Okay, so I fully support teachers. They're good. They taught me stuff. They helped me get into college. They are my friends. But, seriously? I get that they don't pay you enough. I get that you have too many kids in your class. I get that your job might very well suck quite a bit. But have you noticed the economy? And the unemployment rate? There are a LOT of people out there without a steady paycheck because they lost their jobs due to this yucky economy. I'm curious now what rate the Kent teachers are paid. I'm pretty confident it is more than I make. Just saying. I'm sure their demands are reasonable, and I'm pro-teacher here, but being without a paycheck is scary. People who intentionally go without one and then throw a party and dance and sing on the news seem just a little bit crazy to me. Or do you still get magical money when you are in a teacher's union? And more importantly, did I put the apostrophe in the right place? Maybe if I had been in smaller classes I would know.
P.S. I heart you Carrie. :)
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Wow. I hope their strike works for them. I don't agree with the timing of it but I understand their reasons.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I know a few individuals who are teachers who don't have a job this year because the school districts around here couldn't afford to hire more teachers.
It's the dancing and singing that really gets me. And the teachers who are interviewed with giant smiles on their faces. Oh but wait, it's about the kids, right? They sure look excited to get back to them!
It could be incorrect, but on the news it said that teachers are the only individuals that get paid through a strike since they are on a 12 monts conract and are required to teach a certain number of days throughout the school year. So, technically they are not going without pay, unless the news is incorrect, which it never is, right?
mmm, here's another good one: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/16/BA77199F58.DTL&tsp=1
Yeah, in a state that is so broke that it can't pay 911 operators, you think it is time to strike and say that $100k/yr is not enough for you to operate a train? Oh and let's not leave out that you are in a state with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Yeah, I think we can find someone who gladly do your job for LESS money.
People are crazy.
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