Luckily I am not a teacher and so I can say, without fear of reprisals, that most high-schoolers are indeed lazy whiners and most students in impoverished ghetto neighborhoods like Paterson will indeed turn to crime after they drop out of high school and go straight to prison.
I have no solutions, only questions: Instead of trying to stuff a sock into the mouths of teachers honestly reporting societal ills, why not focus on fixing the problems that continue to cause the situation? And how does forcing a teacher to stay home, with pay mind you thanks to those strong unions, punish the teacher or help the students? Once again our misguided education system rears its ugly head, while potential saviors like former Washington, D.C. school chancellor Michelle Rhee are silenced by the mob. Should she have said nothing, done nothing, just to keep her job?
imagine the chain of reaction here.
ReplyDeleteFirst someone finds the woman's facebook post, and instead of thinking gee how sad she must feel, or even gosh what a PRIVATE thought she is sharing, the reader decides the very expression of feeling is an offense and now the woman should be "gotten."
Then he or she starts taking the transgression up a chain. And all along that chain, the amen choir agrees that yes indeedy this woman has no right to share her feelings with friends, she should be removed.
Does anyone ever even THINK anymore, or does everyone just do what they think others want them to do?
What a juicy post. The density of potential topics in here is daunting.
ReplyDeleteBut since the sun is shining and it is a beautiful day I'm not going to ask that you provide any kind of statistical evidence to back up your assertions about high school kids or people in Paterson or anything.
Instead I am going to give you a great big celebratory virtual hug for your eloquent defense of teachers unions and the vital role they (must be strong enough to) take on when marauding PC police launch their politically potent but morally repugnant attacks on teachers freedom of expression.
If elected officials are too afraid of their constituents to defend teachers being subjected to such blatant miscarriages of justice, thank goodness the collective bargaining done by their unions provides for some level of due process. I completely agree with you how important it is that strong unions be able to help teachers avoid bankruptcy or destitution the second any meth-addled member of the amen choir decides to randomly make a stink over something they said, or that they let a kid watch the President of the United States on TV, or that they served carrots instead of cookies one day for snack.
Welcome friend!!!!
Yella: I did in fact do some online research before writing and found that the rate of high school dropouts going to jail is abysmally high. The article I quoted from the WSJ did in fact speak of the fact that Paterson, NJ is one of the most troubled school districts in the country and has been for years. Just because I voted for George Bush TWICE does not mean that I lack common decency; the same is true for many others of my ilk. We can be friends!
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