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This girl was mad at me. >> we want a demand apology from john stossel. i had done another show stupid in america that was impossible to fire bad teachers. union boss said because of my program. >> educators all over the country feel that they have been kicked in the teeth. >> john: i was surprised, they were surprised when i came out to hear them. they said i should be educated. the crowd liked the idea of me teaching for a week. i think i surprised them again, okay, i'll teach. but then they changed their mind. union president randy won't talk to me anymore but two other union bosses did. jo...

>> city schools are terrible because of unions like yours? >> i would disagree. >> we have progress because of unions. >> john: three days before saunders led a protest march. they composed an anti-test song. ♪ ♪ >> john: i think i know why the union doesn't like testing. >> your results are among the lowest in the nation. >> you make an argument it's the lowest in the nation based upon the test scores. now, i would say that ours can get better, but i would say -- >> your predecessors have been saying that for years. >> i think the unions have a pretty strong history of advocating for high...

Saunders from washington, d.c.. >> city schools are terrible because of unions like yours. >> we have progress as a result of unions. >> three days before saunders led this march to complain about how well students do on test there is an antitest song. and i i i know why. >> your results are awful, among the lowest in the nation. you make an argument this is the lowest in the nation based on test scores? yes. boy say that ours is better. >> the unions have been saying that for years. >> i think unions have a pretty strong history of abdicatting for high quality ed oox but not achieve it our

they oppose charter schools. >> over my dead body. unions are mad because some charters can fire teachers. >> what is wrong with that? >> this actor says teachers need tenure. >> why have tenure? most positions don't have ten ui >> but there is good news. where teachers can be fired, kids learn. >> give us the worst schools anywhere in america and we'll outperform the other schools in five years. >> how good are the test scores in his charter school? >> there isn't a word for it. >> john: but they avoid the problem kids. but sadly adult schools have made us stupid in america. >> jo...

that is a teacher wants to be accurate. >> why else would you take that salary? >> why take it? at least now there is some good news. >> now? >> and some truth. teachers could be fired. >> anywhere in america we'll outperform other schools in five years. >> and test scores at this charter school? >> there isn't a word for it. >> and problem kids. >> no way. i love school. >> and sadly adult schools have won the show and made us stupid in america. >> school spending has tripled over the past 40 years. we spend more than other countries but what do we get? more assistant principals but...