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Sixth-grade teacher Michelle Apperson passed down a simple message to her students.
"My favorite teachers growing up were the ones who challenged me to go out of my comfort level a little bit, strive for the stars, and work hard," the veteran California educator wrote on her school's bio page.
But her own hard work wasn't enough to keep her employed.
Despite just being named Sacramento's "Teacher of the Year," Apperson was laid off as part of a massive budget cut.
[h=1]Sacramento ‘Teacher of the Year’ laid off[/h]
Work hard, excel at what you do, contribute to society, and get laid off anyway.
Ain't it great?
Sacramento ‘Teacher of the Year’ laid off
Work hard, excel at what you do, contribute to society, and get laid off anyway.
Ain't it great?
[h=1]Sacramento ‘Teacher of the Year’ laid off[/h]
Work hard, excel at what you do, contribute to society, and get laid off anyway.
Ain't it great?
Couldn't possibly have anything to do with this:
California lawmakers pass budget on $15.7B deficit | The Jamestown Sun | Jamestown, North Dakota
If only states could print money, everything would be okay. But go ahead, tug on those heartstrings :roll:
Couldn't possibly have anything to do with this:
California lawmakers pass budget on $15.7B deficit | The Jamestown Sun | Jamestown, North Dakota
If only states could print money, everything would be okay. But go ahead, tug on those heartstrings :roll:
Surely there was another teacher that didn't preform as well as her that could have been laid off instead.
Do you know the biggest reason for state budgets being so lean? The recession caused by deregulation. So yeah, it is very sad that we put Wall Street investors before the education needs in this country.
Surely there was another teacher that didn't preform as well as her that could have been laid off instead.
Tell it to her boss. It wasn't Republican's decision to lay her off.
And where did I blame the Republicans? Please show me where I did that.
Last in first out, it is the union way!
Surely there was another teacher that didn't preform as well as her that could have been laid off instead.
Tell it to her boss. It wasn't Republican's decision to lay her off.
I'm sorry, I improperly inferred the point of your argument. What were you implying?
I don't think this a republican / democrat thing. It is a we have to lay off teachers thing.
I'm saying whoever fired her was an idiot, and it is a disservice to the kids who would have had her.
Right.. because California under Jerry Brown and a Democratic majority put "Wall Street investors" before education :roll:. I guess you don't know what Prop 98 is
How did that relate to my comment about the budget deficit?
Right.. because it's a we're broke thing.
If they had to fire teachers, they shouldn't fire the good ones.
Try reading up on the cause of the recession sometime.
Yes, there are monetary issues. Not sure I'd start with education, but it's an option I suppose. I would prefer to see less blaming and more working together among our leaders.
This isn't new. We don't havea union up here, but it works the same way. There are not a lot of bad ones. And unless someone is bad, it is last in first out. it's bad news and a loss any way you look at it. Also, you know somene won that award each year prior to this. Some of the apst winners could be lost to keep this one. The problem is that we're cutting school budgets.
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