Million-dollar teacher cheating scandal

[Napoleon]

Investigators said they discovered that hundreds of tests had been faked and they said about 20 teachers have confessed to taking part in the scheme.

"The extent of this scheme will never be fully known, but we know that at least 400 tests were taken and at least 200 teachers falsely certified," Ogg said.

Prosecutor Mike Levine said he thinks the ring's kingpin, the head boys basketball coach at Booker T. Washington High School, made more than $1 million from the scheme. Levine said the kingpin charged $2,500 per fake certification but some people paid more due to middlemen.

This is huge. Another reason kids can’t read in this country? Fake teachers. All I can say is, if you have a child in Texas public schools, gird your loins and call your attorneys. For everyone else, keep your eyes peeled for this scandal to balloon beyond Texas.

'Million-dollar teacher cheating scandal' | District attorney announces 5 people charged

Five people are charged in connection with a teacher-certification cheating ring that led to illegally certified teachers working in Texas schools, DA Kim Ogg said.

www.khou.com

 

[j brown's body]

I suspect if you go in the homes of most students who can't read, you will find few if any books.

 

[samiam5211]

This is huge. Another reason kids can’t read in this country? Fake teachers. All I can say is, if you have a child in Texas public schools, gird your loins and call your attorneys. For everyone else, keep your eyes peeled for this scandal to balloon beyond Texas.

'Million-dollar teacher cheating scandal' | District attorney announces 5 people charged

Five people are charged in connection with a teacher-certification cheating ring that led to illegally certified teachers working in Texas schools, DA Kim Ogg said.

www.khou.com

Imagine the shortage of teachers we'd have if so many hadn't cheated.

Maybe we should pay teachers more.

Also, everyone should have no choice but to send their kids to public school.

 

[BirdinHand]

Wonder how many of them are “non-traditional” teachers since TX allows individuals without degrees and formal teaching education to become teachers.

Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.

Schools throughout the state are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.

elpasomatters.org

 

[Mr Person]

INB4 "defund education!"

 

[GIJane]

Imagine the shortage of teachers we'd have if so many hadn't cheated.

Maybe we should pay teachers more.

Also, everyone should have no choice but to send their kids to public school.

Sooooo,......... let's just stick ALL our kids in failing schools, with poorly trained teachers, following a teaching agenda that doesn't push reading skills and math skills. Sounds reasonable. NOT.



OR if you were being sarcastic..........my bad.

 

[samiam5211]

Sooooo,......... let's just stick ALL our kids in failing schools, with poorly trained teachers, following a teaching agenda that doesn't push reading skills and math skills. Sounds reasonable. NOT.



OR if you were being sarcastic..........my bad.

Not being sarcastic at all.

I couldn't care less about any individual person's kids education. I care about the country's education system overall.

I would rather everyone have to "suffer" through the public school system, because then everyone would be invested and demand better results.

Plus, you aren't going to be able to keep your kids away from the public forever.

People only worried about their kids are selfish ****s.

 

[GIJane]

Not being sarcastic at all.

I couldn't care less about any individual person's kids education. I care about the country's education system overall.

I would rather everyone have to "suffer" through the public school system, because then everyone would be invested and demand better results.

Plus, you aren't going to be able to keep your kids away from the public forever.

People only worried about their kids are selfish ****s.

People who DON'T worry about their kids are negligent.

This statement smacks of Marxism. Those pesky bourgeoise.

 

[samiam5211]

People who DON'T worry about their kids are negligent.

This statement smacks of Marxism. Those pesky bourgeoise.

I'm a proud Marxist, so that checks out.

 

[mrjurrs]

This is huge. Another reason kids can’t read in this country? Fake teachers. All I can say is, if you have a child in Texas public schools, gird your loins and call your attorneys. For everyone else, keep your eyes peeled for this scandal to balloon beyond Texas.

'Million-dollar teacher cheating scandal' | District attorney announces 5 people charged

Five people are charged in connection with a teacher-certification cheating ring that led to illegally certified teachers working in Texas schools, DA Kim Ogg said.

www.khou.com

It's not that big a deal if you look at what is going on in other states...My bold added.
"So many Florida teachers have abandoned their profession in recent years that the state is inviting military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education credentials."

Amid a U.S. teacher shortage, Florida turns to military veterans

So many Florida teachers have abandoned their profession in recent years that the state is inviting military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education credentials.

www.reuters.com

Do you want unqualified teachers or classes with 50 kids in them?

 

[Bodi]

Not being sarcastic at all.

I couldn't care less about any individual person's kids education. I care about the country's education system overall.

I would rather everyone have to "suffer" through the public school system, because then everyone would be invested and demand better results.

Plus, you aren't going to be able to keep your kids away from the public forever.

People only worried about their kids are selfish ****s.

I am the opposite. I care about my kids and couldn't care less about anybody else's (don't want anything bad happening, etc. of course) but the nation will truck along and most kids will do fine... so why should I worry about other random kids?

 

[samiam5211]

I am the opposite. I care about my kids and couldn't care less about anybody else's (don't want anything bad happening, etc. of course) but the nation will truck along and most kids will do fine... so why should I worry about other random kids?

You shouldn’t do anything that you don’t want to do.

Ask not what you can do for your country… I guess.

Caring about only your kids is selfish. 100%

 

[BirdinHand]

It's not that big a deal if you look at what is going on in other states...My bold added.
"So many Florida teachers have abandoned their profession in recent years that the state is inviting military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education credentials."

Amid a U.S. teacher shortage, Florida turns to military veterans

So many Florida teachers have abandoned their profession in recent years that the state is inviting military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education credentials.

www.reuters.com

Do you want unqualified teachers or classes with 50 kids in them?

Texas allows a variety of the same thing.

I’d be willing to bet that if the people were “recruited” into this program - they were not college educated teachers that would have taken a more traditional path to certification.

 

[Slartibartfast]

It looks like Texas needs to do a better job proctoring exams.

 

[Bodi]

Caring about only your kids is selfish. 100%

I didn't say that I did. I gave context.

 

[samiam5211]

I didn't say that I did. I gave context.

I am the opposite. I care about my kids and couldn't care less about anybody else's (don't want anything bad happening, etc. of course) but the nation will truck along and most kids will do fine... so why should I worry about other random kids?

sure

 

[Bodi]

sure

We are talking about getting an education. Context matters... well, to some people.

 

[samiam5211]

We are talking about getting an education. Context matters... well, to some people.

Yes, i know we are talking about getting an education.

Not sure why you think that distinction matters.

 

[Bodi]

Yes, i know we are talking about getting an education.

Not sure why you think that distinction matters.

You implied that I said that I do not care about kids, as in, at all. That was incorrect. That is why the distinction matters.

 

[samiam5211]

You implied that I said that I do not care about kids, as in, at all. That was incorrect. That is why the distinction matters.

Ok bud.

If you don’t care about kids getting an education, then you don’t care about kids.

Rationalize it however you want. I don’t care, and am not going to argue with you about it.

 

[Bodi]

Ok bud.

If you don’t care about kids getting an education, then you don’t care about kids.

Rationalize it however you want. I don’t care, and am not going to argue with you about it.

Sure thing skippy,

I just said that kids are going to get an education with or without me caring about it. Our kids won't though without their parents directly caring.

If I don't care about kid A then kid A will (assuming their parents care) still get educated because kid A's parents will care about them getting educated.
If I don't care about my kid, then my kid will not get educated because me not caring is what matters... not whether or not you care. You caring does nothing.

Not caring about kids that are not mine does not mean that kids will not get educated...

This is not that complicated.

I would have thought that an educated person would not need this spelled out for them.