Read the articles and debate forum about teacher strikes. Then write a 2-3 page (double spaced) paper in which you:
Discuss the ethical issues that underlie “teacher strikes”, and how you believe they should be resolved.
(Refer to the modular background readings, and to other types of ethical dillemas that teachers/instructors face, in this essay.)
Case assignment expectations:
•Your assignment is to address the above task in a clear and coherent manner;
•Your work is to demonstrate graduate-level writing abilities;
•Be sure to cite all references and list them at the end of the paper, using the APA format for citations and references.
Blume, H. May, 6, 2009. California Briefing/Los Angeles; An effort to stop teachers strike Los Angeles Times, pg.A9. Retrieved March 2011 from
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/06/local/me-briefs6.S3
Blume, H. May, 12, 2009. California Briefing/Los Angeles; District seeks injunction to halt teachers’ strike .Los Angeles Times, pg. A6. Retrieved March 2011 from
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/12/local/me-briefs12.S1
Blume, H. May, 13, 2009. California Briefing/Los Angeles; Judge prohibits teachers’ strike; He says the walkout planned for this Friday defies the teachers’ union contract with L.A. Unified. Los Angeles Times, pg.A4. Retrieved March 2011 from
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/13/local/me-lausd-strike13
Debate.org Is it ok for teachers to go on strike or should they employ other means? Retrieved August 23, 2013 from
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-it-ok-for-teachers-to-go-on-strike-or-should-they-employ-other-means
Press Association, Friday 12 July 2013. Teachers’ unions call further strikes in pay row. NASUWT and NUT plan regional walkouts in October followed by national strike in dispute over pay and pensions The guardian retrieved August 23, 2013 from
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jul/12/teachers-unions-strikes-pay-row
Additional reading (not required)Articles:
Peckham, Susanne (2007). Association of Teacher Educators Supports Lawsuit on Teacher Quality. The Education Digest. Vol. 73, Iss. 4. ** Available in Presentations section.
