Teachers' Unions Falling Out of Favor With Americans. Is It Any Wonder?

[pipedreams]

"The debate over schools reopening has affected how Americans view teachers’ unions. It has been well-publicized that the unions in many districts have submitted political demands that have little to do with pandemic safety as a condition of returning to the classroom.

None of the political demands have anything to do with educating children, either. One of the requirements, defunding the police, has actually been getting children killed in cities like New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta. Perhaps the most annoying displays were members of the teachers’ unions protesting school openings in large groups while maintaining that returning to the classroom is too dangerous.

Of course, these protests were done side by side with groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and the Center for Popular Democracy. Hyperbole was on full display, especially considering that over 20 other industrialized countries have opened schools with no significant COVID-19 outbreaks. The coffins were a nice touch, especially for a virus that has a 99.8% recovery rate and where fatalities are most common above the age of 70. Nationally the average age of school teachers is about 40."

https://pjmedia.com/uncategorized/stacey-lennox/2020/08/17/teachers-unions-falling-out-of-favor-with-americans-is-it-any-wonder-n788367

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/paula-bolyard/2020/06/11/teacher-spying-on-student-during-virtual-class-sends-cops-to-search-11-year-olds-home-after-spotting-a-bb-gun-n518679

[janice6]

3 hours ago, pipedreams said:

"The debate over schools reopening has affected how Americans view teachers’ unions. It has been well-publicized that the unions in many districts have submitted political demands that have little to do with pandemic safety as a condition of returning to the classroom.

None of the political demands have anything to do with educating children, either. One of the requirements, defunding the police, has actually been getting children killed in cities like New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta. Perhaps the most annoying displays were members of the teachers’ unions protesting school openings in large groups while maintaining that returning to the classroom is too dangerous.

Of course, these protests were done side by side with groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and the Center for Popular Democracy. Hyperbole was on full display, especially considering that over 20 other industrialized countries have opened schools with no significant COVID-19 outbreaks. The coffins were a nice touch, especially for a virus that has a 99.8% recovery rate and where fatalities are most common above the age of 70. Nationally the average age of school teachers is about 40."

https://pjmedia.com/uncategorized/stacey-lennox/2020/08/17/teachers-unions-falling-out-of-favor-with-americans-is-it-any-wonder-n788367

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/paula-bolyard/2020/06/11/teacher-spying-on-student-during-virtual-class-sends-cops-to-search-11-year-olds-home-after-spotting-a-bb-gun-n518679

They haven't proved themselves worthy of support!

Every year they tell me that if I pay them more our children will be better educated. 

When teachers do a better job they should get more money - But, not until then!

Every year they say that, yet children are learning less and less while being indoctrinated to the teachers liberal attitudes. 

Just look at the knowledge that teachers are saying children "don't" need to learn. 

No one has ever been punished for knowing too much.  But it seems that teaching is too much work.

Schools must not teach politics, but the essentials to being better informed citizens, with the knowledge to provide themselves a better life. 

They should be taught how to find the answer, not the liberals version of the answer!

Edited August 22, 2020 by janice6

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[railfancwb]

On 8/27/2020 at 7:17 AM, pipedreams said:

Think for once they are correct. 

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