Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 What Are Ethical Issues Surrounding Teachers and Unions?
Chapter Preface 18
1 Teachers' Unions Can Be a Force for Social Justice Jesse Hagopian John Green 20
2 Teachers' Unions Hurt America John Hawkins 31
3 Teachers' Unions Help Students Susan Troller 37
4 Teachers' Unions Hurt Students Akash Chougule 42
5 Teachers' Unions Are Not Evil, Just Out of Date Arthur Levine 46
6 Teachers and Public Employees Have the Right to Strike Michael Hiltzik 50
7 Teachers Have a Duty of Care to Their Pupils and That Is Why They Should
Never Go on Strike Melanie Phillips 55
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 61
Chapter 2 What Are Ethical Issues Surrounding Teachers' Working Conditions?
Chapter Preface 63
1 Teach For America Is Unethical Sandra Y.L. Korn 65
2 Treatment of College Adjunct Professors is Ethical Eric Charles 71
3 Hit 'Em Where It Hurts Rebecca Schuman 76
4 A Teacher's Perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School Nancy Bloom 82
5 Tenure Protects High School Teachers Who Should Be Fired Teachers Union Exposed 87
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 94
Chapter 3 What Are Ethical Issues Surrounding Testing?
Chapter Preface 96
1 Teachers Take an Ethical Stand Against Testing Chicago Teachers Union 98
2 Teachers Unions Sacrifice High Standards to Evade Accountability Hanna Skandera Kevin Huffman 107
3 Opposition to Testing Is Well Intentioned but Unorganized Laura McKenna 112
4 Teachers Cheat on Tests as a Reaction to Poor Education Policy Robert Prentice 121
5 Tying Teacher Bonus Pay to Test Scores Can Be Done Fairly Matt Amoral 126
6 Tying Teacher Pay to Test Scores Is Bad Policy Bernie Froese-Germain 130
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 137
Chapter 4 What Are Ethical Issues for Teachers Outside the Classroom?
Chapter Preface 139
1 Ethically, Teachers Must Restrict Their Speech on Social Media Joseph M. Yeager 141
2 Restricting Teachers' Speech on Social Media Is Ethically Dangerous Ilana Gershon 148
3 It Is Ethical for Colleges to Punish Teachers for Comments on Social Media Cary Nelson 157
4 Why the 'Unhiring' of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom David Palumbo-Liu 163
5 Students and Teachers Should Not Be Friends Rick Wormeli 171
6 Friendships Between Teachers and Students Are Ethical Amy Shuffelton 176
7 College Teachers Should Be Allowed to Date Students Laura Kipnis 188
8 College Teachers Dating Students Is Unethical C.T. May 196
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 201
For Further Discussion 202
Organizations to Contact 204
Bibliography of Books 210
Index 214