In its continuing series of guest columns on education, this week's Knoxville News Sentinel featured Bob Hirche, president of ICMAS Inc.
Hirche's suggestions on education are two-fold: allocate monies to necessary programs such as reading programs for elementary schools, and look at how teachers are respected by students and as seen by the benefits given to those in the position.
Hirche mentioned that Ireland had a superior method of education in which teachers were paid more and were respected by the community and the students.
Hirche writes, "I would suggest that what we need to do to improve public education in Tennessee is already out there; we just need to have the will to adopt and execute."
The Knoxville News Sentinel this weekend had a guest column from Athanasios Bayiates, president of the Knox County Education Association, who discussed hiring and retaining effective teachers.
He opined that individual educators are essential to student success and said that retaining high-quality teachers will help bridge the learning gap in struggling students and schools.
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