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Originally Posted by Penske 2.0
This isn't a democracy. Administrator's like Rhee need to run the schools to maximize their mission not placate an ignorant electorate. She did the right thing and should be lauded as a patriot. and the teachers unions generally do the wrong thing. they obviously hate America. But why?
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They don't hate America any more than defense contractors do. The continuous harping on teachers unions is just asinine. In many different areas, you see government policy bent towards the interests of a small minority that cares a lot, and away from the public good: defense contracting, abortion policy, net neutrality, derivatives regulations, etc. For better or worse, our government gives more pull to people who care a lot. I don't see why teachers unions are particularly worse or different than the other case, except that they seem to have irritated you in some particular fashion.
I think it was a good thing that Rhee ran the schools as she thought best instead of trying to placate the electorate, but the end result is that she is no longer running the schools, so that strategy only goes so far. And then it doesn't.
