So will Teachers strike ?

[Grand58742]

One thing I think was important this past spring with school closures was parents suddenly coming to the realization their babies weren't as golden as they thought. Bad students are sometimes yours.

As I heard on one radio morning show on the way to work, "after having to keep up with my kid's schoolwork the past two months, teachers are criminally underpaid."

Now, I don't support this movement to strike for remote schools, but I do think some adaptations can be made to curriculum this year.

[rocsteady]

Funny how my whole adult life I've been told that teachers were more essential than air, especially when they were taking more and more of my money in taxes to pay for these indispensable people and the service they provide that we cannot possibly survive without. Now, there's a bit of discomfort and all of a sudden everything can be done without them? So which is it and where's my tax refund for the services not rendered this past school year?

[JediGuy]

Teachers are essential, and public schools are essential.
I’m saying this as a hard right, despise public sector unions and disagree with their legality, near-libertarian, grew up in the woods as a fundamentalist, preacher’s kid homeschool graduate.

I joke about it a bit, and I loved being homeschooled besides not being on a basketball team, but it is not for everyone.

I work, even though my wife has the more lucrative degree, and she was very clear when dating that homeschooling was not an option with her. After getting to know her, I agreed...that’s the right decision... It simply is not effectively done by many people, including those who think they are doing an amazing job. Secondly, there are costs to homeschooling when it comes to social integration, though those can be partially mitigated by co-ops, etc. For many, that tradeoff is rightfully worthwhile.

All that to say that teachers should be required to work or accept unpaid furlough and possible replacement. Great time to be a young teacher, now with the possibility of lucrative positions once stubbornly held by grumpy old people.

Now, if we want to talk about non-essential, let’s start examine secondary and collegiate administrators...

[Diamondback]

Now, if we want to talk about non-essential, let’s start examine secondary and collegiate administrators...

Not to mention top-heavy Education Admin... my high-school had FOUR principals, the HMFIC and one for each of three classes of about 600 kids. And then at Head Office you have more layers of Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, Deputy Assistant Directors etc. than an Amway pyramid scheme...

[1168]

The anti-education bent of many in this forum continues to disappoint and disgust me. I guarantee it doesn’t get us a single inch with the anti-gun enemy.

[Diamondback]

The anti-education bent of many in this forum continues to disappoint and disgust me. I guarantee it doesn’t get us a single inch with the anti-gun enemy.

There's anti-education and there's anti-Big Ed Complex. The problem is mostly in the bureaucracy at school districts, state/Fed Ed Depts and the NEA and its state affiliates.

We need to spend our Ed dollars SMARTER, not spend MORE. And a big chunk of any increase should be directly targeted to those at the front lines, not the Clerks-and-Jerks REMFs with the big fancy desks and big fancy titles.

[SteyrAUG]

Good on you. I hope you succeed.

Ok kids, put your books away, grab your ARs and meet me on the firing line. It's time for recess.

[SteyrAUG]

Are the H&K worship services optional at your home school?

It's an extra curricular.

[Diamondback]

Ok kids, put your books away, grab your ARs and meet me on the firing line. It's time for recess.

But what if my kid wants to rock an M1 Carbine? :P LOL

[TomMcC]

Ok kids, put your books away, grab your ARs and meet me on the firing line. It's time for recess.

Wouldn't that be a hoot? I'm not sure they're allowed to play dodge ball these days.