New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, on Teacher's Unions on February 18, 2012 at the G.O.P. Convention:
They said that it was impossible to speak the truth to the
teachers' union .
They were just too powerful. Real teacher tenure reform
that demands accountability and and ends the guarantee of a job
for life regardless of performance, they said it would never
happen. But for the first time in 100 years, with bipartisan
support, you know the answer. We did it.
Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America
know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that
America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or
famous. They teach because they love children.
We believe -- we believe we should honor and reward the
good ones, while doing what's best for our nation's future,
demanding accountability, demanding higher standards, and
demanding the best teacher in every classroom in America.
Get ready. Here is what they believe.
They believe the educational savages will only put
themselves ahead of children, that self- interest will always
trump common sense, they believe in pitting unions against
teachers, educators against parents, lobbyists against children.
They believe in teachers' unions . We believe in teachers.
Here's what one website had to say about Christie's comments.
Half Empty: The Fat Man Sang
...I find it incredible that a public school teacher could cast a vote for a Republican in this next election, not after hearing the utter disdain that Christie holds for people who ply that trade, or hearing the uproarious reaction in the convention to his belittling anti-teacher diatribe...
The President of the American Federation of Teachers responded:
The President of the American Federation of Teachers responded:
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