Teaching in Los Angeles
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Lantos pleads that the best he can do is continue to be a victim of the “sinking ship” called the public school system.
The appeal of such simple self-sacrifice by teachers to failing school organizations is rapidly wearing out. There actually is much more that teachers can do than surrender to self-pitying martyrdom.
Most importantly, they can defy the school bureaucrats and their union bosses and work vigorously and tirelessly for parent choice. There is not a single disadvantage that Lantos says he suffers as a teacher that would not be ameliorated if all parents were fully enabled to send their children to schools of their choice.
PATRICK GROFF
Professor Emeritus, College of Education
San Diego State University
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