many years has he been back there now?) david,

i’m not saying that the union going away is a downside. i’m just saying that for union as an entity (separate from the teachers) they will not want to commit organizational suicide especially when they have enjoyed such a position of power in the state. we see by sad experience that once people have power they don’t let go (that’s how Bob Bennet goes from promising to be a one term senator to–how many years has he been back there now?)

]]> by: David http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/#comment-575 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:56:34 +0000 http://politicalcivility.com/blog8/2008/07/21/uea-dilemma/#comment-575 So what you are saying is that from an educational standpoint there is no downside to professionalizing the teacher position in public education. I'm on board with that. (I don't see "not in the best interests of the union" as indicative of a downside.) So what you are saying is that from an educational standpoint there is no downside to professionalizing the teacher position in public education. I’m on board with that. (I don’t see “not in the best interests of the union” as indicative of a downside.)

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