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This is a crying a** shame in a way. I recall that Southern NJ was one of the best places to become educated as a kid (some of their public schools can compete with private schools in the south), and that towns in SNJ were among the best to raise a family. Low crime, high quality public education, etc. You paid for it big time in taxes, but you got most of your money's worth.
But, that was at least 10 years ago. Taxes have increased and the financial burden is overwhelming. Looks like something has to give and if it means cutting huge amounts of fat in the union, so be it.
Nonsense. The people of NJ are unwilling to pay the real cost of educating their childern. Let them try doing it by themselves as well as the public schools. Home schooling only produces uneducated ideologs with few social skills.
Besides why should being a teacher require a vow of poverty? Being a lawyers does not and IMHO teachers are much more value to society than lawyers.
This is a crying a** shame in a way. I recall that Southern NJ was one of the best places to become educated as a kid (some of their public schools can compete with private schools in the south), and that towns in SNJ were among the best to raise a family. Low crime, high quality public education, etc. You paid for it big time in taxes, but you got most of your money's worth.
But, that was at least 10 years ago. Taxes have increased and the financial burden is overwhelming. Looks like something has to give and if it means cutting huge amounts of fat in the union, so be it.
The NJ Teachers union has bullied the taxpayers long enough.
Finally a Governor has stood up to them.
New Jersey does have some of the best school districts in the nation and that will not change because the teachers union has to give up a wage increase for a couple of years.
Nonsense. The people of NJ are unwilling to pay the real cost of educating their childern. Let them try doing it by themselves as well as the public schools. Home schooling only produces uneducated ideologs with few social skills.
Besides why should being a teacher require a vow of poverty? Being a lawyers does not and IMHO teachers are much more value to society than lawyers.
Absolutely 1000% agree with that bold statement.
But this is not about the individual teachers and the job they do.
This is about the corrupt NJEA (teachers union) that has pummeled the New Jersey taxpayers with pensions, benefits and pay that far out paced the economy and private sector.
Too many teachers on tenure and no accountability.
Nonsense. The people of NJ are unwilling to pay the real cost of educating their childern. Let them try doing it by themselves as well as the public schools. Home schooling only produces uneducated ideologs with few social skills.
Besides why should being a teacher require a vow of poverty? Being a lawyers does not and IMHO teachers are much more value to society than lawyers.
Broad general statements like this are usually false. Most homeschooled children are so well educated that they enter college with high SAT scores. In many areas, the homeschooled children participate in EC activities at public schools. Throwing more money at education has not produced better results, only richer teacher's unions.
Broad general statements like this are usually false. Most homeschooled children are so well educated that they enter college with high SAT scores. In many areas, the homeschooled children participate in EC activities at public schools. Throwing more money at education has not produced better results, only richer teacher's unions.
Exactly. The money teachers unions demanded in the past, at least in NJ, was not going back into the schools. It was going in their pockets.
Then they had more and mroe power in Trenton and used it to continually line their pockets.
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