My father was a supervisor in air traffic control during that time. Told his friends and co-workers not to strike, cause they wouldn't be coming back. Most didn’t listen...and most didn’t come back.
with respect to.the good teachers out there, let's be honest teachers are super easy to replace, my wife subbed for entire year once with no degree or major and received excellent evals from school admin.
Can confirm, former teacher. Still feel bad/guilty for leaving the profession because I was good at what I did and the kids actually enjoyed being in my classroom AND they learned. Best decision I have ever made on a career and personal level to move on from it though, unfortunately.
Just like the students. The answer is better balance between school and home, but most parents think the schools will teach their kids everything they need to know in life (Which maybe was true a couple decades ago) or they basically use it as a daycare. That should be a perk and not the main feature. The disappointing part is kids learn a lot in school, just not the things we’d hope they learn or enough of the things that will help them become successful and productive members of the community. They often think good grades means they have it made. Couldn't be further from the truth.
I never thought I'd see the day where school teachers were arguing that schools remain close. Anyway, school teachers have no idea how tenuous their grasp on the education monopoly really is. The most basic and number one service public schools provide is daycare for children from 4-12. The second most basic service is providing activities for kids in middle school and high school. Public Schools have been giving diminished results in both of those basic needs for two decades now with teachers demaning more down time, more days off, more "me" time during the school day. They thought they could forever tell parents to "make back up plans" for their children. They have completely forgotten, their customer is the parents. The "investment" in the future isn't the investment in facilities, teachers, programs or equipment - it's basically taking care of the kids until they are about 18 year old. Public Schools have reneged on their social contract to the public and to the parents because they foolishly thought there was no social contract. Now, they are arguing that even the most basic pretense of their jobs - that is, ostensively to educated children - is expendable. This is a huge mistake by public schools but I welcome it. Hopefully, parents will choose more stable and constructive daycare choices and teen activities for children.
Except the federal government doesn't have durect power to fire teachers. Most School Boards are run by women and soymen, and are too scared to upset teachers and their unions.
Schools should reopen, and the school boards could then classify no show teachers as a strike, then bring in replacements.
But that would require leadership. All we have is group think and irrational hysteria (in the true sense of that word).
This⬆️ exactly. And the media went berserk when Reagan manned up and canned the air traffic controllers...falsely claimed there would be all kinds of air catastrophes (there weren't).
Teaching now is scripted and requires almost no creativity or input from teachers. They hate that. They have to work for their degree and certification, lots of times masters degrees too, and then they are treated like ignorant babysitters. It drives away the ones who really want to be engaged, and encourages the lazy ones who know they won’t get fired. These days it’s all about inclusion no matter what, data, paperwork, data, standardized tests, and data. Then they deal with crazy kids, crazy parents, internal politics that make congress look like playtime. I have been hit, bitten, spit on, sworn at... and I teach preschool.
Imagine Trump firing every one of them who refuses to go back to school (minus heath conditions/etc). They wanted the Board of Ed, they reap what they sow.
No pay if kids just play.
And the school shooting problem can be easily solved by having 1 or 2 teachers conceal carry.
Or at a minimum have an FBI that takes action when tipped off 50 times within a year...
My father was a supervisor in air traffic control during that time. Told his friends and co-workers not to strike, cause they wouldn't be coming back. Most didn’t listen...and most didn’t come back.
with respect to.the good teachers out there, let's be honest teachers are super easy to replace, my wife subbed for entire year once with no degree or major and received excellent evals from school admin.
Can confirm, former teacher. Still feel bad/guilty for leaving the profession because I was good at what I did and the kids actually enjoyed being in my classroom AND they learned. Best decision I have ever made on a career and personal level to move on from it though, unfortunately.
They don't reward good teachers, or try to make your working conditions good. You're a square peg that must be smashed into a round hole.
Just like the students. The answer is better balance between school and home, but most parents think the schools will teach their kids everything they need to know in life (Which maybe was true a couple decades ago) or they basically use it as a daycare. That should be a perk and not the main feature. The disappointing part is kids learn a lot in school, just not the things we’d hope they learn or enough of the things that will help them become successful and productive members of the community. They often think good grades means they have it made. Couldn't be further from the truth.
Everyone can teach. It's not hard. But it's hard to be a good teacher, and good teachers barely exist now, so fire them all imo.
Sort of a Ratatouille of the classroom thing
I totally agree (as a teacher), being a GOOD teacher is hard. Being a bad teacher is VERY easy, but hard to get rid of.
It looks so bad when teachers who are supposed to be smart enough to teach our kids can't demonstrate critical thinking.
The student becomes the teacher, so what do you expect when all academia been infected with commie rats for decades?
Trump should at least threaten the same.
All that education to teach, right up a wild hogs ass.
Might make them toughen up a little.
Welp, we're screwed.
They had the option to come back years later because of shortages though. Most of them did. Just some info for ya.
Edit: hate when shills downvote. Especially a 100% accurate statement KEK.
They should be fired its disgusting
People work the hardest at trying to get out of doing work.
Nothing wrong with that if that means increasing efficiency / automating busywork.
Obviously not what they are doing here.
I never thought I'd see the day where school teachers were arguing that schools remain close. Anyway, school teachers have no idea how tenuous their grasp on the education monopoly really is. The most basic and number one service public schools provide is daycare for children from 4-12. The second most basic service is providing activities for kids in middle school and high school. Public Schools have been giving diminished results in both of those basic needs for two decades now with teachers demaning more down time, more days off, more "me" time during the school day. They thought they could forever tell parents to "make back up plans" for their children. They have completely forgotten, their customer is the parents. The "investment" in the future isn't the investment in facilities, teachers, programs or equipment - it's basically taking care of the kids until they are about 18 year old. Public Schools have reneged on their social contract to the public and to the parents because they foolishly thought there was no social contract. Now, they are arguing that even the most basic pretense of their jobs - that is, ostensively to educated children - is expendable. This is a huge mistake by public schools but I welcome it. Hopefully, parents will choose more stable and constructive daycare choices and teen activities for children.
Question, why did the air traffic controllers strike?
Same reason everyone strikes, they wanted more money and less hours.
Reagan fired them AND barred them from working as air traffic controllers ever again.
Except the federal government doesn't have durect power to fire teachers. Most School Boards are run by women and soymen, and are too scared to upset teachers and their unions.
Schools should reopen, and the school boards could then classify no show teachers as a strike, then bring in replacements.
But that would require leadership. All we have is group think and irrational hysteria (in the true sense of that word).
This⬆️ exactly. And the media went berserk when Reagan manned up and canned the air traffic controllers...falsely claimed there would be all kinds of air catastrophes (there weren't).
Teaching now is scripted and requires almost no creativity or input from teachers. They hate that. They have to work for their degree and certification, lots of times masters degrees too, and then they are treated like ignorant babysitters. It drives away the ones who really want to be engaged, and encourages the lazy ones who know they won’t get fired. These days it’s all about inclusion no matter what, data, paperwork, data, standardized tests, and data. Then they deal with crazy kids, crazy parents, internal politics that make congress look like playtime. I have been hit, bitten, spit on, sworn at... and I teach preschool.
Why is this same woman in all of the photos of this?
Kids don't die of Covid. Teachers shouldn't be touching the kids.
Where were these teachers during the TB outbreak a few years ago? You know, the one that killed a lot of children?
Imagine Trump firing every one of them who refuses to go back to school (minus heath conditions/etc). They wanted the Board of Ed, they reap what they sow.
FIRE THEM ALL.
This will be my opportunity to get a teaching job! Time to undo the indoctrination!
President Reagan has entered the chat...
Federal money comes with strings attached. One of the primary reasons schools aggressively track absentees. No school = no federal money.
FULL REAGAN. NOW!
Is that photo from an actual article? PATHETIC. I'd like to read it.