Crowley writes, “. . .up to five percent of teachers are so bad they’re ‘doing damage to their students.’” He continues to write that teachers around the nation are repeatedly failing their basic certification tests. The simple fact that teachers are doing more harm than good for their students is astonishing. I feel as though the people doing the teaching should be proficient in their subject in order to accurately teach. Boards of education should not ignore the results of these teachers’ tests but rather make an effort to have better qualified staff. Teachers are meant to provide their students with valuable information that will be of use to them in the future. If there are teachers that are incapable of providing this service, then they should not be allowed to teach. In his article, Crowley also claims that the process of firing a teacher is more complex than would be imagined. He writes that it can take years to fire a teacher and also costs a lot …show more content…
Crowley credits the large amount of insufficient teachers to “. . .‘a game of passing the lemons.’” In this “game,” principals transfer teachers to different schools rather than firing them. Transferring teachers in now way solves the problem of inadequacy but it further develops the it. To me the transferring of teachers illustrates the lack of care some of these people have for education of students; it makes me wonder why these people sought careers in education. Situations, like the one listed above, lead me to think that principals and people working in the schools should not have the power to decide what school a teacher works at. I believe that the Board of Education should appoint teachers to schools as well as handle the hiring and firing of these people. If the Board of Education takes over those few tasks and creates a tougher standard for teachers, then the students will greatly