Why are we electing people to office who would not qualify to teach in our schools or...?
957091
You must know Ex-President Bill Clinton!
939105
I think what there needs to be is test for voters.  You should have to prove that you know the issues and what the candidates stand for.  If we had educated voters, instead of 'rock the voters' we wouldn't have to be so concerned about sub-par people becoming president.  Elected officials are just a reflection of the population as a whole.
423193
Has your district instituted the HOUSSE process? If you teach 2 or more core subjects, the "highly qualified" regular ed teachers can form a committee, observe you, review your lesson plans, and confirm your "highly qualified" status. I'm surprised by the posts here that there are special ed teachers not going through the HOUSSE.\n\nOn the other hand, NCLB is horrific (minimal funding, demanding 100% of all kids reading at grade level without consideration for outside interference like low SES, disabilities, ELL, etc., and blaming all failure on the teachers and schools, such as attendance rates, discipline rates, etc.).  Blech.
85335
Because they don't want some of US to get a higher education.
395474
I'd suggest contacting the district directly and asking them what the qualifications are.\n\nI know in my district, teacher's aides have to go through the district.
243092
our teachers has big function to us.they mold us,they impart knowledge to us so that we become a good citizens of our country.my fellow graduates this is not the end but this is just the beginning to make a better life in the future. learning the basic education is the only way that we can help  our country.all of us know what is happening to our congress.if you still remember the saying "the youth is the hope of the fatherland".
438100
Because our schools are in such bad shape that kids are graduating who don't know how to read and can't do basic math.  It's an attempt to bring some meaning back to a high school diploma.
658891
I work in a high school and I feel the same way.  It's not the teacher's who aren't doing their jobs, its the officials who set the eduational guidelines.  Often the faculty talks about how if children are not taught about the real world at home, they will not learn it in the classroom.  Educators are required by law to teach certain curriculum.  That curriculum is etched in stone by our government system who are too busy trying to compete with the education systems of other countries than worrying about their own.\nThe problem is in politics.  Politicians set laws to benefit the upper class citizens whose children will go on to get their Master's degrees and work is a high rise office building.  It is not made for the other 80% of the U.S. population who are forced to make ends meet the best way they know how.\nTake the matter up with the Senate, and while you're at it how about better wages and benefits for the people who educate the next generation?\n\n:)
809389
Yeah, there is a problem.  It's called the DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA.  Look at the schools.  Why have so many dropped civics and government?  How many people do you know that have read the  CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , much less that of their state.  How are we going to get good candidates for whom to vote when we don't even know what is the job of the office.  We must start thinking of ourselves as employers looking for the candidate with the  right skill for a very specific job instead of a delightful personality and a good hair cut.  \nREMEMBER we pay these guys to work for us.  And they get to vote on what we pay them.  Stay on their backs.  Watch their votes and actions.  It doesn't matter if you voted for them or not, you pay them to work for you.\nWhen this message gets across to the voting public we may see some changes in the line up.\n\nThose in power benifit from stupidity and  invested a lot of your and my money to turn the public education system into a drone factory.  \nDon't get your panties in a bunch.  I see educators who fight this and I'm seeing more parental involvement who want better for their children and fight this trend.  Still the focus is not an educated voter, it's a better than minimum wage job. It's a start.   Too many people (us) have not realized that when politicians give them (us) something, that they (we) need to insist on a cost accounting.
851187
How about lack of proper guidance in the Public School system?  Do teachers work for a salary or to improve the knowledge of the youth they teach? What is wrong with education in (your country) today.   Do any of these get it for you?
800031
They are not going to vote to limit their own terms so we just have to limit them ourselves with our votes.  Most people at the national level are professional politicians so the only other job open to them is lobbying.
1026889
Once a school board makes up it's mind, the game is over. You could support the teachers by supporting any action they choose to take, such as sickouts or walkouts. My experience is that teachers teach for the love of teaching (not all) and that if they get stepped on, they won't mind too much.\n\nYou must be in a state with a weak teachers union. In NY or CA, this probably wouldn't fly.
788465
Because that is their rules and we have ours. If you don't like the rules perhaps you should run in public office. It is smart for a Country to restrict other people from coming in to take jobs. In order to move to Florida, many years ago, we had been hired for a job and were  able to prove the any senior living there was fuly self-sufficient and not going to be a burden on their country. That is smart in my opinion.
822661
History teaches us that it cannot be done. They will lack the skills to run stable administration, even if they do then it will at the expense of freedom of activities and thought.
580305
the persons we are choosing as our legislatures are not up to the mark to make a line between intellectuality and reservation. the need to educate all should not be combined with reservations in professional courses.it will have a disastrous effect in future.unintended and meritorious students will thereby get a door to entry institutions where only top performers are required.it will definitely have a negative impact in  the present as well as future  development of a country like India when the leaders as well  as the president dreams of lifting the status of India amongst the developed countries.Alas! can a day will come when the leaders will understand and refrain to pass such a bill.let's hope it will.
458254
You won't want to hear this, but there are PLENTY of qualified teachers here in the U.S. - unfortunately, there has to be a minimum number of minority teachers hired at different schools. Reverse racism. I have been told straight out that I would have had a job, but they couldn't get a minority waiver.
1165702
We currently have a dysfunctional school board that spends all of its time arguing with and dissing other members of the board.  Last fall, a major school bond issue failed, because voters have no trust in the board.  We have recently gotten a new superintendent and I hope that he will be able to turn things around.