Teacher's in Rhode Island get fired for???....

Teachers in Rhode island were fired, because they wouldn't take on extra duties for very little extra pay.

I found this article very interesting because I have a friend that is a teacher who can possibly face the same fate!

The teachers at a Rhode Island school were fired because they were asked to perform extra duties at very little pay????....This seems pretty unfair to me! Many schools are now giving teachers the axe if students don't perform well on their MAPS testing. Personally I think that is a load of crap! I remember a hundred years ago when I was a student and took the MAPS testing. I didn't have any idea that the testing could have so many negative aspects come from it. To me the MAPS testing was nothing more than a few days off from a regular duties and I could of cared less about giving it my all.

Let's think about this for a second...if there was a specific teacher that a large group of students didn't like and they decided to perform badly on that specific area of study on the MAPS testing, then the unpopular teacher would get canned! It could totally happen that way.

Personally I am against MAPS and ACT testing. I'm a fairly smart gal but high stress testing is not my area of specialty. As a result of my not so super ACT grade, I have had to work my way through a few college classes that don't count towards my credits. It's a lot of pressure for one little number. And overall, it really means nothing.

I know I got off topic a little bit, but I reall feel for these teachers and others that face possible fates like them. If the teacher simply wasn't doing their job that would be entirely different but those who are...back off!!!