Morning Know it All .

I am not a nurse. I know they make a lot of money and are in great demand often receiving signing bonuses.  I have no idea how their job performance is rated or what their working conditions are. I believe most nurses belong to a union and at times have gone on strike. I know that some are better than others but have no opinion on how their job performance should affect their pay.  I guess I am not a know it all. Too bad…..at times I fancy myself fairly knowledgeable on a lot of subjects.

This is not true of Joe Scarborough.  I listen to him on MSNBC in the mornings.  This morning he ranted about the state of education and how the teacher unions were the main cause.  When anyone else had a different opinion he cut them off.

I do not know how Joe became such an expert on the trials and tribulations of being a teacher.  I don’t know how he became an expert on the problems and politics of surviving as a teacher. The problems we face with new bosses every couple of years or the differences in student behavior from school to school.  He believes that better younger teachers are let go before older bad teachers because of seniority .He believes that better teachers should receive more money than less successful ones.

He has no idea of the intricate problems teachers have or how to judge a good one from a bad one.  Could he be a know it all?

I hate to bring up past history or facts but Joe has some skeleton I his closet. Look up the name  Lori Klausutis.

Republicans have been after unionized teachers for years because their union backed Democrats. I never hear them complain  about private or charter school teachers. They never point out that some of the highest rated schools in the nation use unionized educators. A funny thing though it has been my experience that a  of teachers that Principals think are their best are really not that good. Your classes or types of students can make anyone look good.