More than a few union members are wondering

The union has been conspicuously absent in the
administrative ethics and accountability debate.

Ellen Bernstein once told me that Character Counts!
was Don Whatley's baby.

Don Whatley was the President of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, when the union led the effort to establish the Pillars of Character Counts! as the actual standard of conduct for students and for their role models.

Don Whatley is a founding father of Character Counts!.
He had it kicked out of him by administrators like
Peter "you can't just tell the truth" Horoscak.


I have always argued that, if the leadership of the APS
was actually accountable to the Pillars of Character Counts!,
teachers would be treated a whole lot better.

So where is the union on the concept of honest
administrative accountability to meaningful standards of
conduct and competence for eight measly hours a day?

Why is it OK with them that the senior role models of the
student standard of conduct, are not actually accountable
to that standard of conduct;
to the obvious disadvantage of teachers?

... and students, and every other APS stakeholder
except the good ol' boys that run the APS.

And is that a make or break issue for union membership?

I guess we'll see.

Good questions. Expect few answers.