Time has a beef with teacher pensions
November 11, 2010
Time Magazine makes the case against teacher pensions this week… Or at least a strong argument for major reforms.
Andrew Rotherham, the blogger behind Eduwonk, argues that current teacher pension systems are putting states and municipalities in a financial hole. Plus, he believes they encourage teachers to stay in the classroom even if they don’t really want to be there.
The argument for keeping teacher pensions the way they are is largely absent here. Would some teachers like to chime in?
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seems more like an old argument. We’d rather pay teachers just enough to keep them around when we want them but not enough to keep them around when they want to stay. Just like it was when they were treated like factory workers. This isn’t reform. This is going back to the dark ages.
oh my, what a surprise:
About the author: “He serves on advisory boards and committees for a variety of organizations including The Broad Foundation…”
Okay, so the Broad Foundation believes schools should function more like businesses. That’s certainly something they are not alone in thinking. I’m still waiting for someone to articulate what’s wrong with treating teachers more like workers in the private sector.