Imagine Charter Hospitals, staffed not by real doctors, but folks who just want to give it a shot

[Scuba]

http://bloggingblue.com/2015/01/why-does-scott-walker-want-to-dumb-down-wisconsins-teachers/

Why does Scott Walker want to dumb down Wisconsin’s teachers?

Those interested in becoming a teacher in Wisconsin could soon be able to rely more on their own life experiences, rather than going through the process the state currently requires to obtain a teaching license.
Part of a Workforce Readiness Imitative Governor Scott Walker announced Thursday morning includes a proposal that “Creates alternative pathways to allow a candidate with real life experience to pass a competency test to gain a teacher license.” A spokesperson for the governor said it would be up to the Department of Public Instruction to determine what that competency test would look like.

The concept is raising some concerns among state education officials. DPI spokesman Tom McCarthy said in a statement, “The critical need for Wisconsin educators at this very moment is an increase in respect and support for their profession. You need more than textbook knowledge to be the kind of teacher that connects with students and helps all kids learn. Like a skilled surgeon or a master electrician, high-quality teaching requires both skills and content knowledge.”

McCarthy also pointed out that finding qualified teachers is about more than just making it easier to become licensed in the state. “Increasing the number of licensed teachers only addresses one side of the equation when it comes to finding and retaining the best teachers. People with skills and training in areas of like CTE and STEM fetch competitive salaries in other employment sectors which our current teacher salaries cannot always match.”

Primary qualifications for one of the new licenses will likely include "working on a Republican campaign" and "donating to Republican campaigns."

[Algernon Moncrieff]

1. It plays to the conservative folklore that teachers can't do anything else

...otherwise, why would they be teachers? Mostly, it's part of the ongoing war on the NEA.

[Nay]

11. It also plays to the American movie folklore that some young outsider with guts

and grit can go into any workplace and immediately reform it to perfection, to the dismay and jealousy of the people who have worked there 30 years.

[AwakeAtLast]

2. This already happened in Indiana

Because a CEO or Engineer wants to earn $40,000 a year.

[Octafish]

3. Excellent analogy.

And the patients never get well at Charter Hospital.

Thank you, Scuba!

[BlueJazz]

4. I taught my dog to sit. Seems like that puts me in an elite class. Cool!

[GoneFishin]

5. You are hired! We need someone to teach students that FOX commentators are always

right, to think what they think, to do what they say, and not ask any questions.

[Thor_MN]

6. He wants to dramatically expand the pool of "teachers" to lower wages

Kind of like a domestic H1b Visa program, except for failed business owners instead of low wage worker with puffed up resumes.

[QED]

7. Arizona's new Supt. of Public Instruction once taught a stained glass making class

and she says that qualifies her as an educator. She's gonna pray about her job, too.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

8. Perfect title.

[Cryptoad]

9. GOP Healthcare Plan?

this would work great with the poor.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

10. I have always wanted to remove a spleen.

And I was an English major in college, so I feel like I'm pretty much ready. I just need to find out exactly where the spleen is, and knowing its color would probably be helpful too. I'd like to give it a shot.

[petronius]

12. As a geographer, I'm really experienced with reading maps - and what is the human

body if not a map, with all the parts in certain places? So I'll be a doctor too (for a while, maybe just summer vacation), with a specialty in finding stuff. I'll guide you to the spleen, and you can fix it or cut it out or whatever. Not sure why people act like this stuff is so difficult...

[DisgustipatedinCA]

16. I completely agree. Finding the spleen was the biggest thing holding me back.

If you can point it out, we're in business. Is there anything else near the spleen that's removable? I'm thinking in terms of surgical diversification (and also liability).

[Jakes Progress]

13. Watch it dude.

Don't give them any ideas.

Charter Hospitals. Charter Police. How about a charter army?

[Fred Sanders]

15. They already have the Charter Army, they just need to get the troops organized and crazy enough

to deploy effectively.

And they have a Charter Religion as well.

[mountain grammy]

14. Scott Walker has no degree and he's been elected governor twice..

He may even run for president. It's plain to see he has no regard for education. This is really depressing.