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I agree - you can't fix the teacher problem by paying ALL the teachers more while hoping that you'll begin attracting more qualified entry level teachers.  In many jurisdictions the newer more qualified teachers would be the first to be laid off and it would take as much as 30 years to get rid of all the under-qualified teachers.  There needs to be a new paradigm for tapping into the potential of all the retried professionals who would be willing to contribute time and talent to improve education. Maybe more use of part-time teachers, team teaching etc.  The focus has to be on education of children not the careers of teachers.[/quote]

There needs to be a new paradigm for tapping into the potential of all the retired professionals who would be willing to contribute time and talent to improve health care. Maybe more use of part-time doctors, team nursing etc.  The focus has to be on care of patients not the careers of doctors and nurses.

There needs to be a new paradigm for tapping into the potential of all the retired professionals who would be willing to contribute time and talent to improve banking. Maybe more use of part-time bankers, team bankers etc.  The focus has to be on making money not the careers of bankers.

There needs to be a new paradigm for tapping into the potential of all the retired professionals who would be willing to contribute time and talent to improve legal affairs. Maybe more use of part-time lawyers, team counsels etc.  The focus has to be on legal affairs not the careers of lawyers.[/quote]
I suspect you're trying to make some point by drawing these parallels, something about how we don't expect the same from other professions.  However, what you may be missing is that those other professions ARE trying things like this.  For example, at law firms and corporate legal departments, managers have been trying for years to take advantage of the potential of older lawyers.  They get brought in at reduced salaries with reduced billing requirements, and in addition to some billable work, they often spend lots of time with things like mentoring young lawyers, pro bono efforts, and client relationships.  In doing so, the firms are focused on their own aims, not on propping up the careers of older lawyers.  The firms are looking to squeeze value from those older lawyers.

The same paradigm would apply to teachers.  Public schools should be looking to squeeze value from the teachers, not simply as a jobs program to help teachers stay employed.  Too often, it seems the collective bargaining agreements are about career preservation, not an exchange of value.[/quote]

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