Can She Save Our Schools?

Michelle Rhee is the new chancellor of the Washington D.C. school system. She is attempting to turn around the school system in D.C. (which is one of the worst in the country). Ms. Rhee will do anything and everything imaginable to try to get the school system to where she wants it.

I find her ways to be very "out there," but not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. She did fire 270 teachers in her first year on the job. That number is very high, but she is just trying to clear the system and start over again in my mind. There will never be another year where she fires even close to that many teachers.

I actually think that she is doing good things for that school district. It is unacceptable to be as low as they are right now, and I think that what she is doing will help. Though, she wouldn't be an ideal person to work for, that's for sure!