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To: steve harris who wrote (333025)	4/13/2007 1:34:17 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574043

>Why would you want to implement quotas in areas where non-minorities excel in performance if you're unwilling to implement quotas in areas where minorities are the majority because of performance? Because the entire American system has not been stacked against the white man for the last 400 years. >The fact that there are more blacks than whites playing in the NBA IS discrimination. No, it really isn't... >I will repeat we need to start in the educational system that has failed all kids, including minorities. But the teacher's union and tenure prevents that. But the education system works... but the public school system is better in areas with a better tax base. >We currently have a mess here. The school superintendent has raised test scores since he took over and implemented merit pay raises for teachers at some locations as a trial. Those schools where he has implemented merit teacher pay raises, the children's test scores showed the largest improvement, including the gap between the best and worse scores decreasing. Now some board members want to get rid of him because he has basically thumbed his nose at the teacher union (tenure) and has the parents on his side because of the merit teacher pay raises and improved test scores. Listen -- if the base salaries were higher for teachers, tenure wouldn't be necessary. You'd also find that better quality professionals would join the field. I agree that tenure isn't a good thing, but other than perhaps the fact that teaching is a good cause, security is the draw of the job, in lieu of real pay. -Z