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Originally Posted by ringwise
I never want to hear about how caring and "for the children" teachers are, ever. To deny these kids an education because of teacher greed is disgusting. Low pay? They're the highest paid teachers in the country. I'm guessing they don't have the highest results. They want a 25% raise? Try living in the real world. And save your lies about "caring for the kids" for people that might believe them.
I think they rejected it mostly because (I heard) there was a clause that there would be performance reviews. These teachers are what's wrong with public sector unions. Living high on the hog, with no accountability.
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My daughter became a kindergarten teacher because she loves kids and she is a natural at it. And that is the case with all teachers I know. Lord knows they don't do it for the pay. The pay is horrible for what is expected of her. She has special needs kids because they are main streamed now. So with a class of 30 kids or more, she has to spend extra time with these kids without any help. Most of her class doesn't even speak English but yet she is expected to make sure they pass the standardized tests or else it looks like she is a failure.
Trust me she doesn't live high on the hog since she pays for everything in her classroom. Parents don't even volunteer or even show up for conferences. How she and other teachers should be held accountable when the parents don't seem to give a darn about their kids is beyond me.
So please tell me what you would like these teachers to do without the necessary help and resources.
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