CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Teachers Union issued a 10-day strike notice Wednesday, saying teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are ready to walk off the job for the first time in 25 years.
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don't mess with rahm the ram, the 9 1/2 fingered bossman has the soul of an assassin
the teachers want more, teachers always want more, we work 181 days per year, 5 hours per day, very few of us commute...
in my district we teach block schedules---that means every teacher in my district either starts work at 9:45, ends his or her teaching day at 1:25, or enjoys a two hour and ten minute break in the middle of the day
ONE HUNDRED MINUTES OF PREP TIME PER DAY---that's my northern california school district
and it's been that way since we went to block schedules a little over ten years ago
kids, by the way, generally hate blocks---how'd you like to be responsible for assimilating mrs danilov's lessons when your russian trained math teacher drones on about trig identities for one hundred minutes at a time
it's excruciating
it's no picnic teaching that way either, i'd add
i encourage the kids to goof off every 20 minutes or so, then back to it
if they mess with me, i assign them 100 minutes of seat work
i try very hard to be funny
when my district went thru the pink slip nitemare three years ago i very gently spoke up in our after-staff-meeting union debrief, knowing the reception i'd get---shouldn't we consider going to 50 minutes of prep (ie, prep every other day) instead of laying off ms renfro, et al, the fired up young english teacher next door who had become a good friend
very few of my colleagues know my politics
don't mess with the ram
Rahm-Emanuel-sends-layoff-notices-to-city-workers - Chicago Sun-Times
in july of 2011 the hitman unilaterally ordered changes in his transportation dept---when the union balked at the new rules the ram canned 625 workers faster than the gipper cleaned up the atc (air traffic controllers)
the ram is scott walker on steroids
his compassion for the union workers he pretends to champion is as deep and heartfelt as uncle joe stalin's treatment of the proletariat
in chicago, the teachers are demanding 2%, they also object to the district's reform of the pay scale---no more automatic steps and columns that allow old fogies like me to make DOUBLE what that pistol ms renfroe made, before we pink slipped her into running a private child care service
it is what it is
the ram unilaterally increased the school day to 7 hours---he's trying to keep the kids in school and off the street
when you're sleeping thru mrs danilov's cosecants it's very hard to shoot to death the kid from the rival turf who is also snoring as the russian nazi continues to lecture to no one
last year the ram unilaterally rescinded his teachers' 4%
so we'll strike---it's all about the kids
obama is stumping this week on education---the issue backfires on him
republicans in tampa are spending a great deal of time talking REAL education reform---jeb is next
oblivious obama concentrates his convention on extremely divisive social issues arising from some stupid comment made by a republican senate candidate in missouri---and the president's own extremist positions on life are thrust to the forefront
when your record is 100% upside down it's impossible to distract to a favorable topic
meanwhile, all most americans really care about is the economy---and dc has become under this agenda-mad administration one much bigger and more sprawling sacramento
party on, progressives
enjoy your abortion palooza in charlotte
say hi to caroline kennedy---from the kids
zzzzzzz
Because striking is surely the best way to help the students.
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wait ... are you actually a teacher? a board certified teacher?
Because striking is surely the best way to help the students.
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Have any teachers union actually went on strike for the benefit of the students? Because I have never heard of teachers going on strike to end social promotion(passing a child due to age regardless of grades), to get school supplies and equipment for kids,to make it easier to fire lousy teachers, to get only healthy food served in schools or any other thing for kids.
At present, the CTU wants a 29 percent salary increase over a period of two years. If the average salary of a CTU teacher is $69,000 as Crain’s reported, that would be an increase to just over $89,000. So far, CPS has come to the table offering a 2 percent salary increase, which would mean just under $2,000 based on that $69,000 figure.
I suspect there is an actual argument in here somewhere that serves as a criticism of the strike, but you haven't articulated it well at all. Do you have an actual argument beyond the vague snark?Because striking is surely the best way to help the students.
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I suspect there is an actual argument in here somewhere that serves as a criticism of the strike, but you haven't articulated it well at all. Do you have an actual argument beyond the vague snark?
I suspect there is an actual argument in here somewhere that serves as a criticism of the strike, but you haven't articulated it well at all. Do you have an actual argument beyond the vague snark?
Then you are uninformed about the subject of this very thread.Have any teachers union actually went on strike for the benefit of the students? Because I have never heard of teachers going on strike to end social promotion(passing a child due to age regardless of grades), to get school supplies and equipment for kids,to make it easier to fire lousy teachers, to get only healthy food served in schools or any other thing for kids.
The school board’s failure to offer us fair compensation or to even consider measures to retain qualified and experienced teachers, paraprofessionals, and clinicians in our schools are very serious issues. However, those do not trump our concerns about:
- Reducing class size so that we can adequately address the varying educational needs of each child before them, or
- The need for not merely a longer school day, BUT a BETTER DAY which offers students a world class education. We must make it a priority to deliver to every student in every classroom a rich curriculum that includes art, music, foreign language, and physical education.
Chicago Teachers Union | CTU President Karen Lewis’s Statement on<br/>Delegates’ rejection of the Fact-Finder’s Report
Those teachers represent Chicago values, you better believe it.
It's time teachers' unions stopped treating the kids like cash cows. (That's not my line; it was in an editorial.)
@ The Prof -- the teachers' union laughed at 2%; you've got that wrong.
What's Next For Chicago Teachers Union After Strike Authorization Vote?: Chicagoist
Can you put this in context please, so we understand why teacher's are asking for such a large amount? Why do the teachers say they want an 29% increase in salary?It's time teachers' unions stopped treating the kids like cash cows. (That's not my line; it was in an editorial.)
@ The Prof -- the teachers' union laughed at 2%; you've got that wrong.
What's Next For Chicago Teachers Union After Strike Authorization Vote?: Chicagoist
Because striking is surely the best way to help the students.
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What makes you say that? As in, what specific things have they said to make you think that?Come on, you don't actually think they care about the students, do you? They just want to line their own pockets. The only thing the students are good for in this is as pawns.
wait ... are you actually a teacher? a board certified teacher?
Capitalism? Make as much money as I kind, fine for rich folks, but not teachers?
What does one need for that, a 2 year degree? I never played pro football, but I can tell you the Phins are lookin' at lose.
Are they State employees?
Varies. Not sure in Illinois. However, what does that have to do with it? Some people do walk on. And they make money as well
Which means what? They have no right to be paid? They have no desires, no sense of what they are worth? Again, why would they be different? Want different? Work for different?
aptitude for teaching, mostlyWhat does one need for that, a 2 year degree? I never played pro football, but I can tell you the Phins are lookin' at lose.
Are they State employees?
aptitude for teaching, mostly
What makes you say that? As in, what specific things have they said to make you think that?
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