Goldstein on the Absent Teacher Reserves: almost a eulogy

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Monday, October 26, 2009
ATR — a Simple Twist of Fate

by Arthur Goldstein, HS Chapter Leader

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A lot of people think teaching is somehow a job for life — that no teachers can be fired for any reason, no matter what they do, who they kill, or whether or not they sleep in garbage cans. It’s not true. In fact, the Department of Education tries to take away teacher jobs all the time . . .

Those of us who aren’t up on charges have other worries. For example, we can become “ATRs.” [continued at this link]