7 Comments

1. Conrad Trudelle
   Rank: New User
   August 4th, 2011 3:54 PM
   

   The comment Matt Damon made are in part correct and yet limited by the liberal tactic of trying to override a situation with verbose remarks.
   Not every teacher is worth the monies paid to them, I have experienced some of the bad with the good when it came to my son and the high school he was going to, almost causing me to pull a Jason Bourne on them. So in fact I do support teachers, I do not support the idiots that call themselves teachers at the expense of our children, Tenure should be a reward for those who deserve it, not a gimme for everybody. A system of Merit pay should be instituted wherein a teacher is judged on what is accomplished by the student in a practical aspect rather than on a idiotic test made up by some egghead that has no contact with reality. On that point, the whole educational system needs to be revamped. It is not the fault of the teacher when a student does not make a passing score, yet rather the responsibility rest squarely on the shoulders of the Administ

2. angry republican
   August 3rd, 2011 11:54 PM
   

   SlR- do you think it is right to judge a teacher on testing? Its absolutely insane to say a teacher is good or bad by tests. Some kids are just bad at testing. Not to mention all of the dead beat parents they have to deal with. My wife is a teacher and has had to run after parents to go over important issues about their children. It starts and ends at home, what the teacher does in the middle will not matter if the parents don't care.

3. Brooklyner
   August 3rd, 2011 6:36 PM
   

   It has been my experience that most of the teachers I had either had a passion to work with children or for the subject they teach. Some of them stay on past retirement age because of the love they have for the job. We have these Ayn Randists running around thinking that is motivated by the $ sign. It doesn't occur to them there are other goals and aspirations in life. Other wise why would a person join the military, become a scientist, join the clergy?

4. slr
   August 3rd, 2011 2:59 PM
   

   Why is her question a bonehead question? This is what is wrong with liberals. If you disagree with them they label you as stupid and ignorant. They do not even have the courage to have an intelligent debate about anything. The tenure system and the powerful teachers unions have NOT made education better in this country. Why can't we discuss this problem without being accused of hating the middle class and being ignorant? I happen to be middle class and I just think good teachers SHOULD be rewarded somehow and bad teachers SHOULD be fired. I am sick of people in this country thinking they have some kind of right to keep a job once they get it no matter how poorly they perform.

5. fuzzydog
   Rank: New User
   August 3rd, 2011 8:06 AM
   

   Excellent teachers should make a heck of a lot more than what they do and bad teachers should not have jobs. Our education system needs repair and as a nation that change begins with honest and open dialogue. I spent 12 years in public school and there are some really horrible teachers out there. They can and do cause serious setbacks for students. Those teachers should not have jobs. The flip side is that there are many wonderful teachers who inspire and motivate students to excel. The truth is most teachers are somewhere in between and the all make roughly the same salary. Is that fair to the teachers or the students?

6. dee
   August 2nd, 2011 10:56 PM
   

   from what i hear, Matt cares. my mom was a teacher for over 33yrs. teachers deserve a higher salary. my mom worked so hard for all those years! though middle class and people that are poor. should have tax cuts.

7. lizzstar99
   August 2nd, 2011 6:23 PM
   

   Something tells me this reporter might get stuck in the newsroom for quite a while, along with her cameraman. Bonehead questions from both. They should be embarrassed.