I think Mayor Bloomberg is right and if a teacher is to be laid off, their job should not be saved based on tenure but based on merit and achievement.
Our teachers have a duty to the children they teach. It is not how long one is teaching but how well they perform and how they get the students to be the best they can be.
We should not lay off those teachers who are truly concerned with students’ progress and not just holding on to a job. The children are the future.
Frederick R. Bedell, Jr.
Glen Oaks Village
