A Contest You Probably Don't Want to Win
Here's an interesting announcement of a contest out of Washington, D.C. The Center for Union Facts put up an 80-foot billboard in Times Square announcing its "Ten Worst (Union-Protected) Teachers contest. The contest is part of a campaign to "educate Americans about how teachers unions protect incompetent teachers, demoralize good teachers, block reform, and ultimately hurt our public education system."
The Times Square billboard, along with today's full-page ad in the New York Times, unveils the contest, which will allow anyone 13 and up to nominate the worst union-protected teacher in America. Once CUF identifies the 10 worst, they will offer each of them $10,000 to quit the profession forever.
For more information, go to their web site, www.teachersunionexposed.com.
Can you imagine the phone calls to the teachers who "won"? Awkward, much?
Comments
What?! I can't believe this. I'm pretty sure this "contest" will not help us students to concentrate on our studies, but to point fingers to our teachers. Hello, it's a fifty fifty situation, half of the studnet puts the effort to you know! This contest will shun the name of teachers! What about the great teachers of America? Those who have motived and helped students and changed their lives? People just want to put others down to make themselves feel better. PATHETIC!
Posted by: Brian | April 1, 2008 6:32 PM