"Rotten Apple" award for Steve Jobs? |
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A few days ago, we covered a story about Jobs sparing no words in criticizing teachers and teacher unions. This has caused the California Federation of Teachers to invite Jobs to either attend an annual teacher's convention next month or to offer a public apology for his "insulting comments" to California's teachers.Jobs, with rival CEO Michael Dell, shares a vision of delivering technology to schools and having "textbook-free" classrooms, but according to him, no amount of technology would ever improve schools until public school principals could fire bad teachers. The CFT says they will create a new award specifically for Jobs, the "Rotten Apple" award, for the individual who best personifies the need to think differently about public education and teacher unions.
Educators reiterate by pointing out that Apple refused to recognize the Silicon Valley janitorial workforce in the 1990s until Justice for Janitors union sufficiently embarrassed the company and brought it around. CFT President Mary Bergan also cited Albert Einstein's support for the American Federation of Teachers, saying that the genius encouraged intellectuals to work together to be an influential political force. According to Bergan, the real problem in the education system is lack of funding.
Steve Jobs may be a pop-culture icon, but it's interesting to know if this former hippie has been too radical this time.
Via macnn.com
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honestly, i have to agree with Steve. there are to many teachers out there that dont care, and turn students views about school as negative.
Quote:"This has caused the California Federation of Teachers to invite Jobs to either attend an annual teacher's convention next month or to offer a public apology for his "insulting comments" to California's teachers."
So they're giving him two options. like he has to listen to them. seriously he's right. if teachers don't care then they're gonna ***** up today's kids. that's why i hate unions especially when they go on strike against bankrupt companies. seriously just because you don't like your job doesn't mean you have to pull the rest of the company with you.
though i dont agree with him saying it in the way he did, it is true, teachers unions do keep a lot of people on that honestly shouldn't be teachers. I've only had to deal with a few of these teachers myself and they really can screw you over.