WHAT FOR?
Teachers in Boston are poor-mouthing (again). They don’t have enough money to “adequately teach kids,” and they want more. For what? Who knows?
“The goal of the ads is to restore enough funding to provide all our students with the high quality education they need,” said Anne Wass, vice president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
Let me guess– almost any additional money would go towards higher teacher salaries and smaller classroom size, even though these have little to no correlation with performance.
I am so sick of teachers demanding more money and then failing to do their jobs. I have a radical proposal: Cut their pay by 25 percent. See how many stay around. If the number is manageable, cut their pay some more. That’s how real businesses work; they pay their employees just enough to keep them from leaving.
8 Responses to “WHAT FOR?”
 Comment by Eric Holcombe January 19th, 2005 at 4:03 pm |
You should have heard the last round of radio ads here. I can’t remember if it was during the “education” lottery drive or the last attempt at a state income tax. A parent or substitute teacher is looking for a classroom and keeps getting sent around the school building to find that the class has been moved into a custodial closet due to lack of funds. It’s all “for the children” of course. |
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Comment by Jessica January 19th, 2005 at 6:25 pm |
Maybe you should check out what the top school districts in the country are doing. You may be surprised to learn that there IS actual teaching going on. |
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Comment by Jessica January 19th, 2005 at 6:25 pm |
Maybe you should check out what the top school districts in the country are doing. You may be surprised to learn that there IS actual teaching going on. |
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Comment by Jessica January 19th, 2005 at 6:26 pm |
These buttons are way too sensitive. |
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Comment by Faith January 19th, 2005 at 8:52 pm |
What is actually being taught? |
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Comment by Eric Holcombe January 20th, 2005 at 11:48 am |
How to read the MSDS sheets for custodial supplies? ;o) |
 Comment by speedwell January 20th, 2005 at 1:38 pm |
If only. They’re probably learning about the deprived childhood of the custodian, who is a minority woman in a wheelchair. 😉 |
 Comment by Adrian January 20th, 2005 at 4:56 pm |
“Maybe you should check out what the top school districts in the country are doing. You may be surprised to learn that there IS actual teaching going on.” How much are they spending on it? |