and reminder that the opportunity cost of a few days’ strike is far outweighed by teachers being overworked to the bone without adequate compensation or psychological support, resulting in the best teachers weeding themselves out of the field altogether.
anti-union sentiment is hurting kids.
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It's not just the pay.
It's also the constant walking on eggshells about every single topic
Administrators controlling how teachers run their classroom
Discipline being relegated to the teachers taking time away from teaching
Open communication between parents and teachers being abused with no help from administration
Lack of resources to properly cover certain topics
Lack of programs to properly educate different types of students in ways they need, ways that a traditional classroom environment doesn't provide.
Source: Former teacher
I would say 10 years ago it probably would have been mostly a pay issue. Now, all the teachers I know, a raise wouldn't be enough to right the ship. Teaching to the test, no child left behind, the ever increasing behavior problems with no real way to stop it, the list goes on and on.
This is spot on. A family member of mine is a high school teacher and faces everything you laid out. I'd add the seemingly constant threats of lawsuits and violence to further illustrate the untenable atmosphere.
violence?
wow thank you for sharing this :)
You know what would help a lot (in the long run, at least)?
If teachers could teach kids how to unionize so that it's not an alien concept to them when they leave school.
Local School Board: It's bad enough you Teachers are unionized, don't spread the pinko propaganda to our dear christian childrens