Okay, this is getting ridiculous.

I got another National Board call-to-arms email, this time regarding total elimination of funding for NBPTS on the federal level.  So let me get this straight: on one hand, we have a major national conversation about education reform, and the loudest voices are saying that teachers suck and must be replaced by the bevy of superteachers that are apparently waiting in the wings.  On the other hand, we are attempting to solve our economic woes by taking money from good teachers who have gone above and beyond to prove their ability and commitment and defunding the organization that holds teachers to high standards.  To quote Seth and Amy, really?  Really?!