… a teacher’s true effectiveness should not be linked to a teacher’s right to renew his or her license.

–the Washington Teachers’ Union, a letter to its members. [The Quick And The Ed]

I’m uninterested in resurrecting last month’s Million Comment March, or discussing She Who Must Not Be Named, or her policies, or their motivations, or their financiers (but if you absolutely must) I’m just curious what in the history of organized labor has led teachers’ unions to formally announce what amounts to a collective and colossal dereliction of duty.

For those who were around back when I wrote my anti-homework manifesto, lemme confess: I’m assigning homework now. Two problems every day – one tough, the other tougher – choose between them, same grade value for each.

Our block schedule inspired my not-quite-180° reversal, the fact that my kids go 48 hours between classes and need some kind of interim refresher. Kids are still cool ’cause I’m not indiscriminately assigning #1 – 30 (odd, of course). Parents still haven’t made their minds up about it.

Regardless: you win, homework.