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No, but my coworkers don't make commercial after commercial trying to scare the residents of New Jersey into thinking that all their kids will end up on the street selling crack and robbing the elderly if Christie has his way.
Bullying, plain and simple.
Could you post a link, please? I have never seen an NJEA commercial linking Christie to increased drug activity. Granted I rarely watch TV, but I would like to see it.
I was being a sensationalist to make a point. When the NJEA doesn't get their way, they go into scare tactic mode.
Re your statement that Coppola doesn't represent the rest of the teachers. I don't buy it. I see the posts on Facebook that my teacher friends make, and it's laughable. There are some members on CD that are my Facebook friends as well, and they can attest to the comments.
I guess it really doesn't matter if Coppola gets fired or not. If he does indeed get canned, he will have a fat pension and golden bennies for life. Pretty sweet parting gifts for joking about the death of another person, huh?
Can you imagine if a high school kid posted something like that but used a teachers name...what do you think would of happened...suspended?? expelled?? charged with making threats???
Same thing going on here in florida, although the teachers here make no where near what the teachers
make in N.J...the bill passed in the Fl. senate now it's up to our Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign it or
veto it...he was for the new bill, which would eliminate tenure, and make teachers pay raises based on
THEIR PERFORMANCE..causing an uproar down here...but Now the Gov. is having second thoughts...I'm
not a teacher, but I would like to know why some of these unions are so powerful...I know teaching is
a tough profession especially today...but in business, you get pay raises based on your performance and
how well you do your job? shouldn't it be the same with teachers? I'm in the middle on this one...But
down here in Florida they WASTE most of the school year preparing kids for FCAT tests..which are done
over and over again? what the hell are they learning? then I just read that if the bill is passed the
curriculum will change and high schoolers will HAVE TO TAKE BIOLOGY, Chemistry, geometry to graduate. I don't get this? I went to high school many years ago and these courses were pretty much
mandatory, at least the biology was...I dont' get it....sorry for getting off the track here but maybe someone could explain just what in the hell these teachers want....they already get summers off, holidays, spring breaks, etc....woudn't all parents like that? and their pensions seem to be a lot better
than what my husband retired with...so what are their issues? Oh, wait they elected Obama, now I
understand....Get everything for free....housing, healthcare, etc.....this country is going down really fast.
wake up America
No, but my coworkers don't make commercial after commercial trying to scare the residents of New Jersey into thinking that all their kids will end up on the street selling crack and robbing the elderly if Christie has his way.
Bullying, plain and simple.
Not that I care to debate you on this because this isnt the top at hand but actually the situation you state could become reality with the cuts.
Of course this wont happen in most decent towns but certain cities will be hurt by the cuts. When after school programs and athletic programs get cut in the inner city, crime rises.
Same thing going on here in florida, although the teachers here make no where near what the teachers
make in N.J...the bill passed in the Fl. senate now it's up to our Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign it or
veto it...he was for the new bill, which would eliminate tenure, and make teachers pay raises based on
THEIR PERFORMANCE..causing an uproar down here...but Now the Gov. is having second thoughts...I'm
not a teacher, but I would like to know why some of these unions are so powerful...I know teaching is
a tough profession especially today...but in business, you get pay raises based on your performance and
how well you do your job? shouldn't it be the same with teachers? I'm in the middle on this one...But
down here in Florida they WASTE most of the school year preparing kids for FCAT tests..which are done
over and over again? what the hell are they learning? then I just read that if the bill is passed the
curriculum will change and high schoolers will HAVE TO TAKE BIOLOGY, Chemistry, geometry to graduate. I don't get this? I went to high school many years ago and these courses were pretty much
mandatory, at least the biology was...I dont' get it....sorry for getting off the track here but maybe someone could explain just what in the hell these teachers want....they already get summers off, holidays, spring breaks, etc....woudn't all parents like that? and their pensions seem to be a lot better
than what my husband retired with...so what are their issues? Oh, wait they elected Obama, now I
understand....Get everything for free....housing, healthcare, etc.....this country is going down really fast.
wake up America
Ohh no!! The blame it on Bush and blame it on Obama fad is back!! Great stuff.
I think it's funny that Christie and people are making a big deal about this. This is nothing compared to the things Christie is saying about the union and teachers. If he wants to talk about unprofessional then he needs to look in a mirror. I'm not even a teacher and i'm saying this. How would you feel if someone was attacking your career and your profession, effectively putting thousands upon thousands of teachers out of work leaving no districts hiring and putting all these people on unemployment for god knows how long, not to mention the effect on parents and the communities. My taxes are going up as are every other town in nj. after care is cut in the town over from me. not at the end of the year but at the end of the week. parents were told Wednesday that friday was the last day and to find other means. good luck with that when i'm sure most daycare is already full and alot more expensive than people can afford. Christie is also not doing anything about the state requirements and mandatory services that schools are required to provide. so schools have to do this, this and this...and oh, he's not giving you any aid to do it. If he eases some of those then it gives schools more leeway with their budgets. Also, administrators are not part of the NJEA. with some of the comments, I feel people don't fully understand this. I agree that 150K+ salary for a superintendent is overkill but the NJEA shouldn't even be part of the conversation.
I'm also not arguing that NJ has financial problems that need to be resolved. I'm just against the way he's doing it. if he was so intent on cutting 100% of funding to districts then how about cutting it 20% the first year to start. It cuts some fat and allows schools and districts to find ways to save rather than just take a machete to services, equipment and staff. he's got 4 years to keep cutting it if he needs to. did he even meet with any njea members before making this budget? did he have any town halls? did he take any comments from the towns? no
and if you think all these problems are solved by teachers taking a pay freeze then I have a bridge to sell you.
Same thing going on here in florida, although the teachers here make no where near what the teachers
make in N.J...the bill passed in the Fl. senate now it's up to our Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign it or
veto it...he was for the new bill, which would eliminate tenure, and make teachers pay raises based on
THEIR PERFORMANCE..causing an uproar down here...but Now the Gov. is having second thoughts...I'm
not a teacher, but I would like to know why some of these unions are so powerful...I know teaching is
a tough profession especially today...but in business, you get pay raises based on your performance and
how well you do your job? shouldn't it be the same with teachers? I'm in the middle on this one...But
down here in Florida they WASTE most of the school year preparing kids for FCAT tests..which are done
over and over again? what the hell are they learning? then I just read that if the bill is passed the
curriculum will change and high schoolers will HAVE TO TAKE BIOLOGY, Chemistry, geometry to graduate. I don't get this? I went to high school many years ago and these courses were pretty much
mandatory, at least the biology was...I dont' get it....sorry for getting off the track here but maybe someone could explain just what in the hell these teachers want....they already get summers off, holidays, spring breaks, etc....woudn't all parents like that? and their pensions seem to be a lot better
than what my husband retired with...so what are their issues? Oh, wait they elected Obama, now I
understand....Get everything for free....housing, healthcare, etc.....this country is going down really fast.
wake up America
Actually the pay raises are going to be based on student performance. Sorry, but when kids come to school without homework and their parents don't give a ****, when they sit in class and goof off and their parents don't give a ****, I'll be damned if my pay is going to be based on what these kids do. Evaluate me all you want. Fact is, there are kids that have no interest in being in the classroom and have no support whatsoever at home. That's like giving a dentist a raise only if all of their patients are cavity free. You can't control what happens outside of the classroom, just like the dentist can't control if/when his patients brush and floss.
Teacher contracts are for a set number of days. I don't get paid in the summer. I get paid for the number of days I signed my contract for. On June 30th my contract is over until the new one starts on September 1st.
Want to know what I want? I want to be able to teach without having people that know nothing about education sticking their noses in and telling me how much better their way is.
Want to know what I want? I want to be able to teach without having people that know nothing about education sticking their noses in and telling me how much better their way is.
Considering that we the taxpayers are supporting you, I think we do have a say.
Considering that we the taxpayers are supporting you, I think we do have a say.
Absolutely! The public employees have forgotten that little fact.
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