If by “on the iron throne” you mean “skewered in itty bitty pieces and stuck onto various swords” then I’m down with this.

She’s like Robert Baratheon in that, actually. He was good at making war and shit at ruling.

Sansa and Tyrion together could do a pretty damn good job ruling.

but ewwwwww.

and I’m telling you that statisticians and just about anyone who does educational research will tell you that standardized testing DOES NOT ACTUALLY REPRESENT a valid measure of teacher effectiveness. And you’re all “but it’s all we have so why can’t we just use it anyway???” That’s like saying “well a hammer doesn’t…

Because it’s not the teacher’s union’s responsbility to decide guilt or innocence; it is their job to provide representation, period, (just like lawyers don’t decide guilt or innocence, but to represent their client) and the school district’s job to prove wrongdoing.

because teacher turnover has negative effects on student learning. there’s research, if you care to look it up.

that really, really depends on the state, town, and district. You’re just busy spreading misinformation all over this post and you are making these sweeping generalizations and assertions that multiple teachers are telling you are incorrect, and you just keep on going.

Yes, exactly. Also, “tenure” protects you when someone starts a rumor that you did something wrong but there is zero actual proof. Which is as it should be. No one should be fired for RUMORS, only for actual things that happen, and then after due process.

also, there is too goddamn much money going to Pearson. Follow the paper trail and it’s pretty easy to see that this entire testing racket is making a very few people very, VERY rich.

No, they aren’t effective. Please read up on the research by actual statisticians.

and you will have a constant churn of people tryig to get out of those schools. read up on the research and you will see that rapid teacher turnover is horrible for all students and especially horrible for students of color, poor students, and students with disabilities.

“It’s so hard to fire teachers because THE UNION”

Tenure for university faculty and “tenure” for public school teachers are nothing alike. “Tenure” in public schools just means that there has to be due process and evidence of wrong doing, not “I want to hire my sister so let me fire this teacher who won’t kiss my ass.”

bonuses for passing state tests? then who will work in the harder to staff schools? Everyone will want to teach in the “Best” schools, since your paycheck depends on how well the kids do.

NOT NOW MACE

The first kitty my husband and I adopted died of the same thing. We came home from work and he was just lying in the floor like that. It sucks. I’m sorry.

That dress is goddamn gorgeous, but Lucy Liu could wear a dirty potato sack and rock the shit out of it.

Maester Aemon burned just fine and he was full on Targ.

right? I just want Ghost to eat their faces. They deserve it.